A healthy Baked Cod Recipe baked in a creamy roasted red pepper sauce. Learn how to make your own roasted red peppers and make a dreamy dairy free sauce!
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How to Make Roasted Red Peppers
If you’re wanting to add more seafood to your family’s diet, this baked cod recipe is for you!
Cod is a delicious lower cost fish that’s easy to keep on hand frozen. I’ve been buying wild cod and adding it in regularly to my family’s twice a week seafood dinners.
However, on it’s own, it’s not the most flavorful fish. This recipe includes a dreamy roasted red pepper sauce that’s easy to make and bursting with bright flavor.
Roasted red peppers are available canned at many grocery stores. Save time by going that route — or save money and make an even tastier sauce by roasting them on your own!
To make roasted red peppers:
- Cut peppers in half, and remove the seeds.
- Place peppers on a roasting pan, and drizzle or spray with olive oil or avocado oil.
- Broil for 20 minutes.
- Remove skins, which will easily pull off once they peppers are roasted.
A Dreamy Red Pepper Sauce
For this creamy, Whole30 approved sauce, you’ll need:
- Roasted Red Peppers
- Olive oil
- Lemon juice (to give it a tangy flavor)
- Almond Milk (use half & half or cream if you don’t need a dairy free sauce!)
- Parsley (fresh basil is also great!)
- Garlic
- Cayenne (because we like a little kick!)
- Salt & Pepper
Once your red peppers are roasted, throw them in a blender and process until everything is creamy and smooth. Taste, and adjust the cayenne, salt and pepper to taste.
Add the sauce to the bottom of a baking dish, and add the cod fillets. The fish absorbs the flavor of the sauce while baking, and keeps the fish wonderfully moist!
How to Serve Baked Cod
I use my Sharp Superheated Steam Countertop Oven often. Actually, I use it every day.
Mostly, it’s to reheat leftovers for my lunch, toast a bagel for my son, or to make a quick dessert for a snack. I love it because it’s so convenient. There is no need to preheat the oven, and it bakes faster than a conventional oven.
But where I have been most impressed by this little powerhouse is when I use it to bake fish or lean meats, like chicken or pork chops. These meats that easily dry out in a regular oven come out moist and perfectly seared. Just try it! You’ll be a convert, too!
Ideas to Serve this Dish:
- Whole30/Paleo: Serve this delicious fish over cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. The sauce coats zoodles and is a great way to enjoy the extra sauce in the pan!
- This baked cod recipe is delicious served over rice or quinoa.
- My family enjoyed this recipe with a green salad, and with a French loaf to soak up the sauce.
Other Healthy Seafood Recipes:
- Mediterranean Baked Cod, by Sunkissed Kitchen
- Baked Pesto Salmon, by Sunkissed Kitchen
- Zucchini Salmon Patties, by Sunkissed Kitchen
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Baked Cod in Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 cod fillets 4-5 ounces each
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
- 3 red peppers halved and seeded
- 1/4 cup olive oil divided
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup parsley or fresh basil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Instructions
- Add peppers to a baking tray, skin side up, and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Bake in the Sharp Superheated Steam Countertop Oven on Broil/Grill on 485º F for 20 minutes. If baking in a conventional oven, preheat the oven on broil, and place a rack in the middle of the oven. Bake peppers for 26-28 minutes, until the tops are charred.
- Once peppers have cooled, pull the charred skin off the peppers.
- Add the peppers and the rest of the sauce ingredients to a blender. Process until a creamy smooth sauce is formed.
- Pour sauce in a baking dish.
- Drizzle cod fillets with olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add cod fillets to the baking dish filled with red pepper sauce.
- Bake in the Sharp Superheated Steam Countertop Oven on Broil/Grill on 485º F for 18 minutes.
- If baking in a conventional oven, preheat oven to Broil, and bake on the middle rack for 25 minutes.
I want to run to the kitchen to make this. So fresh and beautiful looking and I already know looking at the ingredients how good this is going to taste. Thanks for the recipe Michelle!
What a fabulous looking fish dish! Yum. I wish I had it on my menu tonight! I love how easy it sounds but the flavour sounds amazing too. Can’t wait to try it. Cheers!!
Oh Michelle, this is a beautiful dish!
I love cod, and serving it with a roasted red pepper sauce is a delicious idea. I know my family are going to love this one 🙂
What a delicious and light recipe – so healthy and packed with flavour! It is a perfect dish for an easy mid-week dinner that will always taste delicious ; thanks for a great recipe!
I always add pepper all my foods because it helps me to prevent from cold. Apart from I am also enjoy the taste of it.
Did you use fresh cod or frozen ?
This is a staple in my household. This sauce tastes so gourmet. And it’s so fast! I use a jar of roasted red pepper to save time. I also use basil and 2% milk and heaping serving of cayenne. Then I serve the fish over rice. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!
Thank you Katie! I agree — super simple but the best gourmet flavor! We adore it as well. And a perfect easy meal for summertime. If you love fish and easy recipes — you need to try my pesto salmon! Like a spa meal — https://sunkissedkitchen.com/pesto-salmon/
Wonderful recipe and so fresh tasting. I roasted the peppers and prepared the sauce in the morning. Then assembled it for dinner for my crew. I am doing it again today with just a few shrimp in at the last minute of baking!
Thank you for posting this recipe – I have used it twice now and it’s become a firm favourite in our house. I must admit I add more garlic, use a jar of roasted red peppers and skip the cayenne pepper – but it still tastes fantastic.
Mmm, more garlic is always a good idea. Thanks for letting me know! I need to make this again soon. That sauce on my cauliflower rice — so good!
Can you also bake this fish? or is it best to broil?
Absolutely. On 425º F, you will probably need to increase the baking time by a couple minutes!
Will this still work if I only have my regular old standard oven?
Yes! Just increase the baking time a little — the steam over cooks faster than a regular oven.
One of our favorites to have on repeat! I use cream instead of almond milk and double the garlic. I also like to marinate the fish in lemon juice and olive oil & some seasoning in advance if time permits.
I love to hear this! It’s such a fun twist and a good way to add flavor to cod.