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Baked Fish with Lemon Garlic Butter in a white baking dish with parsley on the top.

Baked Lemon Fish with Garlic Butter

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
This baked fish is our absolute favorite baked white fish recipe. It's cooked in a delicious lemon garlic butter sauce until tender and flaky. It's a 20-minute dinner recipe you don't want to miss! 

Ingredients

Instructions 

  • Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Melt the butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and let it cook for 1 minute. Zest the lemon (preferably with a Microplane) and add it to the butter. 
    4 tablespoons butter, 3 cloves garlic
    image for recipe instruction: A hand stirs chopped garlic into melted butter in a pan on a stovetop, preparing the base for flavorful baked fish.
  • Thinly slice the zested lemon and place the slices in the bottom of a baking dish. If there are extras, save them for the top of the fish. 
    1 lemon
    image for recipe instruction: A white rectangular baking dish with four lemon slices arranged inside, perfect for baked fish; a hand is reaching toward the dish from the bottom right corner.
  • Dry the fish with paper towels, season both sides with salt and pepper, then lay the fish on top of the lemon slices. Spoon or brush the garlic butter over the fish.
    1 ½ lb white fish fillets, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
    image for recipe instruction: Two fillets of white fish in a white baking dish, with a hand brushing a minced garlic mixture onto one fillet—perfect for preparing delicious baked fish.
  • Bake the fish for 10-12 minutes, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Serve with a little parsley sprinkled over the top for color.
    Minced parsley
    image for recipe instruction: A hand sprinkles herbs onto two baked fish fillets topped with lemon slices in a white rectangular baking dish, highlighting the vibrant flavors of this classic baked fish meal.

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Notes

White fish is the generic term for many different kinds of fish. A few to look for are cod, lingcod, grouper, snapper, whitefish, haddock, rockfish, or sole. 
Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 275kcal, Carbohydrates: 3g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 115mg, Sodium: 480mg, Potassium: 563mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 356IU, Vitamin C: 15mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 1mg