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Easy Lemon Garlic Baked Cod Recipe

Easy Lemon Garlic Baked Cod Recipe - a keto low carb baked cod fish with tons of lemon garlic butter flavor in just 20 minutes and one dish!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Seafood
Cuisine: French
Keyword: baked seafood, fish, garlic, keto seafood, lemon, seafood
Servings: 4
Calories: 198kcal
Author: Courtney O'Dell

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cod fillets around 8 oz each
  • 1 lemon sliced into thin circles + any juice that is left from slicing lemons.
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp kosher sea salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees so oven is hot when fish is placed in (cooking temperature will be 350 degrees).
  • Pat fish dry and season with herbs.
  • Prepare baking dish by spraying with coconut oil or cooking spray.
  • Layer lemon slices along bottom of dish.
  • Arrange fish in baking dish on top of sliced lemons. Place pats of the butter on the fillets.
  • Add garlic to dish.
  • Reduce temperature to 350 and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until fully cooked.
  • When fish is 140 degrees internal temperature, or looks fully opaque and flakes when a fork is inserted and lightly twisted, fish is fully cooked.
  • Remove from pan and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 444mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g