Hi friends! It's been a while but I'm coming back with some easy meal inspiration for you. Since we're cooking more and more at home these days, I've been focusing on easier meals - some easy ones after work, and ones that are quick to put together during the work day. Today I'm sharing this easy baked orange roughy recipe!
I made this one with orange roughy that I picked up at Costco. I had never heard of it before that trip, but we really liked it - it is a mild, delicate white fish that bakes up moist and flaky without much fuss. If you cannot find orange roughy, cod (my go-to) or haddock work just as well here.
For this white fish bake, you can use any veggies that sound good that will cook fairly quickly - I went fairly classic with this recipe with peppers, onions, olive oil, citrus and herbs. I diced the veggies small-ish since I only baked the fish for about 15 minutes. The cooking time will depend on how thick the filets were, but for about half an inch I found that this cooking time worked well.
Pulling this dish together is easy - add diced veggies to a big baking dish, add the fish, then drizzle on olive oil and citrus juice (I used lemon and orange here). You can add herbs, salt and pepper at the end. I used herbes de Provence and dill, which turned out great. To mix it up, you could use za'atar, basil, parsley....whatever sounds good to you! It's great served with rice since there is a bit of a sauce at the end of from the juices of the vegetables + olive oil + citrus. A light and tasty evening meal.
Let me know if you try it out, and enjoy!!
Easy Baked Orange Roughy with Peppers, Olive Oil and Herbs
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups small diced peppers
- 1 small onion diced
- 2-3 small filets orange roughy cod or haddock also work
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil for drizzling
- 1-2 oranges juiced
- 1 lemon juiced
- ¼ tsp salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp herbs herbes de Provence and dill are great
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Add the diced vegetables (peppers and onion) to a large baking dish (mine was about 13"x9") to form a 'bed' of vegetables. Add the fish filets on top.
- Drizzle on the olive oil, orange juice and lemon juice, spreading evenly on top of the fish and in the dish.
- Sprinkle salt, pepper and herbs on top.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the fish looks cooked through (it should be flaky, but not dry). Orange roughy is a thin, delicate fillet, so start checking at 12 minutes.
- Let cool for a few minutes (this will let the veggies steam a bit more), then serve with the veggies and rice (if desired). Spoon the sauce on top and enjoy!
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