Easy baked flounder
Have no fear of cooking fish with this easy baked flounder recipe. Hardly any prep work, ready in 30 minutes, and delicious!
Servings: 4
Calories: 190kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz flounder fillets
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes whole
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and halved
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme (2 tsp if using dried)
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon sliced thin
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Place on the sheet: tomatoes (whole), olives, garlic, and half the thyme (1 tbsp).
- Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil, a pinch of fresh ground pepper, toss with a spatula or with your hands. Place in the oven. Set a timer for 18 minutes.
- Pat fish fillets with paper towels. Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper.
- After 18 minutes, take the sheet out of the oven. Move tomatoes to the perimeter of the sheet and lay the fish in the center. Top with lemon slices and the rest of your thyme. Drizzle with another tablespoon olive oil.
- Return the baking sheet to the oven. Bake 7 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Total Carbohydrate: 9g | Protein: 16g | Total Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 383mg | Potassium: 501mg | Dietary Fiber: 2g | Total Sugars: 4g | Vitamin A: 790IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Vitamin D: 3µg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg | Includes Added Sugar: 0g