Healthy Baked Catfish Recipes

CRISPY BAKED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and top with a wire rack. Coat the rack with cooking spray.
• Stir cornmeal, flour and Cajun-Creole seasoning blend together in a large shallow dish. Whisk egg in a separate shallow dish.
• Pat fillets dry with a paper towel and sprinkle evenly with salt. Working with 1 fillet at a time, dip in the egg to coat, letting excess egg drip back into the dish. Then dredge in the cornmeal mixture, turning to coat both sides. Transfer to the prepared rack on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining fillets. Coat the tops of the fillets with cooking spray.
• Bake until crispy and golden, 15 to 20 minutes, turning the fillets over and coating with cooking spray halfway through. If desired, serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

BAKED CATFISH

Steps:

• Season fish with salt and pepper. Place fish in oval casserole dish. Melt 4 ounces butter in small sauce pan. Add wine and remaining ingredients, except the paprika. Simmer about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and spoon over fish. Now sprinkle paprika over fish. Bake fish in 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the fish is done.

BAKED HERB CATFISH

Steps:

• Combine the first seven ingredients; sprinkle over fillets on both sides. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the lemon juice, butter and garlic; drizzle over fillets., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

HEALTHY HERB-BAKED CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Rinse catfish nuggets and sprinkle with garlic pepper seasoning.
• Mix egg white and lemon juice. Set aside.
• Mix bread crumbs, dill, basil and oregano and spread mixture on wax paper or dish.
• Dip nugget in egg mixture to coat, then roll in the bread crumb mixture.
• Place on cookie sheet and lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned and thickest part of the nuggets flake easily with a fork.

EASY LOW-FAT OVEN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Heavily spray a large non-stick baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour egg substitute in large shallow bowl.
• Sprinkle with some Emeril's essence; also some salt and pepper, if you prefer.
• Place fish coating on a large plate.
• Add some Essence to this also, if you wish.
• Rinse fish fillets.
• Squeeze lemon wedges over fish.
• Sprinkle with Essence, salt and pepper on both side of fish.
• Dip in coating.
• Dip fish in egg substitute, then again in fish coating, and place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 450°F for approximately 10-15 minutes, until bottom of fish starts to brown.
• Turn fish, and bake about 5-8 minutes more, until fish is browned and crisp.
• Serve.

HERB BAKED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange catfish fillets in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Combine parsley, paprika, thyme, oregano, basil, and black pepper in a small bowl; sprinkle herb mixture over fish. Mix lemon juice, butter, and garlic powder in another bowl; drizzle butter mixture over fish.
• Bake in preheated oven until fish is easily flaked with a fork, about 20 minutes.

CRISPY BAKED CATFISH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°. Spray broiler pan rack with cooking spray. If fish fillets are large, cut into 4 serving pieces.
• Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs, chili powder, paprika, garlic salt and pepper. Lightly brush dressing on all sides of fish. Coat fish with cornmeal mixture.
• Place fish on rack in broiler pan. Bake uncovered 15 to 18 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.