Simple Baked Whitefish
A no-fuss baked whitefish fillet seasoned simply with salt, pepper and herbs, easy weeknight cooking.
🇨🇦Canada· Nunavut
- Prep
- 8 min
- Cook
- 18 min
- Total
- 26 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 280 kcal
Equipment
- •baking dish
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- fat
- 17 g
- carbs
- 1 g
- protein
- 27 g
- calories
- 280
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 190°C.
- 2
Place fillets in a buttered baking dish.
- 3
Season with salt, pepper and thyme or dill.
- 4
Dot with butter and add a few lemon slices if using.
- 5
Bake 15–18 minutes until the fish flakes easily.
- 6
Serve immediately with pan juices spooned over.
Chef's tips
Fillet thickness varies, so start checking for doneness a few minutes early.
Ingredient substitutions
- Whitefish → Arctic char or trout
Storage
Refrigerate leftovers up to 2 days.
Reheating
Reheat gently covered in a low oven or skillet.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overbaking and drying out the fillet
- •Under-seasoning a mild fish
Serving suggestions
With rice and steamed vegetablesWith mashed potato
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