Baked Cod with Greens
A small cod fillet baked with white beans and wilted greens — lean protein and fiber in a light, low-grease dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 fillets White fish fillet
- 240 g Cannellini beans
- 100 g Spinach
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp Salt
- 120 g Cherry tomatoes (optional)
- 1 Lemon (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Toss the drained beans, halved tomatoes, garlic, oil, and salt in a baking dish.
- Nestle the cod on top, lay lemon slices over, and bake until the fish flakes, about 14 minutes.
- Stir the spinach through the hot beans until wilted.
- Serve the cod over the beans and greens.
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About Baked Cod with Greens
Baked Cod with Greens is a light Mediterranean-style main that leans on the sea and the garden rather than any heavy sauce. A small white fish fillet bakes on a bed of cannellini beans, cherry tomatoes, and garlic, so the mild, flaky cod picks up flavor from everything roasting beneath it. It is the kind of one-dish dinner that reads as restorative: lean protein sitting on creamy beans and fiber-rich greens, with almost no added grease.
The method does the heavy lifting quietly. Roasting the beans and tomatoes first concentrates their sweetness and gives the fish a savory base, while lemon slices laid over the cod perfume it as it bakes to a just-flaking finish in around fourteen minutes. Spinach is stirred through the hot beans at the end so it wilts without turning to mush. The eating experience is soft and mild, with the tomatoes bursting into a light sauce and the olive oil and lemon keeping it bright. It suits an easy weeknight dinner when you want something filling but genuinely light.
Baked Cod with Greens: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Baked Cod with Greens?
A serving has about 396 calories — 39.1g protein, 36.2g carbs, 11.2g fat, 9.5g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 39.1g of protein, roughly 39% of its calories.
Is Baked Cod with Greens gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Baked Cod with Greens has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Baked Cod with Greens take to make?
About 25 minutes start to finish, but only around 7 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Baked Cod with Greens?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out cherry tomatoes, lemon — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Baked Cod with Greens make?
This recipe makes 2 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.