Description

When you're looking for an easy and quick dinner idea, even for a weeknight, you can't go wrong with this baked lemon garlic cod recipe. It's a great weeknight dish, but don't count it out for entertaining because it's definitely impressive enough for your most discriminating company.

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 400 F. Very lightly coat the bottom of a baking dish large enough to hold the fish in one layer with cooking spray.
2. Pat the cod pieces with a paper towel and place them in the baking dish. Season the fish with the salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3. Place the butter and oil in a small nonstick skillet on medium-low heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Swirl the lemon juice in the pan. Immediately remove from heat.
4. Drizzle the lemon-garlic mixture over the top of the fish.
5. Bake, uncovered, until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 12 minutes.
6. Divide the fish between plates and top with the accumulated juice from the dish. Garnish with parsley and serve with a lemon wedge.