Lemon Butter Baked Cod Recipe
Seafood lovers adore bright, clean flavors. This Lemon Butter Baked Cod Recipe delivers tender fish with rich buttery notes.
Ingredients
- 4 cod fillets
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
- Lemon slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Grease dish lightly with butter.
- Place cod fillets inside dish.
- Mix butter and lemon juice.
- Add zest and garlic powder.
- Stir sauce until combined.
- Brush sauce over cod.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper.
- Add lemon slices on top.
- Bake for fifteen minutes.
- Remove dish from oven.
- Add parsley before serving.
Notes
- Use fresh cod for best texture.
- Do not overbake fish.
- Add extra lemon for brightness.
- Baste fillets halfway through.
- Serve fish immediately after baking.