Easy Baked Cod With Lemon Herb Panko

panko breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: whole wheat breadcrumbs

💰Cheaper: regular breadcrumbs

Whole wheat breadcrumbs add fiber while regular breadcrumbs are often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free while pecorino is often cheaper than parmesan.

Grease a baking dish and place 2 pieces of cod in it.

Melt some butter and squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the butter.

Drizzle the lemon butter mixture over the cod.

In a bowl, add panko breadcrumbs.

Add fresh garlic to the panko breadcrumbs.

Zest the remaining half of the lemon and add the zest to the panko.

Chop fresh flat leaf Italian parsley and add about 2 tablespoons to the panko.

Season the panko mixture with salt and black pepper.

Add melted butter to the panko mixture and toss to coat the breadcrumbs.

Spoon the panko mixture onto the cod, pressing it down gently to adhere.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

Bake the cod in the oven for about 11 to 16 minutes until the fish is flaky and opaque.

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