Baked Cod and Summer Squash in Foil Packets Recipe

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Yasmin Fahr
Yasmin Fahr: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats
Yasmin Fahr
Yasmin Fahr is a food writer, recipe developer and author of the cookbook Keeping it Simple. She has a penchant for cheesy phrases, lemons, fresh herbs, feta and cumin.
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Updated Aug. 29, 2018
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A perfect easy fish dinner for a solo diner or big dinner party. . Yasmin Fahr

This no-fuss dish of cod cooked in foil packets with squash and fresh herbs is one of the easiest recipes to scale: it works the same whether you make it for one, two, three, four or fourteen people.

Why this recipe works:

  • The fish and vegetables steam inside individual foil packets, making this a quick-cooking main course that's easy to serve and clean up.
  • White wine adds aroma and moisture to the packets.

Note: This recipe can easily be scaled up or down to serve as many or as few people as you like.

Recipe Details

Baked Cod and Summer Squash in Foil Packets Recipe

Active 15 mins
Total 15 mins
Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 (6-ounce) cod fillets or other mild white-fleshed fish

  • 2 medium zucchini, sliced into thin rounds

  • 2 medium yellow summer squash, sliced into thin rounds

  • 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • Crushed red pepper flakes, for sprinkling

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine

  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced

  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme

  • 1 tablespoon fresh juice from 1 lemon

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Season fish with salt and pepper. Arrange 4 large sheets of aluminum foil on a work surface and set 1 fish filet on each piece of foil. Arrange zucchini, squash, and onion around each filet and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle fish and vegetables with red chile flakes. Drizzle 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/2 tablespoon wine onto vegetables and fish.

  2. Arrange a few lemon slices on top of each filet and top with a thyme sprig. Wrap foil around fish and vegetables, leaving some air space within each packet, and seal very well. Set packets on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Carefully open 1 packet to confirm fish is just cooked through; if not, re-seal packet and return to oven to continue cooking until cooked through. Serve right away, opening packets at the table.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
307 Calories
9g Fat
33g Carbs
31g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 307
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 7%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Sodium 839mg 36%
Total Carbohydrate 33g 12%
Dietary Fiber 9g 30%
Total Sugars 15g
Protein 31g
Vitamin C 129mg 646%
Calcium 119mg 9%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 1247mg 27%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)