Looking for quick and easy cod recipes? Try our easy dinner ideas including grilled cod, cod fritters, pan-fried cod and an easy seafood traybake. Next, check out our fish recipes – you'll find ideas for cooking with monkfish, halibut, salmon and hake.

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The trick with cod is to not overcook the flaky flesh. Don’t be afraid to ramp up the flavour either. When buying, opt for farmed fish or line-caught Pacific cod which is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.


Easy cod recipes

Spiced cod one-pot

Make this filling one-pot with beans and tomatoes for a cosy Friday night in. Using 'nduja paste gives it a spicy kick and real depth of flavour.

See all our easy one-pot recipes.

Pot of cod fillets in a tomato and bean sauce topped with parsley

Beer-battered fish tacos

Add umami richness to these fish tacos with a marinade that uses black garlic. Once fried, pile the cod goujons into tortilla wraps with zingy red cabbage for a crowd-pleasing feast.

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Everyone will love our chicken tacos, too.

Beer battered fish tacos on a plate with sauce and pickled cabbage

Cod traybake with cherry tomatoes and green olives

Try our quick and easy traybake, which looks so good, you can carry it to the table straight from the oven. Serve with a big bowl of buttered orzo.

Enjoy the briny flavour of olives in our recipes.

Baked Cod Loin Recipe with Olives

Baked cod and butter beans

Flaky, pearly-white cod is coated in a rosemary parmesan crust, then served on a sweet cherry tomato and butter bean sauce. A hearty and wholesome midweek meal.

We've got lots of brilliant butter bean recipes.

Baked Cod Recipe With Butter Beans For Low Calorie Fish Recipe

Bag-baked cod with tomatoes, chorizo and butterbeans

This recipe for bag-baked cod with tomatoes, chorizo and butter beans is very easy to make and is packed full of delicious Spanish flavours. It's a great way to make use of the fantastic variety of tomatoes that we grow in the UK.

Check out more of our Spanish recipes.

Bag-baked cod with tomatoes, chorizo and butterbeans

Cod with tomato, olive and chorizo sauce

Try soft flaky cod cooked in a smoky chorizo and tomato sauce, served with bulgur wheat for a midweek meal that serves two.

Enjoy more of our chorizo recipes.

Two cod fillets in a tomato and chorizo sauce, served with a bowl of bulghar wheat

Pan-fried cod with giant beans and chard

Try our easy pan-fried cod stew with large butter beans. This quick fish dish is low in calories and can be ready in just 25 minutes.

Discover more of our low-calorie fish recipes.

Pan Fried Cod Recipe with Butter Beans

Blackened cod po’ boys

Cook fish Cajun-style by coating it in melted butter and spices and giving it a light char. This recipe, by BBQ expert Helen Graves, is served with a fresh salad and white sub rolls for a satisfying supper.

Next, try our shrimp po' boys.

Various plates scattered over a washed blue wooden surface, filled with a sub roll of blackened cod, lettuce, salsa and creamy sauce

Healthy cod and rice one-pot

Plump, juicy hunks of cod form the basis of this easy one-pot, filled with fragrant basil and sweet tomato to keep things light and healthy.

We've got lots of ways to use up a bag of rice.

Ceramic cooking pot filled with rice and fillets of cod, with a green napkin

Brazilian moqueca

Meaty cod and king prawns go into this Brazilian seafood stew along with chilli and ginger, providing gentle heat and freshness.

Serve up one of our fragrant fish curries.

A casserole pot filled with Brazilian moqueca containing large prawns next to a plate filled with a portion

Beer-battered cod

Cooking soft, seasonal cod in lager creates a super crisp, light batter here.

Serve this with our triple-cooked chips.

Beer battered cod, chips and peas on a plate dinner plate

Fish fofos

These fish croquettes are based on the Portuguese fofos de bacalhau, made using salt cod. Goans have adapted the recipe using boneless fish, potatoes, ground spices and chilli.

You should also try our Portuguese seafood rice.

Fish Fofos Recipe

Roast cod with slow-cooked English peas and shoots

Recreate simple yet delicious sharing plates in your own home with this easy cod recipe from Notting Hill's Gold.

See all our perfect pea recipes.

Roast Cod Recipe with Slow-Cooked English Peas and Shoots

Fried cod with tamarind and onion sambal

Put cod at the heart of this crispy fish dish for two served with a punchy onion sambal. Plus, it can be ready in under an hour.

Make your own tamarind chutney.

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One-pot cod with chickpeas

Make our punchy paprika cod traybake with juicy tomatoes. This is an easy, low-calorie midweek meal for when you're short on time but still want something healthy.

Discover more of our best traybake recipes.

Cod and Chickpea One-Pot Recipe

Cod recipe with tomato bean stew

Make the most of seasonal cod in this quick recipe with a flavour-packed tomato bean stew for less than 400 calories.

Check out more healthy fish recipes.

Cod with Tomato Bean Stew

Cod dogs with tomato and dill relish and harissa lime mayo

This is a clever, economical twist on the lobster roll using cod. It has a spiced crunchy coating to give it a satisfying bite, plus fiery mayo and refreshing salsa on the side.

For more like this, see our hot dog recipes.

Hot Dogs Recipe with Cod

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Miso-buttered cod with broccoli, sesame and beans

Check out this nourishing miso cod with broccoli and beans. The umami flavour from the Japanese miso paste gives this baked cod a rich and warming flavour.

Try plenty more ways with miso.

Miso cod Recipe with Broccoli, Sesame and Beans

Spiced cod fritters with harissa honey dip

Our crunchy cod fritters are served with sweet and spicy dip from Persian cooking guru Sabrina Ghayour – a great idea for a Middle-Eastern dinner party spread.

Check out more of our Middle Eastern recipes.

Spiced Cod Fritters Recipe With Harissa Honey Dip

Roast cod and romesco sauce with olive and almond dressing

Try this Italian-inspired cod recipe by chef Paul Hood. It's quick, easy and full of flavour, but also a dinner party showstopper.

Got people coming round? Our dinner party recipes have got your covered.

Roast Cod Recipe with Romesco Sauce and Almond Dressing

Spicy merguez and cod tray roast

Spicy, smoky lamb merguez gives this sauce a rich, deep flavour that works very well with cod. You could also use cooking chorizo for a similar result.

Our sausage recipes are pure comfort food.

Merguez Sausage Recipe with Cod and Harissa Sauce

Salt cod croquettes with shaved fennel salad

This moreish recipe for salt cod croquettes with shaved fennel salad comes from Bandol, Chelsea and works for an easy yet flavoursome canapé.

See our impressive canapé recipes.

Salt Cod Croquettes Recipe with Fennel Salad

Grilled cod with salsa rossa

Make the most of cod in this quick and easy dinner that has fewer than 300 calories. Serve with our salsa rossa.

Discover more of our easy midweek meals.

Grilled cod with salsa rossa

Chunky cod fritters with aïoli

Pastéis de bacalhau are served everywhere in Portugal, from cafés to restaurants and school canteens. This version uses cod poached in milk and flaked into a mixture of potato, coriander, shallot and port, all rolled up in breadcrumbs. An easy but impressive starter or snack.

Now check out our easy aïoli.

Chunky Portuguese cod fritters

Cod with tomato and chorizo sauce

Make our fillet of grilled cod with a garlicky tomato sauce for a healthy, flavour-packed supper for two.

Discover more of our healthy dinner recipes.

Cod with Tomato Recipe and Chorizo Sauce

Smoked cod fritters recipe

Here's a Spanish tapas classic made easy. Bite-sized smoked cod and potato fishcakes are bound together with egg and flour, then quickly fried until crispy. Serve with lemon wedges.

Create your own Spanish evening at home with drinks and a selection of our tapas recipes.

Smoked Cod Fritters Recipe

Bacalhau à brás

Transport yourself to sunny Portugal with this bacalhau à brás, an impressive salted cod main from Joia at Art’otel in London’s Battersea Power Station.

If you're throwing a dinner party, see all our starter ideas.

Egg yolk on top of cod and rice

Smoked cod's roe dip with spring vegetables, soft-boiled eggs and flatbreads

Showcase spring produce at its most colourful with this jam-packed platter, brought to you by the Sun Inn, Dedham.

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Celebrate the best of British produce with our spring recipes.

Smoked cod's roe dip on a plate with vegetables, boiled eggs and flatbreads

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