Baked Cod Piccata with Asparagus Recipe

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It takes longer for the oven to preheat than it does to prepare this delicious, good-for-you dish. While it’s baking, I throw together a quick salad. —Barbara Lento, Houston, Pennsylvania

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Baked Cod Piccata with Asparagus Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
1/4 cup water
1 pound cod fillet, cut into four pieces
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt-free lemon-pepper seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons butter, cubed
2 teaspoons capers
Minced fresh parsley, optional

Directions

Place asparagus in an ungreased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish; add water. Arrange cod over asparagus. Sprinkle with lemon juice, lemon-pepper and garlic powder. Dot with butter; sprinkle with capers.
Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork and asparagus is tender. If desired, sprinkle with parsley. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 150 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 265 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Baked Cod Piccata with Asparagus in Taste of Home February/March 2013