Spicy Baked Fish (ready in 20 minutes)

This spicy baked fish is a quick, healthy recipe, ready to eat in only 20 minutes. This makes it the perfect weekday meal for the whole family. 

This spicy baked fish is delicious, healthy and ready in 20 minutes. 

It always surprises me how easy it is to cook fish. The only drawback I find with fish though, is that it can be on the bland side. The exception being salmon which I adore and is anything but bland. That’s why I came up with this spicy baked fish dish. All the goodness of fish but with a little kick, too.

As a Brit, I love my fish dipped in batter and deep-fried to perfection. Add some thick chips and a few scraps and I am in heaven. Not so awesome for the waistline though.

This dish is not only quick and simple but really healthy, too. It’s baked so there’s no need for tons of fat – just a touch of olive oil is all that is needed.

Other quick homemade family meals

As a busy parent, I am always on the look out for healthy home cooked food (preferably from scratch) for weekday meals. Here are some of my favorites:

• Mushroom stroganoff (ready in 30 minutes)
• Mafaldine pasta with creamy tomato sauce (ready in 30 minutes)
• Spicy roasted vine tomato soup
• No meat tortilla bake with peppers and onions
• Leftover pasta frittata
• Creamy chilli fish and prawn noodles (ready in 30 minutes)
• Spinach and ricotta lasagna rolls

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Spicy Baked Fish (ready in 20 minutes)

This spicy baked fish recipe is a quick weekday meal and on the table in 20 minutes, making it a great healthy, low fat, family dinner.

Course Dinner

Cuisine British

Keyword Spicy Baked Fish

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500g (17½ oz) fish fillets (see note 1)
• 2 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp oregano
• ¼ tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• ⅛ tsp dill
• salt & pepper (to personal taste)
• 1 tbs olive oil (more if needed)

Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 225ºC (435°F). Line a large tray with aluminium foil.
• Mix all the ingredients together (apart from the olive oil and fish) in a bowl. 
• Place the fish on the tray and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle the spices over the top. Do both sides if you like (you may need a double batch of the spices to do this).
• Bake for 10 minutes then serve immediately with noodles, rice, potatoes or anything else you like.

Notes

 

I have converted grams to cups/ounces/tablespoons using online converters. Although I have no reason to believe they are inaccurate, please be aware that I have not made this recipe with imperial measurements.

1. Use any fish you like (fresh or frozen - but defrost before cooking).