21 Easy Fish Recipes You Can Make Again & Again (& Again!)
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Chicken might be “what’s for dinner,” but when we’re short on time or energy, we’re turning to seafood. It’s super-versatile, full of nutrients, and best of all, quick-cooking, so you can have lunch or dinner ready to go in no time at all. Check out these 21 easy fish recipes for ideas, then snag some shrimp or salmon—you’re just minutes away from a great meal.
We said it before, but it bears mentioning again—seafood is SO adaptable depending on your mood. Need a quick, high-protein lunch that’ll keep you full 'til dinner and won’t weigh you down? Our tuna salad (try it as a tuna melt too), our blackened shrimp bowls, our spicy tuna rolls (made easy with canned tuna!), or our fish taco bowls are just the thing. Need something that’ll feed your whole hungry crowd without sticking you in the kitchen for hours? Our oven-baked salmon, our salmon & potato skillet, our fish tacos, and our roasted red pepper shrimp linguine (made easy with store-bought peppers) will have everyone rushing to the dinner table. Seafood can also be so impressive and is the best thing to serve when you want to wow guests without much effort. Our miso butter cod, our garlicky lemon mahi mahi, our honey-garlic salmon, and our Tuscan butter shrimp are secretly easy and always wow a crowd.
Want even more easy recipe inspiration? Check out our favorite cheap & easy recipes, our top quick dinners, and our best 5-ingredient meals too.
Fish Tacos
The fish—we use cod, but any flaky variety, like tilapia, works—marinates in a mixture of lime juice, chili powder, and cumin that will become your standard. But the real gem of this recipe is the red cabbage slaw—don't skip it!
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Shrimp Stir-Fry
We could eat this Chinese food-inspired stir-fry every single night. Traditionally, stir-fry would be made in a wok over high heat, but a cast-iron skillet still works great here! We love that it's so simple to throw together yet full of so much flavor.
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Salmon & Potato Skillet
We love a hands-off dinner, and this salmon and potato skillet is just that. In just 45 minutes, you’ll have an easy, delicious, and filling meal that can be customized every time you make it.
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Garlicky Lemon Mahi Mahi
Beautifully flaky and tender when cooked, mahi mahi is the seafood dinner you should be making all year long. Our favorite way to prep it? Cook it on the stove with some fresh veg like asparagus, then smother it in a lemony butter sauce.
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Baked Salmon
This healthy baked salmon is the best way to feed a crowd. There's no skillet cooking at all—everything is oven-baked in foil, making prep and cleanup a breeze. We believe it might just be the best baked salmon recipe... ever.
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Tuscan Butter Shrimp
Paired with sweet cherry tomatoes and spinach, this saucy Tuscan butter shrimp dinner is ready to be served in less than 30 minutes.
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Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon
We could tell you everything we love about this honey-garlic salmon, but we think that the fact that this recipe was one of our top recipes of 2022 and an enduring, tried-and-true favorite of Delish readers speaks for itself.
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Garlicky Lemon Baked Tilapia
Tilapia has a very mild fish taste, and is a great way to get those non-fish eaters to love it. We cooked ours in plenty of butter, lemon, and garlic to make it bright and fresh and easy for everyone to enjoy.
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Miso Butter Cod
This is an easy and healthy dinner that's ready in just 40 minutes. The cod and bok choy roast together, keeping things simple, while a miso butter and sriracha sauce keep it from being boring.
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Tuna Salad
You CAN make deli-quality tuna salad right home, just the way you like it. Mayo, lemon juice, fresh dill, salt, and black pepper are precisely combined in this recipe to create a light, zingy dressing that comfortably coats the tuna without overwhelming it or turning the salad unacceptably gloppy.
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Fish Taco Bowls
Crispy fish and a creamy, spicy cabbage slaw are the base of these veggie-packed takes on everyone’s favorite taco. The sweetness from the diced mango and creaminess from cool avocado blends perfectly with the drizzle of a spicy crema, making this summer salad an instant staple.
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Roasted Red Pepper Shrimp Linguine
Creamy, smoky, and spicy, this comforting shrimp pasta is low effort, high reward. Thanks to store-bought roasted peppers, very little active cooking time is required. Though you totally could roast your own peppers, we actually preferred the jarred version rather than homemade roasted peppers while testing this recipe!
Air Fryer Salmon
For the fastest meal ever, turn to your air fryer. This salmon cooks in just 10 minutes and comes out perfectly tender and flaky on the inside with an amazing top crust. The sweet mustard topping takes it to the next level, but feel free to experiment with other toppings.
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Blackened Shrimp Bowls
Filled with whole grains, protein, and fresh veg, these are the perfect grain bowls if you're looking for an easy, healthy lunch or satisfying weeknight dinner to enjoy all summer long.
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Tuscan Butter Salmon
The tomato-and-basil cream sauce with a healthy dose of Parmesan here hits all the right flavor notes: rich and decadent, slightly sweet, and with a punch of umami. If we’re honest, this just might be our favorite take on Tuscan butter yet!
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One-Pan Salmon & Orzo
Not all great dinners need to be complicated to make. This one-pot meal makes cleanup a breeze, but it's real victory is how simple everything is from start to finish. A squeeze of lemon brightens the whole thing while the tangy feta keeps you going back in for more.
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Spicy Salmon Bowl
Spicy salmon is the perfect topper for a brown rice bowl. The rest of the components here are optional (though we are pretty partial to those quick pickled cukes), so feel free to get creative!
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Smoked Salmon Pasta
Smoked salmon pasta sounds really fancy, but the truth is, it's the easiest and fastest pasta we've ever made. It comes together in just under 30 minutes making it the perfect dish to whip up on a weeknight, but still good enough to impress your guests.
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Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Wraps
"Cilantro lime" is a flavor profile we never get over: It's got a kick from cumin, the tang from lime juice, and fresh zing from cilantro. You can let this shrimp recipe marinate for about 20 minutes to let the flavors meld, or don't—it'll be great no matter what.
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Spicy Tuna Roll
In restaurants, spicy tuna sushi rolls usually involve raw, sushi-grade fish, but to make things easier, this recipe uses humble canned tuna. 😍
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