parmesan crusted baked cod with lemon cream sauce
I had been looking for lemon cream cod recipes and never found one that was that great. Most were overpowering with lemon. I started working with various recipes and made one of my own to make it lower fat for my own dietary needs. I am including in this recipe the lower fat items I used as a substitution. It turned out so fantastic I just had to share!
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- COD INGREDIENTS
- 6 frozen or fresh cod
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or i can't believe it's not butter
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- salt and pepper, to taste
- SAUCE INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or i can't believe it's not butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 1/2 cups blended low-fat cottage cheese and skim milk to get heavy cream consistency or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
How To Make parmesan crusted baked cod with lemon cream sauce
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Step 1Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking dish (9x13).
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Step 2In a medium bowl, mix bread crumbs, Parmesan, butter, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and parsley.
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Step 3Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Arrange them in a baking dish and season with salt & pepper.
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Step 4Spread the breadcrumb mixture over the top of each filet. Press the mixture onto the filet to coat the fish.
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Step 5Place in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until the coating is bubbly and almost cooked through.
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Step 6Next, turn the oven to broil. Broil the fish until the coating is golden brown and crispy. I did not do this step, my oven is also an air fryer. I covered my air fryer tray with foil and transferred the fish onto the air fryer tray and air fried at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
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Step 7Remove from the oven and serve with the lemon sauce.
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Step 8FOR THE SAUCE: Melt the butter in a medium sauce pan on medium heat.
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Step 9Add in the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
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Step 10Add in the flour and cook for an additional minute
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Step 11Whisk in the cream and cook until it slightly thickens. Stir in the lemon zest and allow it to simmer a few more minutes. Because I was using a cottage cheese and skim milk blend, I had to keep whisking and keep it moving. The sauce was very easy to break.
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Step 12Remove from heat and stir in the parsley, salt, and pepper to taste.
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