Last Updated on January 30, 2024 by Sabrina Currie
I love cod! It's a mild fish that can stand up to so much flavor and is easy to cook with minimal effort. Here are the 60 best cod recipes from traditional to unique. From classic crispy fish and chips or garlic butter cod to new recipes like Greek cod with juicy tomatoes and coconut curried cod, I guarantee you'll find what you're craving here.
This mild white fish is a great part of a healthy diet and takes very little cook time, so it's great for an easy weeknight dinner. Pair it up with some roasted potatoes, rice pilaf or risotto and a few lemon wedges for a simple meal. Next, add some great veggie sides like sautéed zucchini, green beans, asparagus, or carrots and dinner is done.
For more great ideas to serve with cod, check out sides for cod fish and chips or for other seafood sides, check out the best side dishes to serve with calamari.
A simple side salad is also a great choice, or get fancy with a great spinach Greek salad, apple kale slaw or a luxurious arugula salad with burrata. Cooking it up on the weekend? I love a crisp white wine like sauvignon blanc or an unoaked pinot grigio with these delicious recipes.
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Best Cod To Use
Any cod will work in all of these recipes. If you don't want to deal with bones, be sure to choose some that is labelled boneless or ask the fish monger. There are many types of cod and they are usually cut and sold as fillets or as cleaned, whole fish if they are small. Larger fish are sometimes cut into small, uniform portions or cod loins that are a nice, even thickness for even cooking.
Rock cod, snapper, ling cod, Atlantic and Pacific cod are just a few of the types you might find at the store and there are many more cod species out there. It is a versatile fish to cook and offers lots of health benefits including lean protein, vitamins and minerals.
Appetizers With Cod
For a great fish dinner, start with easy cod ceviche paired with tortilla chips or kid-friendly fritters or cod cakes with your favorite dipping sauce. I love tartar sauce, seafood cocktail sauce or a bright, tangy lemon aioli.
Cod Salads
Salad is a great way to use cod as a healthy weeknight dinner. These recipes use salt cod and are traditional ways to use this preserved fish.
Crispy Cod
With a little oil and a lot of crunch, these cod recipes are always crowd pleasers! Try thin filets coated in wet batter, panko bread crumbs, parmesan or even potato chips. Favorite dips and sauces like tartar sauce, ketchup or lemon butter sauce drizzled of the top of the cod finish these off perfectly.
Pan Fried Cod
Pan searing this delicate fish over high heat seals in the juiciness and is the best way to get a browned outside and tender, flaky inside. Cooking time is short and many of these cod fish recipes make an easy pan sauce at the same time.
Baked Cod
Grab your sheet pans and try one of the many different ways to bake up cod with no mess or fuss. The mild flavor of cod is enhanced with bold flavors in these healthy recipes.
Cod With Sauce
Love sauce? From Asian inspired curries to serve over rice to French influenced tarragon cream sauce that pairs with a baguette to mop up the delicious sauce, these make the perfect combination for a tasty cod fish dinner.
Cod Soup + Stew
Warm and comforting, mild or spicy, these fish soups and stews are a good thing. Be sure to serve them up with bread or rice to sop up all the delicious sauce after.
Cod Tacos
Tacos have a special place in my heart, sometimes I think I could live on them forever! Cod is the perfect fish for a fish taco. You can fry crispy pieces of cod or bake up filets and break it up with a fork to fill tortillas with the fish flakes. Add a little slaw and a salsa and you are in dinner heaven.
Poached Cod
Cod Fish Sandwich
Grilled Cod
Smoked Cod
Air Fryer Cod
Instant Pot Cod
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