Best Heart Healthy Baked Cod Fillets Recipes

BAKED COD RECIPE, FROM FRESH OR FROZEN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the capers.
• Place the cod fillets in the baking dish. Pour the butter mixture on top. Use a brush if needed to evenly distribute the thick sauce on top of the fillets. Sprinkle with the paprika.
• Bake, uncovered, until the fish is fully cooked, opaque, and flakes easily with a fork. Depending on the thickness of your fish fillets and on your oven, this should take about 15 minutes (25 minutes if using frozen fish).

HEART-HEALTHY BAKED COD FILLETS

Steps:

• Partially thaw cod fillets in refrigerator. Fish is ready to be prepared when it is just beginning to soften. (Times will vary.).
• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Place oven rack at second-lowest setting. Line baking sheet with Reynolds Release Foil and brush foil lightly with canola oil (to prevent sticking and crisp fish).
• Rinse fish under cold water. With a very sharp knife, slice each fillet horizontally.
• In a shallow bowl, blend egg whites and milk.
• In a gallon-sized Ziploc bag, combine fish fry mix and flour.
• Place one fillet into Ziploc bag, close tightly, and shake carefully to coat; coat well. Reach into bag and pick up fillet. While still inside bag, shake fillet gently to remove any excess.
• Place fillet into egg mixture, coating well. Remove from egg mixture, shaking gently to remove any excess.
• Return fillet to Ziploc bag; seal tightly. Shake bag again to coat; coat well. Remove fillet from bag, making sure to remove any excess. Place onto baking sheet.
• Repeat for each fillet.
• Bake fillets for 6 minutes; turn over carefully. Bake another 6 minutes and remove from oven.
• Serve alone, on a good bun, or in your favorite wrap with lots of fresh veggies and low-fat condiments.
• (My kids absolutely devoured these in lettuce wraps!).