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Lemon Butter Baked White Fish
This 15-minute baked white fish dinner recipe is easy to make and always a crowd pleaser. Ideal for any mild white fish!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 6-ounce white fish fillets (such as tilapia, cod or whitefish )
- 1/4 cup butter (unsalted, softened)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced herbs (such as parsley, oregano, basil)
- 1 lemon (zested and thinly sliced)
Instructions
- 1
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
In a small bowl mix together softened butter with garlic, salt, pepper, minced herbs and lemon zest.
- 3
Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and place fish fillets in a single layer.
- 4
Brush butter mixture evenly on top of fish then top with lemon slices.
- 5
Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15-20 minutes.