If you love a good fish dish, you will love my Spicy Crab Topped Cod Fillets. With a lightly-spiced, crunchy topping, this recipe is sure to please even the fussiest fish eater. Plus it’s easy to adapt to your family’s taste and dietary requirements.
Fish is a really healthy choice, so my family and I eat a lot of it. Spicy Crab Topped Cod is one of our favourite recipes, but there are many other cod recipes that we enjoy. We also love shrimp recipes, and my Salmon and Broccoli Stir Fry is always a hit.
Spicy Crab Topped Cod
Looking for a quick and easy recipe that won’t heat up the kitchen too much? My Spicy Crab Topped Cod Fillets are ready in less than half an hour. All you need are some veggies to serve alongside. It’s great with some lightly stir fried cabbage with some frozen peas added just a couple minutes before the end of cooking, or just straight frozen peas are fine. Green beans work well too. You can do the vegetables while the fish is cooking, making this a great dish for entertaining. Feeling really hungry? Add some new potatoes, simply boiled and sprinkled with parsley, or lightly crushed.
Tips for Making Spicy Crab Topped Cod
I call this recipe Spicy Crab Topped Cod, but you can use any firm white fish you like. Fillets of haddock work very well, as do hake or pollack fillets. Choose whatever white fish is easily available, sustainably fished and suits your budget. Whatever white fish you choose, the topping will make it special.
You can easily double this recipe for entertaining, or if you have a larger family.
When it comes to the spice in this Crab Topped Cod recipe, how much chilli you use is up to you. Honestly, if your family doesn’t like spice, you can even skip it. When I first started making this recipe, my husband wasn’t into chillis, so I know for a fact it is very delicious without them.
This recipe is pretty healthy too. White fish and crab give you protein, iron, vitamins and minerals, without a lot of calories. It takes very little cheese to add a lot of flavour, and with only a tablespoon of breadcrumbs the recipe is low carb as well.
Need a Dairy or Gluten-Free Version of this Recipe?
If you are trying to avoid dairy, feel free to leave out the cheese topping. Or try using a vegan Parmesan style cheese. The breadcrumbs will still make the topping crunchy.
Need a gluten-free version of this recipe? Gluten-free breadcrumbs work just as well as Panko or ordinary breadcrumbs.
Spicy Crab Topped Cod – Printable Recipe
Spicy Crab Topped Cod Fillets
Ingredients
- 3 cod or other white fish fillets
- 3.5 ounces prepared white crab meat
- 1 tablespoon finely sliced red pepper
- 2 spring onions, very finely chopped Spring onions are also known as scallions.
- 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs I use Panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ teaspoon finely chopped red chillis add more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh flat leaf parsley Or use about ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon celery salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely grated cheddar or Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C, 180°C for a fan oven).
- Place the cod fillets on a non-stick baking pan, or spray your pan with a little olive oil and put the cod fillets on top. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir the crab meat, red pepper, scallions, breadcrumbs, chilli, parsley, celery salt and pepper together.
- Use one-third of the mixture to top each of the cod fillets, lightly pressing and mounding the mixture over the top of the fish.
- Sprinkle each cod fillet with 1 teaspoon of the grated cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the cod is cooked through, and the topping is lightly golden.
- Carefully remove from the baking sheet to dinner plates with a fish slice.
- Serve with your choice of green vegetables, and potatoes if liked.
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Comments & Reviews
Pauline Wiles says
Thanks for this cod suggestion, April. It’s definitely the complexity of recipe I’m happy to tackle on a weeknight. Pinned with pleasure.
April Harris says
Thank you so much, Pauline, and a special thank you for pinning too!
Mother of 3 says
That sounds delicious! Summer is the perfect time for mixing up some seafood dishes too. Pinned.
April Harris says
Thank you, Joanne, and thank you so much for pinning as well!
Miz Helen says
The topping for your delicious cod fillets looks so delicious! Hope you are having a wonderful week and thanks so much for posting with Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
April Harris says
Thank you so much, Miz Helen! I hope your week is going well too 🙂
Leslie says
I love crab meat! Your recipe sounds delicious and easy! I’ll be making it soon (with gluten free bread crumbs of course)!
April Harris says
I’m so glad you like the sound of the recipe, Leslie. It really is easy, and so delicious – I find myself making it again and again! I like that it’s easy to make it gluten free as well 🙂
Jeremy says
Oven temp would be helpful information. Otherwise the recipe sounds good and I am making this tonight. Let’s hope what I set the oven at makes it work 😋
April Harris says
My sincere apologies for the omission, Jeremy. I do proof read my posts but occasionally something slips past me! The oven temperature should be 375°F. I hope you enjoyed the recipe despite my omission! I’m really grateful you brought this to my attention 🙂
LISA says
love this recipe! thanks for sharing .
April Harris says
Thank you so much, Lisa!
LISA says
We regularly have fish on the dinner menu! This one is definitely going to be on repeat! Loved it!
April Harris says
I’m so glad you like it, Lisa! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Cindy Mom, the Lunch Lady says
This looks absolutely wonderful and uses ingredients I usually have on hand. Love that!!
April Harris says
Thank you, Cindy! I forgot to say that if you didn’t have fresh crab I’m sure canned would work as well 🙂
Alexandra says
Looks delicious! Fish is one of my favorite things for lunch (since my husband is at work, and he doesn’t like fish). I don’t do spicy well, but looks easy enough to leave the spicy elements off. Yum!