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The cod recipes cooks save most on Pepper — air fryer fillets, crispy panko-baked cod, miso-glazed tacos, and lemony sheet-pan dinners that come together in under 20 minutes.

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Air Fryer Cod

Yes. Yes, you can in fact put fish in the air fryer. Actually, it’s probably best that you do.

12 min180 cal20g proteinServes 2416 saves

Kayla Menkes

Ingredients

1/2 lb Cod
1/2 Lemon
Olive oil
Garlic powder
Chicken seasoning

Instructions

1Cut your 1/2lb of cod into 2 pieces
2Coat cod in olive oil and seasoning
3Squeeze the lemon juice over the cod
4Cook in airfryer for 10 minutes at 400 degrees farenheit

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Why Cod Is the Weeknight Fish Cooks Reach For

Every top-saved cod recipe on Pepper takes advantage of the same trait — cod is mild, quick-cooking, and forgiving in ways salmon and tuna simply aren't.

Home cooks who cook it often stick to one rule: pull the fish the moment it flakes with a fork, which is usually 10 to 12 minutes in a hot oven or air fryer.

From there it takes on whatever you give it — panko and lemon, miso and lime, or a simple hit of olive oil and garlic.

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