Breaded Fish – Fish Sticks Recipe (Baked)

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This recipe is for breaded, oven-fried, breaded fish or breaded fish sticks baked on a sheet pan. It includes the breading for the fish recipe which can be made quickly. This is easy to make and delicious! The steps are easy for breading the fish for baking and making fish sticks.

Are you looking for a fish recipe? Meatless Monday recipe? Sheet pan recipe? Or a recipe for the Lent season. This recipe ticks many boxes – it’s easy to make, anyone who loves fish sticks will enjoy eating it, and the clean-up is easy. Win, win!

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Breaded Fish

For this fish dinner idea – I made sheet pan fish sticks using cod fish. For optional fish cuts, you can use tilapia, halibut, or other types of white fish (boneless, skinless). Honestly, I never get tired of easy dinners. At the end of the post find our favorite fish dinners and a few other sheet pan dinner ideas.

Baked Breaded Cod

Ingredients

• 1-1-1/2 lbs of Cod Fish
• 1 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
• 1/2 cup of Flour (Gold Metal)
• Salt, Pepper, Garlic (I like using this McCormick’s all-seasoning blend. It includes all 3 seasonings.)
• Garlic Powder
• Paprika
• Non-Stick Spray (Pam)
• Olive Oil
• Butter (melted)
• 2 eggs
• Milk of your choice

Garnishes

• Lemons
• Tartar Sauce

Helpful kitchen supplies and tools for this recipe

You will need a sheet pan with a higher edge. I just used my Wilton sheet pan. Aluminum foil makes clean-up easy! I like to line my sheet pan. And a cooking spatula or tongs. A fork and two bowls.

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Or making a grocery list? Add these ingredients to your Target grocery list and Target cart. I hope this makes cooking this dinner easier for you! – Progresso Italian Bread Crumbs, Gold Metal Flour, All-Seasoning, Paprika, Pam Cooking Spray, Olive Oil, Butter, Milk of your choice (I used a little half and half that is what I had on hand), and Eggs. Lemons and Tartar Sauce.

Fish Sticks Recipe

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
2. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil, spray it with non-stick spray, and set it to the side.
3. In one bowl, crack the two eggs. Add a little milk. Whisk the egg and milk together.
4. Add 1/2 a cup of flour and 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs and combine them with a fork in the other bowl.
5. Sprinkle all the cut-up fish (on one side) with a coating of an all-seasoning blend and (additional) garlic powder.
6. Dip the fish one by one into the egg mixture (coating both sides). Coat them with the breadcrumb mixture (coating both sides). Repeat for each piece of fish. Adding the breaded fish to the prepared sheet pan.
7. Once the fish pieces are all breaded – sprinkle them with paprika. This will not only give it flavor but, give it a nice golden brown color.
8. Set the sheet pan with the breaded fish into the oven, and bake for 5 minutes. While they start to bake; melt 3-4 tablespoons of butter in a microwaveable bowl.
9. Carefully take out and pour the butter around the pieces of fish. I also added a little drizzle of olive oil around the fish.
10. Bake until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 145F degrees. (And the breaded fish is golden brown and crispy).

Recipe Notes

NOTE: Flip the baking fish halfway through the baking process. About 5-10 minutes after adding the butter. And finish baking them until the fish is cooked to the proper internal temperature (145F).

Cook Time May Vary Due To Oven Temperature, Altitude, And Thickness Of The Fish! Check the breaded fish when baking, and flip them halfway through. And use a cooking thermometer to gauge when the fish is fully cooked. This will ensure it’s tender and flaky inside and cooked to Food Safety standards.

Breading For The Fish Recipe

Of course, if you prefer to measure the seasonings and add them to the breadcrumb seasoning you can. I would recommend 2 teaspoons of all-seasoning, 1/2-1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 2 teaspoons of paprika to start. Since I sprinkled the seasonings on the fish this is only an approximate measure. Adjust to your liking.

You can use Panko instead of Italian bread crumbs. If you do, I recommend adding Italian seasonings to the breading mixture.

Sheet Pan Fish Sticks

What to eat with fish sticks?

Serve with your favorite vegetables, sliced lemon, and tartar sauce. Or ketchup for the kids.

Keeping it healthier? Options include green salad, green beans, stuffed artichokes, corn, and beet salad… Keeping it simple? Purchase a salad bag or salad kit and french fries. Or salad and sliced french bread. Rice or rice pilaf is always a good choice as a side dish.

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How to cut your fish up into fish sticks?

View this video tutorial for how to make fish sticks. Go to 8:13 into the video to see how to cut/slice the fish for fish sticks. He uses halibut, but it is the same for cod. The video also includes a homemade tartar sauce. If you want to make yours homemade.

The difference with my fish is some pieces were thicker and some thinner. I cut mine all to be similar thickness so they would be done at the same time.

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Yield: 4

Breaded Fish

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This recipe is for breaded, oven-fried, breaded fish or breaded fish sticks baked in the oven, on a sheet pan. It includes the breading for the fish recipe which can be made quickly. This is easy to make and delicious! Quick steps make it easy for breading the fish for baking and making fish sticks!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1-1-1/2 lbs of cod fish
• 1 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
• 1/2 cup of Flour (Gold Metal)
• Salt, Pepper, Garlic (I like using this McCormick’s all-seasoning blend.)
• Garlic Powder
• Paprika
• Non-Stick Spray (Pam)
• Olive Oil
• Butter (melted)
• 2 eggs
• Milk of your choice

Garnishes

• Lemons
• Tartar Sauce

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees

1. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil, spray it with non-stick spray, and set it to the side.
2. In one bowl, crack the two eggs. Add a little milk. Whisk the egg and milk together.
3. Add 1/2 a cup of flour and 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs and combine them with a fork in the other bowl.
4. Sprinkle all the cut-up fish (on one side) with a coating of an all-seasoning blend and (additional) garlic powder.
5. Dip the fish one by one into the egg mixture (coating both sides). Coat them with the breadcrumb mixture (coating both sides). Repeat for each piece of fish. Adding the breaded fish to the prepared sheet pan.
6. Once the fish pieces are all breaded – sprinkle them with paprika. This will not only give it flavor but, give it a nice golden brown color.
7. Set the sheet pan with the breaded fish into the oven, and bake for 5 minutes. While they start to bake; melt 3-4 tablespoons of butter in a microwaveable bowl.
8. Carefully take out and pour the butter around the pieces of fish. I also added a little drizzle of olive oil around the fish.
9. Bake until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 145F degrees. (And the breaded fish is golden brown and crispy). NOTE: Flip the baking fish halfway through the baking process. About 5-10 minutes after adding the butter. And finish baking them until the fish is cooked to the proper internal temperature (145F).
10. Serve with your favorite vegetables.

Notes

Recipe Notes

Cook Time May Vary Due To Oven Temperature, Altitude, And Thickness Of The Fish! Check the breaded fish when baking, and flip them halfway through. And use a thermometer to gauge when the fish is fully cooked. This will ensure it's tender and flaky inside and cooked to Food Safety standards.

• Of course, if you prefer to measure the seasonings and add them to the bread seasoning you can. I would recommend 2 teaspoons of all-seasoning, 1/2-1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 2 teaspoons of paprika to start. Since I sprinkled the seasonings on the fish this is only an approximate measure.
• You can use Panko instead of Italian bread crumbs. If you do, I recommend adding Italian seasonings to the breading mixture.
• Sometimes you don't get a piece of fish the same thickness. Cut the pieces to be a similar size in thickness.

The difference with my fish is some pieces were thicker and some thinner. I cut mine all to be similar thickness so they would be done at the same time.

What to eat with fish sticks?

Serve with your favorite vegetables, sliced lemon, and tartar sauce. Or ketchup for the kids.

Keeping it healthier? Options include green salad, green beans, artichokes, corn, and beet salad… Keeping it simple? Purchase a salad bag or salad kit and french fries. Or salad and sliced french bread. Rice or rice pilaf is always a good choice as a side dish.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

4
Amount Per Serving Calories 560Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 231mgSodium 862mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 3gSugar 6gProtein 63g

Not all nutritional information is always 100% accurate.

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