Baked Parmesan Crusted Cod

5 from 5 votes

Learn to make the best baked parmesan crusted cod in just 20 minutes. This dish is effortless, simple and quick to make!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword Baked Parmesan Crusted Cod

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 379kcal

Author Radwa

Preheat your oven to 220 C, grease a baking sheet with oil.
In a bowl, crack the egg, add onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and paprika, whisk using combined.
In another dish, mix parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
Now, dip each cod filet first in the egg (shake any excess egg) and then in the parmesan cheese mixture (make sure to coat it well on both sides).
Put the cod fillets on the baking sheet.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately with lemon wedges and your favourite sauce.

Use fresh cod, if possible, for a tastier experience.
Cooking and overcooking fish have a very thin line between them. Thus, preferably use a meat thermometer to ensure that the fish does not touch 145 degrees internal temperature get overcooked.
Wild cod is richer in nutrients than farmed codfish. So it will be better if you can get your hands on a wild cod.
Do not add too much salt to the cod since Parmesan Cheese is already pretty salty.
When reheating the dish, it is better to avoid microwaving it.
Reheat the fish only until warm. Otherwise, you may end up overcooking it.
Thaw the cod completely if you are using frozen fish.

The Parmesan Crust tastes delicious with any white fish. Thus, you can substitute cod with sole, halibut, haddock, tilapia, or any other favourite fish of yours.
For all the haters of seafood: this recipe works with chicken too!
You can use olive oil or avocado oil spray to coat the fish. This will add a nuanced flavour to the dish.