American · easy
Simple Lemon Butter Fish
White fish fillets baked with a lemon-butter sauce until just flaky. This is the recipe to use when you want to get more fish on the table without a fight. The butter keeps it from drying out, the lemon keeps it from being boring, and the whole thing is on the table in 20 minutes.
- 20 min
- Total
- 4
- Serves
- $11.00
- Est. cost
- 280
- Cal/serving
Dietary, as tagged
- Kid-friendly
- Gluten-free
Parent noteUse cod, tilapia, or halibut -- anything mild and white. Avoid strong-flavored fish for kids new to fish. Bake just until it flakes; overcooked fish is what turns kids off fish.
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Ingredients
- Cod, Tilapia, or Halibut Fillets1 1/2 lbs
- Butter3 tbsp
- Lemon1 large
- Garlic2 cloves, minced
- Dried Parsley1 tsp
- Salt and Black Pepper1 to taste
Method
- 01
Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking dish with foil.
- 02
Pat fish fillets dry. Place in the baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
- 03
Melt butter in a small saucepan or microwave. Add minced garlic, lemon juice (half the lemon), and dried parsley. Stir.
- 04
Pour butter sauce over fish. Lay thin lemon slices on top.
- 05
Bake 12-15 minutes until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Thicker fillets take closer to 15 minutes.
- 06
Serve immediately with pan juices spooned over the top.
- 280
- Calories
- 36g
- Protein
- 2g
- Carbs
- 13g
- Fat
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