Lemon Parsley Baked Cod

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
  • 4 cod fillets (6 ounces each)
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. In a shallow bowl, mix lemon juice and butter. In a separate bowl, mix seasonings.
3. Dip fillets in lemon butter, and place in a 13×9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Sprinkle fillets with seasoning mix on both sides
5. Add remaining lemon butter to baking dish
6. Bake 12-15 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork.
6. Mix parsley and lemon peel; sprinkle over fish.

Yield: 4 servings.
1 fillet: 204 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 477mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 27g protein.

Recipe suggested by Maureen K.  Modified Taste of Home recipe.