Looking for a simple seafood dinner? This recipe for Baked Lemon Butter Flounder is your answer!
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My mama recently had a good friend to gift her with an entire cooler full of fresh, local flounder and she was nice enough to share a few with me. I hadn’t eaten flounder in forever!
What’s even better is that this recipe easily comes together in under 30 minutes. SCORE.
The butter sauce is a simple mixture of melted butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, fresh minced garlic and dried dill. Not a lot of ingredients but definitely packs a punch of flavor!
My flounder fillets were around 4 ounces each, so be sure to adjust your cooking time based upon the weight and thickness of your fillets. Enjoy!
PrintBaked Lemon Butter Flounder
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Zest from 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill
- 5 (4-ounce) flounder fillets
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 small lemon, thinly sliced (optional)
- Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
- Spray a large baking dish or rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the melted butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and dill.
- Rinse flounder fillets and pat dry. Place in baking dish and season with desired amount of salt and pepper.
- Evenly drizzle butter mixture over flounder fillets. Top with lemon slices, if desired.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes, then broil on high for 3-4 minutes. Fish is cooked when it flakes easily with a fork.
- Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley, if desired.
Notes
Inspired by Cooking Light
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Janna
wow perfection. first time cooking flounder, this recipe is amazing. Will do this again.
Summer
Very simple and very good! Thank you!
Jimmeeh
Basic, simple, and delish!!
Rachel
Easy to make and delicious!
Gary
Great recipe. Everyone loved it. For a healthy change put olive oil in place of some of the butter and drizzle the butter lemon mix over top. Thanks.
Amy
Thank you so much, Gary – So glad to hear you and everyone loved it! 🙂
Drew
Really good….easy to make and so moist and tasty
Amy
Thank you, Drew! So glad you enjoyed it!
Karen
My go to recipe for flounder from COSTCO. Everyone asks for it when I go on my bi weekly stock up for our family of 6 working from home. Even our 3 yo granddaughter asks for seconds.
Brittany
Made tonight and it was delicious!
Jewlee Seidl
Made this tonight ! Love the butter sauce it pairs well with broccoli . I will be making this dish again.