Glazed Baked Cod & Asparagus
This paleo sheet pan meal is a simple gluten & dairy free baked cod glazed with a coconut sauce surrounded by roasted asparagus!
Servings 5 servings
Calories 325kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 20 ounces wild caught cod defrosted
- 1 bunch thin asparagus pick the bunch with the thinnest spears you can find
- cooking spray
- sprinkle lemon pepper
- sprinkle garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds to garnish
- red pepper flakes as desired
For Coconut Peanut Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- ½ cup full fat canned coconut milk no fillers
- ½ cup peanut butter or cashew butter
- 1 teaspoon white or rice vinegar
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil, spray with cooking oil or grease. Preheat oven to 400F
- Wash asparagus, dry in a clean dish towel. Line them up and cut off the tough ends.
- Make sure cod pieces are very dry. You may have to dry them with a paper towel. Line cod pieces in a line down the center of the baking sheet.
- Divide them evenly among each side of the pan, spray with your preferred cooking oil and then add seasonings (lemon pepper and garlic salt) to taste. (Honestly, I just lightly sprinkled them over all of the asparagus.)
- Make sauce by combining all sauce ingredients in a blender or with an immersion blender.
- Brush 1 tablespoon of sauce on each piece of cod. Sprinkle entire pan with sesame seeds. For a spicy flavor sprinkle cod with red pepper flakes (optional.)
- Bake for 20-30 minutes until fish is flaky and reaches an internal temperature of 155F.
- (Your asparagus should be done too as long as you picked super thin pieces.)
Notes
- Remember pick super thin asparagus so it cooks at the same time as the fish!
- Dry your fish of excess liquid, this is important!
- You will have leftover sauce that can be stored in the refrigerator and used for stir fry's, salad dressings, basically anything!
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 853mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 725IU | Vitamin C: 6.8mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4.1mg