Baked Cod with Butter Sauce

I just love the easy of this quick oven baked cod recipe, especially on those days when you’re short on time and need to get dinner on the table fast. Feel free to substitute any mild white fish for the cod. If time allows, pour the pan juices that collect after baking into a skillet and reduce them down to make a nice sauce to pour over the cod and whichever vegetables you serve alongside.

Start by combining melted butter, freshly squeezed lemon juice, minced garlic, granulated onion, and salt.

Place the fillets in a single layer in a baking dish that’s been sprayed with nonstick spray. I like to toss the squeezed lemons in there for a little added color.

Pour the butter mixture evenly over the fillets.

I decided to toss in a few tiny tomatoes just for the heck of it. They add yet more color and taste great after roasting.

Cook the fish until reaches an internal temperature of 145F or is completely opaque and flakes easily with a fork (about 10 minutes per inch of thickness).

If time allows, pour the pan juices into a skillet and reduce for a minute or two on the stove top - pour over fish and vegetables.

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Oven Baked Cod with Butter Sauce

makes 6 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless cod fillets (or other mild white fish)

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (reserve the lemon wedges)

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1/4 teaspoon granulated onion powder

• 1/8 teaspoon fine salt

• optional: cherry tomatoes and fresh Italian flat leaf parsley for garnish

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400F, place rack in center position, and spray a ceramic baking dish with nonstick spray.

• Place fish fillets in the baking dish in a single layer.

• In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, lemon juice, garlic, granulated onion, and salt; mix well and pour over fish.

• If you like, toss the leftover squeezed lemon rinds and a handful of small cherry tomatoes into the dish.

• Bake for 15-20 minutes until fish reaches 145F or is completely opaque and flakes easily with a fork (about 10 minutes per inch of thickness).

• Remove fish from oven and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley just before serving.

Keto Strawberry Shortcake

Get your skinny on with my low-carb, gluten-free, keto-friendly version of the summertime classic, Strawberry Shortcake. Each serving contains only 7 carbs!

Start by combining sifted almond flour, granular erythritol, baking powder, and salt.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, melted butter, vanilla, and liquid stevia.

Pour the wet mixture into the dry.

And combine well.

Divide batter into 6 portions, which happens to work out perfectly if you use a #24 scoop.

If you don’t have a #24 scoop, try to form the batter into neat round mounds as shown.

Bake in preheated oven for about 13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely before using. This is a good time to prepare the strawberries and make the whipped cream.

Make the whipped cream by whipping together the heavy cream, vanilla, and liquid stevia. Chill until needed.

Carefully cut the completely cooled biscuits in half. The biscuits are fragile so the easiest way to do this is to use a small serrated utility knife.

Assemble each portion with 1/2 cup of whipped cream and 1/3 cup chopped strawberries.

Enjoy!

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Keto Strawberry Shortcakes

makes 6 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

For the biscuits:

• 3/4 cup blanched almond flour, sifted

• 1 tablespoon granular erythritol

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/8 teaspoon fine salt

• 1 large egg

• 2 tablespoons sour cream

• 1 tablespoon melted butter

• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• 5 drops liquid stevia

For the strawberries:

• 2 cups chopped strawberries

• liquid stevia to taste (or other Keto-friendly sweetener)

For the whipped cream:

• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

• 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• 15 drops liquid stevia

Directions

For the biscuits:

1. Preheat oven to 375F with rack in center position and line a quarter sheet pan with a silicone liner.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, granular erythritol, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

3. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, melted butter, vanilla, and liquid stevia; add to the reserved dry mixture and stir until well combined.

4. Use a #24 scoop to portion 6 equally sized mounds of batter onto the silicone lined sheet pan.

5. Bake biscuits for 10-13 minute or until golden brown; remove from oven and allow to cool completely on sheet pan (about 20 minutes).

For the strawberries:

1. Trim and shop strawberries; sweetened to taste and set aside until needed.

For the whipped cream:

1. Whip cream, vanilla, and liquid stevia in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.

Shortcake recipe inspired by the Southern Keto Cookbook by Natasha Newton

Each serving contains 283 calories, 2g protein, 25g fat, 8g carbs, 1g fiber (7g net carbs).