Oven Baked Flounder with Lemon and Dill

This quick and easy flounder recipe is exactly the kind of recipe you need on a busy weeknight. Whisk together a butter mixture, drizzle it on the fish, and bake for about 10 minutes - that’s it! This recipe works well with any mild white fish so feel free to substitute tilapia, cod, haddock, etc.

Oven Baked Flounder with Lemon and Dill

makes 4 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 pounds flounder fillets

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes

• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F and place rack in center position.

2. Prepare half sheet pan by lining it with parchment paper.

3. Place flounder fillets in a single layer on parchment-lined half sheet pan.

4. Whisk together the melted butter, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, and dill; pour over flounder and use a pastry brush to coat all the fillets with the butter mixture.

5. Evenly sprinkle the fillets with the kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

6. Bake fillets for 10-12 minutes per inch of thickness (or until they’re opaque and flake easily); remove from oven and rest 2 minutes before serving.

Tilapia with Garlic, Lemon, and Paprika

This quick and tasty tilapia recipe is a great weeknight option. Pop the fillets in the oven while you steam a bag of frozen veggies and you’ll have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.

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Tilapia with Garlic, Lemon, and Paprika

makes 4 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 pounds tilapia fillets

• 1 lemon, cut in half

• 3 tablespoons melted butter

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

• 1 teaspoon ground paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (or more to taste)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and place oven rack in center position.

2. Place tilapia fillets in a single layer on a half sheet pan.

3. In a small bowl, combine the juice of half a lemon, melted butter, garlic, paprika, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper; brush over fillets.

4. Cut remaining half lemon into thin slices and add to pan with fillets.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 10-20 minutes depending on the thickness of your fillets (general rule:  cook fish 10 minutes per inch of thickness).  Fish is fully cooked when it reaches 145F.