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If you’re wondering how to make fast and easy delicious fish that tastes just like the restaurants make it, then this is the Parmesan Baked Cod recipe for you! This easy cod recipe is seasoned to perfection and is so creamy and cheesy! The perfect blend of textures and flavors, ready in 20 minutes. Serve with my Famous Butter Rice or a Kale Salad.
Why You’ll Love This Baked Cod Recipe
Here’s a ridiculously delicious baked cod recipe. I guarantee that this recipe is bound to win a few hearts and tummies over even if you think you don’t like fish. All you will need to pick up is some fresh cod and mayyyybe some fresh herbs if you don’t already have them! It’s a simple dinner that is fancy enough for guests but easy enough for busy weeknights. Oh, and did I mention that this tastes like it came out of a restaurant? Because it totally does. That’s like the best part!! Try it out A.S.A.P.
Ingredients Needed For Parmesan Baked Cod
- Fresh Fish- I used cod because I love its mild flavor, but a lot of my readers have used other fish (any mild white fish like halibut or tilapia, etc.) for this recipe with stellar results.
- Mayonnaise – Please do not use miracle whip. However, if you absolutely hate mayo, substitute it for sour cream or plain greek yogurt.
- Seasonings and Herbs – This includes, salt, black pepper, garlic, parsley, and basil. Fresh is best!
- Parmigiano Reggiano – For best results use freshly grated cheese, not the pre-grated stuff.
How To Make Parmesan Baked Cod
All you need is a few simple ingredients, fresh cod fish and 20 minutes of your time to get restaurant quality fish. For full recipe details, including the full list of ingredients and measurements, see the printable recipe card down below. Here is step by step directions for preparing and baking cod.
Preheat Oven + Prep Sheet Pan
Preheat oven to 450° F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Place fish fillets onto the prepared baking sheet pan and blot any excess liquid off with paper towels. Set aside.
Make the Parmesan Mixture
In a small bowl, stir mayonnaise together with parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, garlic, salt, and pepper until combined. Spread evenly over the top of the fish fillets.
Bake + Broil
Place fish in the hot oven and bake 10-12 minutes or until fish starts looking opaque and will flake.
Switch oven to broiler and brown the tops of the fish until lightly golden brown, about 1-2 minutes, watching it carefully so it doesn’t burn.
Pro Tip: I find fish, in general, bakes best at a high temperature for a shorter period of time. I recommend baking at 450° F for 10-12 minutes or until just baked. You are looking for the internal temperature of the fish to be 145° F. Of course the time will vary slightly based on how thick your piece of fish is and how hot your oven runs, but this is a great guideline.
Believe it or not, the fish stays unbelievably moist, tender and flaky, plus has this buttery, cheesy, herby slightly crispy crust. Remove from oven and serve with some fresh lemon juice squeezed over your fillet. If you like tartar sauce, try my Homemade Tartar Sauce. It takes this dish to another level!
Side Dishes for Parmesan Baked Cod
Need help thinking up side dishes to go with this Baked Cod recipe? I’ve got you covered. Here are some of my favorites.
- Famous Butter Rice
- Easy Fried Rice Recipe
- Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Salad
- Oven Roasted Asparagus Recipe
- Asian Slaw Recipe with Peanuts
- Pan Fried Potatoes
- Check out my list of 30+ Side Dishes for Cod
Storing Baked Cod
Cod and other seafood can be safely be stored in an airtight container or wrapped tightly in aluminum foil for up to 2-3 days. To reheat, you can warm in the oven or air fryer at 275° F until heated through.
Other Fish Recipes To Try:
- Crunchy Baked Fish Sticks with Cucumber Dill Sauce
- Honey Butter Sesame Salmon
- The Easiest Fish Tacos
- Asian Salmon Recipe
- Crispy Red Fish Sandwiches & Old Bay Home Fries
If you’re looking for a healthy meal, this parmesan baked cod is a good one! It makes for an easy weeknight meal and is very flavorful! The printable recipe card is below! Have a good one, friends! 🙂
If you make this recipe, I would really appreciate it if you would give it a star rating and leave your review in the comments! If you have a picture of your finished dish, post it on Instagram using the hashtag #laurenslatest and tagging me @laurens_latest.
Parmesan Baked Cod Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lb cod fillets
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese freshly grated
- 2 tbs parsley fresh, chopped
- 2 tbs basil fresh, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Place fish fillets onto the prepared baking sheet and set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir mayonnaise together with cheese, fresh herbs, garlic, salt, and pepper until combined. Spread evenly over the top of the fillets.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until fish starts looking opaque and will flake.
- Switch oven to broiler and brown the tops of the fish until lightly golden, about 1-2 minutes, watching it carefully so it doesn't burn.
- Remove from oven and serve warm.
Made this for dinner tonight and it was good! I ended up sprinkling some panko breadcrumbs on top which I do think it needed
Made this for my in-laws tonite & we all loved it. I thought 2 lbs was a lot for 4 people but I served it with oven roasted veggies & we ate it all! I wish I had taken a picture because mine looked better than yours!! Going into my file for sure! Thanks
Made this for my in-laws last night & they loved it!! Only served with roasted veggies & the 4 of us ate the full 2 lbs of fish!! Great for high protein/low carb dinner, and so easy!! Going in my file!!
so easy and delishous
Amazing! Just made this for Sunday lunch. Followed everything in the recipe except did not add salt or pepper. The fish was nice and moist inside with a lovely toasted cheese coating on the top. Very easy recipe to follow. I’ll be making this recipe regularly. Thank you!
Parchment paper under a broiler? Can’t it catch fire?
I made this and we loved it!
Made this today. My husband raved how moist the fish was. Will definitely add to my rotation. So easy to make and restaurant quality per the reviews. Thanks for making me a star.
I made this recipe with long cod last night. It was fantastic! Great fish recipe, my husband loved it.
So yummy. Great way to add some crispness without added carbs of breadcrumbs.
This recipe is great. I added dijon mustard to the mayo mixture because I thought it might add some extra zip. My bf hates fish,, but he was willing to try this and he ended up liking it very much.
Thanks!
Holy Mole, this was amazing. It had such a great flavor! On top of that, it was so easy to make~
Delicious!! and easy to prepare.
First time trying this and was delighted with the result! Always great to have simple recipes with simple ingredients that when combined greatly elevate the dish! This is one of those! Thank you.
I cooked it at 400 a didn’t do the broil cause it did brown by itself anwas super good a new way for meocook fish
Sadly, I just could not like this. I’m not huge on mayo but hoped after cooking & mixing it w/ fresh herbs (along with so many good reviews) it would turn out good. Sadly, the taste of mayo was just too much/strong for me to eat. So if you aren’t huge on mayo I would not recommend this recipe.
Could you use yogurt instead of mayo to cut the fat?
I’ve made something similar to this with halibut, but who can afford that fish these days? This was an awesome recipe. I was very disappointed to not have any leftovers! I had bought a package of the frozen Alaskan cod that has different sizes and thicknesses in the filets. I was afraid the thinner pieces would be dry by the time the thicker ones were cooked, but everything was perfect. I may buy the larger filet next time and section it myself for consistency in thickness, but it worked out fine with what I had. I used the convection setting on my oven, so no broiling was necessary. It browned nicely on top on that setting.
Amazing! Just as described; fast, easy, moist, flavorful. Best fish dinner I’ve ever made. I’ll be making it again for sure.
I wish the recipes were put in grams or ounces and well as cups, I do have a conversion table but it makes it really hard work and I am not always able to do it very well. Suzy
Suzy, just click the underlined word METRIC located directly under the ingredients list.
Thank you Lauren that is really helpful 🙂