Moist Skillet Butter Cod Recipe Is a Healthy Dinner In Minutes (4 Ingredients, 10 Minutes) by 30Seconds Food

Fish can be a quick and easy part of a healthy eating plan. This pan-seared seasoned cod filets basted in butter is a quick weekday dinner. This easy cod fish recipe is on the table in about 15 minutes. Seriously. Easy and delicious? Yes, please!

To make this seafood recipe you will need just four simple ingredients. Here is your shopping list for this high-protein recipe: cod fillets (read about the health benefits of fish and the health benefits of protein), olive oil, butter and the seasoning blend of your choice. The fish cooks up in a skillet in about seven minutes.

Experiment with different seasoning blends to keep dinner fresh and exciting. Try these easy homemade seasoning blends:

• Greek seasoning recipe
• Cajun seasoning
• Tuscan heat seasoning
• herbes de provence
  

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Serve this easy low-sugar and low-carb seafood dinner with your favorite side dishes. Here are a few we love:

• Roasted Garlic Broccoli
• Lemon Spinach
• Air Fryer Carrots

Health Note: Going through menopause? Try this recipe with trout, which is one of the best foods to eat during menopause.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 - 1 1/2 pounds cod filets
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 - 2 teaspoons seasoning blend of choice (or salt and pepper)

Here's how to make it:

1. Season the fish with salt and pepper or dry seasoning blend. 
2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the fish, skin side down, reduce heat to medium and cook about 5 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown. (Don't like cod? Try any whitefish like tilapia, walleye, haddock or sole.)
3. Carefully flip the fish over. Add the butter to the pan. Continue to cook, basting with the butter, until fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork. Serve.

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