Name: Amaretto Baked Cod Filets with Mushrooms
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 29 min
Cuisine: Italian, American
Ingredients: 4 Haddock or Cod Filet another kind of hearty white fish or use thin-sliced boneless chicken breast, turkey breast or boneless pork tenderloin cut around 1/2 inch thick; 1/2 cup of Italian flavored bread crumbs; 4 tablespoons of butter melted; 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup Amaretto liqueur; 1 clove minced garlic; 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt or to taste; 4 tablespoons chopped mushrooms for stuffing; 8 ounces of baby Bella chopped Mushrooms and leave 4 or 5mushrooms whole for baking around the pan; sliced toasted almonds; Garnish: a few tablespoons of freshly chopped Italian parsley (optional)

Amaretto Baked Cod Filets with Mushrooms has a nutty toasted almond with a splash of liquor baked in this gourmet tasting easy dish.

This cod is dressed with a breadcrumb garlic and mushrooms style topping!

If you're looking for a baked cod recipe that's easy a little sweet and crunchy this easy almond topped cod is delightful.

Seafood can be any hardy white fish you prefer and the milder tasting fish pairs well with the sweetness of the Amaretto drizzled on top!

If you loved baked cod we have a few more mouth-watering recipes like Baked Haddock with Scallop,s and Lemon, Baked Cod with Roasted Vegetables, and our Christmas Eve 7 Fish Favorites.

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Impress Your Guests with Mushroom Topped Baked Cod

This moist buttery-baked cod is a moist delicious alternative to all the lemon garlic recipes and perfect for that seafood lover's next dinner party.

I love the nutty sweetness from the almonds and try my homemade Amaretto on top, it really compliments this plain codfish.

The best thing about this baked cod recipe is you don't have to use seafood and can substitute other boneless alternatives.

mushroom topped cod with Amaretto and almonds stuffing

Other Fish and Vegetable Suggestions

flounder
halibut
haddock
thin sliced Mahi Mahi
any other thin white hardy fish will work also
for seafood allergies use boneless pork, chicken or turkey breast sliced around 1/2 inch in thickness
for mushroom allergies substitute:
sliced tomato
sauteed spinach chopped
sliced peppers
artichoke hearts chopped
sliced zucchini or yellow squash
chopped asparagus
use a different nut flavored liqueur

Some of the Ingredients You Will Need

cod fillets or chicken breasts filets
granulated and minced garlic
Amaretto (I make my own)
granulated garlic powder
butter
mushrooms
pepper
breadcrumbs
olive oil

Step By Step Instructions for Shrimp Stuffed Cod

Grease a baking dish
Preheat the oven
Mix the stuffing
Top the cod (or boneless chicken breast, turkey or pork with stuffing
Sprinkle with almonds
Drizzle with butter and wine
Bake for 20 minutes (Note: If substituting chicken cooking time will change to 30 minutes and the internal temperature must be 165 degrees in the thickest center.)
Drizzle with Amaretto

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Seafood Allergies

This topping can be used on different meats for folks allergic to seafood.

We have prepared this seafood dish with boneless thin-sliced chicken breasts or turkey breast however cooking time will change so please read the notes.

This is a wonderful recipe to add to your collection for any seafood or chicken lover.