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Lemon-Dill Cod and Pasta Bake

Tender flakes of cod and pasta soak up a bright lemon, dill and caper herb broth with juicy cherry tomatoes and soft zucchini.

Lemon-Dill Cod and Pasta Bake

Ingredients

  • 1 lb500 gCod filletcut into 1.5-inch chunks
  • 10½ oz300 gPasta, dryshort shape such as penne
  • 12⅔ cups3,000 gWaterfor boiling the pasta
  • 2¾ cups600 gVegetable broth
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1 medium200 gZucchinidiced
  • 2½ tbsp20 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp1 gDried thyme
  • 1⅔ cups250 gCherry tomatoeshalved
  • 2½ tbsp20 gCapersroughly chopped
  • 1 cup sprigs10 gFresh dillchopped
  • ¼ cup chopped15 gFresh parsleychopped
  • 2 tsp4 gLemon zest
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, cook the pasta 3 minutes less than the package time, then drain.
  3. While the pasta cooks, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the onion and zucchini for 5 minutes until softened; add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
  4. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir 1 minute, then slowly whisk in the vegetable broth and thyme and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until lightly thickened.
  5. Take the skillet off the heat and stir in the capers, dill, half of the parsley, the lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and black pepper to make the herb broth.
  6. In the baking dish, toss the drained pasta and cherry tomatoes with the herb broth.
  7. Nestle the chunks of cod fillet into the pasta so they are partly covered by the herb broth.
  8. Cover with foil and bake 20 to 25 minutes, until the cod fillet flakes easily and reaches 145°F (63°C) and the pasta is tender.
  9. Rest 5 minutes, then scatter the remaining half of the parsley over the top and serve.

Contains: Fish, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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