Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce (One Baking Dish!)
Recipe video above. A fantastic quick-fix dinner - baked fish in a lemon cream sauce, all made in ONE PAN! Don't let the short ingredient list fool you, this tastes so good! The key to the tasty sauce is the fish juices that leeches out while baking and is essentially the broth for the sauce!
Recipe by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats on July 8, 2019
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
4.97 stars (645 reviews)
Keywords
baked fish, lemon cream sauce for fish
Ingredients
4 x 150- 180g / 5 - 6 oz fish fillets (, about 1.5cm / 1/2" thick, skinless and boneless (Note 1))
50g / 4 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup cream, heavy / thickened ((See Note 2 for sub options))
Place fish in a baking dish - ensure the fish isn't crammed in too snugly. See video or photos in post. Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper.
Place butter, cream, garlic, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a microwave proof jug or bowl. Microwave in 2 x 30 sec bursts, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
Sprinkle fish with shallots, then pour over sauce.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, or until fish is just cooked. Remove from oven and transfer fish to serving plates. Spoon over sauce, and garnish with parsley and lemon wedges if using.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 213 g
Calories: 282 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 34.1 g
Fat: 16.1 g
Saturated Fat: 9.8 g
Cholesterol: 128 mg
Sodium: 194 mg
Reviews
Jeff on 2026-09-28 (5 stars): Your recipes are always a hit in my home and this one was no exception. I'm not a fan of super-lemony dishes, but this was mild and just right. The shallots made it so delicious. Thank you.
susan lollback on 2026-09-05 (5 stars): I have made this twice now.
Love it
Served with carrots broccolini and snow peas
I have never had one of your recipes fail😋😋😋😋
Julie on 2026-09-03 (5 stars): Where has this recipe been all my life! Delicious, simple, quick. Thanks Nagi
Jessica Diaz on 2026-09-02 (5 stars): I have tried this and other recipes with coconut cream and it’s not the great. Coconut cream is too overpowering and it changes the flavor drastically. If you can find cashew cream, oat or any other dairy free substitute that it is not coconut, then I will say it’s delicious almost the same.
Ann Turner on 2026-08-27 (5 stars): Excellent recipe - my husband adored it.
So sorry about your dog we too lost our guy Monty who was 15 this year a lemon pointer. So sad.
Kathrine on 2026-08-12 (5 stars): This is delicious and so easy to have prepped before people come for dinner. Works well with rice or mash
Catherine on 2026-08-04 (5 stars): Sorry forgot to rate it. 5stars!
Christine A Reed on 2026-07-28 (5 stars): This this recipe actually takes 20 minutes in a cream sauce for thick pieces of cod
Luca on 2026-07-25 (5 stars): This is awesome! I used some Hoki fish fillet which is pretty cheap in New Zealand at the moment and it worked so well. The source is delicious and easy to make. The mustard makes it so tasty and the lemon adds a nice tang. The amount of source was perfect for 3-4 portions of fish.
Hayley B on 2026-07-12 (5 stars): So I thought I'd comment here for my dairy-free friends, I made this and completely forgot to add the cream (it is school holidays so my brain is mush) and it still tastes absolutely amazing!!! Will definitely be making this again, with ALL the ingredients haha
Mary on 2026-06-03 (5 stars): OMG! This was phenomenal! Served it with rice, zucchini and green beans.
Tanya W on 2026-05-14 (5 stars): This is really impressive! Thank you so much! Everyone loved it and this will be part of our regular rotation when we have fish. I have done this recipe now with tilapia and also with swai... I think it would work well on any fish.
Kylie on 2026-04-23 (5 stars): This is one of my favorite recipes. It's easy, delicious, and low-effort. I use tilapia because that's often what I have in the freezer. I usually just make two fillets at a time, but with the full amount of sauce.
