Baked Cod with a Lemon Herb Butter Sauce

5 from 1 vote

Baked Cod with a Lemon Herb Butter Sauce

This baked cod with a lemon butter herb sauce is so easy to make. A simple weeknight dinner that seems much fancier than it is, but is extremely delicious. An easy dinner for two!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: low carb, Main Course, Seafood

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked cod with lemon butter sauce, baked cod with lemon herb sauce, baked cod with lemon sauce, cod, cod with lemon butter sauce, fish, seafood

Servings:

Calories: 551kcal

Author: Aimee

Ingredients

2 6-8 oz cod filets
½ tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper
½ cup unsalted butter 4 oz
2 tablespoon shallots minced
¼ cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoon lemon zest
4 thyme sprigs
2 lemon halves

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 400 degrees F. In an ovenproof dish, coat the bottom with olive oil so the fish doesn't stick. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the fish. Once oven is preheated, add the fish to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
While fish is baking, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the shallot and cook 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not let shallot burn.
Remove from the heat, add the parsley, lemon zest, and thyme sprigs. Stir to combine, then let sit for 5 minutes. Remove thyme leaves.
Once fish is done, let rest for 2-3 minutes, then spoon the herb butter sauce over the fish. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper. Serve with lemon halves, if desired.

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