FAST FIX

LEMON-PARSLEY BAKED COD

This is the first fish recipe that got two thumbs up from the picky meat-only eaters at my table. The tangy lemon gives the cod some oomph.

—TRISHA KRUSE EAGLE, ID



START TO FINISH: 30 MIN. • MAKES: 4 SERVINGS


3 tablespoons lemon juice

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning

4 cod fillets (6 ounces each)

2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl, mix lemon juice and butter. In a separate shallow bowl, mix flour and seasonings. Dip fillets in lemon juice mixture, then in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess.

2. Place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with the remaining lemon juice mixture. Bake 12-15 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Mix parsley and lemon peel; sprinkle over fish.

Per fillet: 232 cal., 10g fat (6g sat. fat), 87mg chol., 477mg sod., 7g carb. (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 28g pro.

Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 fat, 1/2 starch.