We love to serve with crunchy coated fish with some cooked pasta, angel hair being the favorite with this freshly made plum tomato sauce.
Any seafood whether it's halibut, cod, or even baked panko coated shrimp works great with all the flavors and makes an unforgettable meal.
This is one of our favorite recipes for Christmas Eve also when making The Feast of 7 Fishes.
Of course, you won't find this on many menus in a restaurant but if you love a great homemade sauce with fish you may also like our Baccala which is a salted codfish, Stuffed Squid, or our delicious Cioppino which is a fish stew then you will love this version.
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What Fish to Use
Since this recipe can be air fried, pan-fried, or baked, we give some suggestions on which fish work well and hold up the best.
We find that cod, haddock, or a hearty kind of fish that's thick and meaty like Mahi Mahi holds up perfectly for this dish.
Use what you like, just remember thinner fish and shrimp will cook faster so you will have to adjust the time to cook this.
During Lent, we usually shop for Chilean Sea Bass or Halibut, and those are two of our favorites.
Ingredients You Will Need:
- any meaty firm fish around 4 large filets around 2 1/2 pounds
- fresh plum tomatoes see link below for sauce recipe
- olive oil
- salt, pepper, cayenne
- granulated garlic powder
- minced garlic
- fresh parsley
- Pecorino Romano cheese
- beaten egg
- panko breadcrumbs
- angel hair cooked to package instructions
- Marinara Sauce Recipe
Other Tips and Suggestions
- for seafood allergies use chicken or turkey breast
- other fish to use: Chilean Sea Bass, Haddock, Tilapia, Halibut, Snook, Redfish Snapper, Cod, Mahi Mahi
- use fresh tomatoes for best marinara sauce results
- frying: Heat the oil in a pan on the stovetop. Fish must be dipped in egg and breadcrumb on both sides omitting the butter in the mixture. Fry fish in hot oil flipping once for around 4 minutes on each side depending on the thickness.
- air-fry: preheat the fryer to 400 degrees. Spray the basket with cooking oil. Air fry the fish for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily
Other Favorite Seafood Recipes
Pan-Seared Sea Bass Medley
Seafood Medley
Stuffed Shrimp and Crab Flounder
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Fish Lovers!
This easy-baked panko-crusted fish is really a delicious meal with the addition of sauce and pasta.
If you love a crunchy coating baking this fish is so much healthier and the sauce compliments this dish.
Of course, you can always substitute another meat you like instead of fish but for all my seafood lovers out there this will be perfect for your recipe collection!
Yield: 6
Baked Panko Crusted Fish with Marinara Sauce
A delicious panko-crusted baked fish with sauce and angel hair pasta
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min
Ingredients
- 4 filets of meaty firm fish blotted dry with paper towels see notes for suggestions
- 1 1/2 cup Italian flavored Panko breadcrumbs
- 2 minced cloves of garlic
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (add to the breadcrumbs)
- 2 eggs beaten
- cooking oil spray or olive oil
- Marinara sauce Homemade or your favorite store-bought
- 1 lb or your favorite pasta cooked to package instructions drained then tossed in 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 cup pasta water, salt and pepper to taste
- Garnish: 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley, more grated cheese and red pepper flakes if desired
Instructions
- First, make the homemade marinara sauce, or if you're using store-bought just place it in a pan to keep warm.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Set up a breading station with beaten eggs and Italian panko breadcrumbs with added Parmesan cheese.
- Dip the fish into the egg then panko breadcrumbs, back into the egg and breadcrumbs unless you want less coating we do ours twice.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, minced garlic on each piece
- Place on an oil sprayed baking sheet., spray the top with cooking oil or drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake until the fish starts to get brown and crispy for 14 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees depending on the thickness of the fish.
- In the meantime, while baking the fish, cook the pasta of choice to the package instructions.
- Heat the sauce.
- Serving: Place the fish on a bed of angel hair, top with marinara, and add garnish suggestions.
Notes
Other Tips and Suggestions
- for seafood allergies use chicken or turkey breast
- other fish to use: Chilean Sea Bass, Haddock, Tilapia, Halibut, Snook, Redfish Snapper, Cod, Mahi
- use fresh tomatoes for best marinara sauce results
- frying: Heat the oil in a pan on the stovetop. Fish must be dipped in egg and breadcrumb on both sides omitting the butter in the mixture. Fry fish in hot oil flipping once for around 4 minutes on each side depending on the thickness.
- air-fry: preheat the fryer to 400 degrees. Spray the basket with cooking oil. Air fry the fish for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily
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Other Favorite Seafood Recipes
Drunken Smoked Salmon
Barbecued Salmon
Lemon Dill Salmon
