Hooked on easy seafood dinners? Then add Baked Cod to your must-try-dinners list! This homemade fish dinner is flaky, perfectly seasoned, and a really healthy option that the whole family will enjoy!
An Easy Baked Cod Recipe
We’ve done seafood dinners quite a few ways on this blog over the years, like this amazing Honey Garlic Sauce Salmon or my juicy and flaky Air Fryer Salmon. But what we haven’t done is cod, and today that changes!
I present you with the best Baked Cod recipe. It makes a bold claim, but I firmly believe this fish dinner will live up to the hype! Cod is high in protein but relatively low in fat, making it an excellent option for healthy dinners. It’s deliciously flaky and well-seasoned with sweet paprika and several other spices.
In addition to that, I top this cod with feta cheese and tomatoes, which adds a whole new level of flavor! Clearly, healthy dinners don’t have to be boring or a drag to make.
Ingredients For Baked Cod
- Olive Oil: Other cooking oils like canola oil will work too.
- Onion: I used 1 small yellow onion, diced.
- Garlic: Minced.
- Cherry Tomatoes: Halve your cherry tomatoes before starting.
- White Wine: To cook the cod and vegetables in.
- Seasoning: Use dried oregano, salt, fresh ground black pepper, and sweet paprika.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: Also for cooking the vegetables in.
- Cod: I used 4 cod fillets to serve 4 people.
- Cheese: Grab some crumbled feta cheese to sprinkle over the top of the cod.
- Garnish: Chopped fresh basil or parsley, for serving.
Can I Use Frozen Cod?
- Yes! Frozen cod is often a better choice. The freshness of ‘fresh fish’ can sometimes be uncertain—it may have been out for a while before purchase. Hence, opting for frozen cod is usually reliable and more cost-effective.
How to Make Baked Cod
Preparing our cod recipe will only take about 30 minutes, making this recipe an easy dinner idea for busy weeknights.
- Preheat Oven to 400˚F: Set a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat and heat it up. Add the olive oil and swirl it around.
- Cook the Onion: Add chopped onions to the skillet and cook until soft. Stir in garlic.
- Cook the Tomatoes: Add tomatoes and season with oregano, salt, and black pepper; continue to cook for a minute. Stir in the white wine and vinegar; bring to a simmer and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Bake the Cod: Season the fish with remaining oregano, salt, and pepper, plus paprika. Remove the skillet from heat. Nestle the cod fillets in the tomato mixture, and bake for 10 minutes.
- Add Cheese: Sprinkle the feta cheese over the fish and continue to bake until cooked through and the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Tips for Success
- How to Tell When the Cod is Done: If you take a fork to the edges and pieces flake off, the cod is done! Using a meat thermometer can also help you get a more accurate read. Cod is cooked through when its internal temperature registers at 145˚F.
- Add Lemon Juice: Squeezing some lemon juice over your fish enhances the flavor even more – you could slice up some lemon wedges to serve on your plates so that people can do it individually.
- Should the Skin be On or Off the Cod? I prefer to make this recipe with no skin on the cod – it’s easier to season and serve this way.
Serving Suggestions
What goes with baked cod? You can serve almost anything with this dinner, but here are a few suggestions:
- Vegetables: Bake them, sauté them, air fry them – do whatever you like! Personally, I like to make something like Asparagus with Lemon Butter Sauce to go alongside this meal. The Easy Oven Roasted Vegetables are also great!
- Rice or Noodles: Keep it simple with white rice, or make a quick pot of spaghetti. You could also do zucchini noodles!
- Salad: Make a simple green salad, or try something a little more elegant like Mediterranean Cobb Salad.
How to Store and Reheat Leftovers
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container and keep them refrigerated for up to 4 days.
- You can also freeze the baked fish for about a month.
- When you want to enjoy it again, reheat it in the oven (sauce and all) for a few minutes until warmed through.
More Seafood Dinner Ideas
- San Francisco Cioppino
- Grilled Salmon Kabobs with Garlic Yogurt Sauce
- Roasted Mahi Mahi with Veggies
- Garlic Butter Scallops
- Maryland-Style Crab Cakes
ENJOY!
The Best Baked Cod
Flaky baked cod prepared with bright cherry tomatoes, a white wine sauce, and crumbled feta cheese!
Servings : 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, divided
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt, divided
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, divided
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- 4 cod fillets
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- fresh basil or parsley, chopped, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Set a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat and heat it up. When the skillet is hot, add olive oil and swirl it around the skillet.
- Add chopped onions to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes or until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook for 20 seconds.
- Add tomatoes and season with ½ teaspoon oregano, ⅛ teaspoon salt, and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper; continue to cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the white wine and vinegar; bring to a simmer and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
- Season the fish with remaining oregano, remaining salt and pepper, plus paprika. Remove skillet from heat.
- Nestle the fish in the tomato mixture and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle the feta cheese over the fish and continue to bake for 5 to 8 more minutes, or until cooked through and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
- Remove from oven.
- Garnish with basil or parsley and serve.
Notes
- Cod Fillets: Cod is a white, mild-flavored fish, and it can be baked, broiled, grilled, fried, or poached. Feel free to use other white fish fillets, like tilapia or haddock, to make this recipe.
- Season Well: Cod has a delicate flavor, so don’t be afraid to season it well. Salt, pepper, oregano, paprika, and a drizzle of lemon juice are basic starts. Feel free to experiment with other herbs and spices.
- Don’t Overcook: Overcooked cod can become dry and lose its delicate texture. The fish is ready when it easily flakes with a fork, and the internal temperature registers at 145˚F on a meat thermometer.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 223 kcal | Carbohydrates: 10 g | Protein: 24 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Cholesterol: 65 mg | Sodium: 576 mg | Potassium: 798 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 804 IU | Vitamin C: 29 mg | Calcium: 144 mg | Iron: 2 mg | Net Carbs: 8 g
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
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