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Easy Baked Catfish

This easy recipe for baked catfish is ready in about 30 minutes, making it ideal for a weeknight dinner.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 360 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • Avocado oil spray
  • ½ cup almond meal or breadcrumbs, regular or gluten-free
  • ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or ¼ teaspoon of any other salt, including Morton kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 catfish fillets 6 ounces each

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Prepare a roasting pan by lining the bottom with foil and spraying the roasting rack with oil.
  2. Mix the almond meal, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dried thyme, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper in a shallow bowl.
  3. In another shallow microwave-safe dish, melt the butter in the microwave.
  4. Blot the fish fillets dry with paper towels.
  5. Dip each catfish fillet in the melted butter.
  6. Dredge each fillet in the almond meal mixture, pressing to ensure the coating adheres.
  7. Place the coated fish fillets on the prepared roasting rack. Spray them with oil.
  8. Place the pan in the preheated oven. Bake the fish for about 15 minutes, until crisp and golden on the outside and tender and opaque inside. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • This dish can only be as good as the raw fish you use. It's important to use fresh fillets with no fishy smell. If your fish smells fishy in its raw state, even slightly, the end result will be fishy. 
  • The nutrition info assumes that almond meal was used as a coating. It reflects the fact that some of the butter and almond meal mixture will be left behind in the dishes. You still need all of it to properly coat the fish, but you will not use all of it.
  • If your catfish fillets are very uneven - one thin and one thick - you can slice the thick one into two thinner fillets. 
  • If you use breadcrumbs, the nutrition info will change. 
  • You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. They won't be as good as the freshly baked fish - the coating will lose its crispiness. It's best to reheat the leftovers in a 350°F oven for about 10 minutes or until heated through, but microwaving them gently works too.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1fillet Calories 360kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 35g (70%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Sodium 324mg (14%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 1g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 360

% Daily Value*

Serving 1fillet
Calories 360kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 35g 70%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Sodium 324mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 1g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.