You will enjoy these delicious Garlic Parmesan Rockfish fillets, coated in well-seasoned bread crumbs & baked until flaky. Only 10 minutes prep time!
A couple years ago, my husband and I discovered rockfish, also known as Pacific Snapper. My husband brought some fillets home from the fish counter at our local grocery store. Since neither of us had tried rockfish before, I had to figure out WHAT to do with it.
Long story short… I found a great recipe, made it, and we loved it! Since that time, I’ve used this mild tasting fish in several recipes, including a few which are mentioned at the bottom of this post. NOTE: The recipe as written makes 4 servings. I cut the recipe in half (for myself and my hubby), so my photos will reflect that!
The recipe I am sharing today is one I found on the internet, and it does not disappoint! This rockfish recipe is really easy to prepare, and tastes delicious! It’s a perfect meal on a busy day, because it has minimal prep, and then into the oven it goes! Here’s how to make it!
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Prepare The Rockfish Fillets
Season the rockfish fillets on both sides with a little bit of salt and pepper. **Don’t forget to preheat your oven to 425° F. at the same time!
Prepare Bread Crumb Coating For Garlic Parmesan Rockfish
The next thing you need to do is prepare the seasoned bread crumb topping that will cover the fish. This step is quick and EASY! I was able to use some of my homemade bread crumbs in this recipe, but any plain bread crumbs will do.
Place grated Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, minced garlic, and lemon zest, and a pinch or two of salt and pepper onto a large plate. Combine these ingredients well, and then you’ll have seasoned bread crumbs, ready for the rockfish. Spread them out evenly on the plate.
Cover Fish Fillets With The Bread Crumb Coating
Place one fillet at a time on top of the bread crumb topping, and coat the bottom with crumbs, then turn and coat the other side. This is called “dredging” the fish. Use your fingers to help press the bread crumb coating onto the fish.
When done, repeat with the other pieces of fish. If there is any of the bread crumb mixture remaining, press it onto the fish fillets.
Drizzle 2 Tablespoons of olive oil onto a baking sheet. Place the crumb-coated garlic parmesan rockfish onto the oiled surface. Leave a little space between each of the fillets. Drizzle each fillet with the remaining olive oil, and the lemon juice. Once that step is completed, the garlic parmesan rockfish fillets are ready to bake!
Bake The Garlic Parmesan Rockfish
Bake the garlic parmesan rockfish at 425° F. for approximately 20 minutes. When done, the fish should be golden brown, and should flake easily (with a fork). Remove from the oven, and transfer the fish with a spatula to each plate, for serving.
If desired, garnish the fish with parsley and a thin lemon slice, and serve! We enjoyed our garlic parmesan rockfish served on top of rice, with sautéed green beans (from our garden), fresh corn, and a slice of sweet, cold watermelon on the side! YUM!
We really did enjoy this meal, featuring garlic parmesan rockfish. My hope is that maybe you will be inspired to try this simple dish, and make it for those you love! Have a blessed day!
Looking For More ROCKFISH Recipes?
You can find all of my seafood recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page. A few rockfish recipes you might be interested in include:
- Panko Crusted Rockfish
- Cornmeal Spice-Crusted Rockfish
- Grilled Fish Tacos with Baja Sauce
- Pan-Seared Rockfish with Fresh Herbs
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Original recipe source: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a26595710/garlic-parmesan-baked-flounder-recipe/
You will enjoy these delicious Garlic Parmesan Rockfish fillets, coated in well-seasoned bread crumbs & baked until flaky. Only 10 minutes prep time!
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil , divided use
- 4 rockfish fillets , approx. 5 ounces each
- salt and pepper , to season fish
- ½ cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- parsley and lemon slices (optional) , for garnish
Preheat oven to 425° F. Drizzle 2 Tablespoons of olive oil onto a baking sheet, and set aside.
Season the rockfish fillets on both sides with a little bit of salt and pepper.
Place Parmesan, bread crumbs, garlic, lemon zest, and a pinch or two of salt and pepper onto a large plate. Combine ingredients, and spread them out evenly on the plate. Place one fillet at a time on top of the mixture, and coat the bottom with crumbs, then flip and coat the other side. Use your fingers to help press coating onto fish. When done, repeat with other pieces, using all the crumb mixture.
Place rockfish onto oiled baking sheet., leaving space between each fillet. Drizzle each piece with remaining olive oil, and the lemon juice.
Bake fish at 425° F. for approx. 20 minutes. When done, the fish should be golden brown, and flake easily with a fork. Remove from oven; transfer fish with a spatula to plates, for serving. Garnish each fillet with parsley and a lemon wedge, if desired. Serve, and enjoy!
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Do you think it would be okay to use panko breadcrumbs instead of regular breadcrumbs?
thanks
Sure… don’t think that would be a problem at all! Have a great day!
Very tasty! This recipe will officially be used all the time! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for your note, Gina. Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
We received rockfish in an order and tried this recipe. It was fantastic and quick for an evening after work and school. Will be making this again!
Just note for myself, it cooked half the time in our oven (probably the size of the filets).
Thank you!
Big big hit! Loved it. Didn’t change a thing.
Wow, made this for our dinner tonight and there was nothing left over, we all licked our plates, this recepi is a keeper, thank you so much for sharing. x
Had halibut from our Alaskan fishing trip. Used it since the rock fish is long gone! It was sooo good! I only had half a lemon so used lemon pepper bread crumbs..
Will use tis recipe again with whatever white fish I have. Took advise from other reviewers and cut the time by 9 minutes. Just fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
The recipe was great, easy and quick! It gave the rockfish a very light taste. I followed the recipe closely except I have a clear preference for Pecorino/Romano cheese whenever a recipe calls for Parmesan. Also my two filets were each about 9 oz, so I used the entire breading etc for the two filets.
I’m glad you enjoyed the rockfish, Judy! Thanks for your note… and Happy New Year!
I’ve made this twice already! It’s delicious and very easy to make. I plan to try this recipe with other types of fish as as well. Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it, Teri! Have a great day.
Excellent! Wanted to make hubby seafood for dinner, went to the store intending to buy some King crab – HA! Not at $60 a pound – not just gas that’s gone nuts! I bought some clams and two big Rock Fish fillets instead. Steamed the clams with butter, garlic, mushrooms, white wine, served that first. For the Fish, I usually just cook it in a cast iron pan with butter & garlic, but wanted something fancier to make up for no crab. This recipe was absolutely perfect! My hubby has to have tartar sauce or some sauce on fish so I made a quick Alfredo sauce for the fish and served it with jasmine rice covered with the sauce & some green onions and roasted beets. My favorite new recipe for rock fish! Thank you so much!
Awesome… so glad you enjoyed the rockfish! Have a great day, Liz!
can you make this ahead of time?
I’ve never tried making it ahead of time. Not sure how the topping would stand up (and not get soggy). Let me know if you try it, and what the results are, because I am curious, too.
I rarely comment, this recipe was so flavorful. Used the extra bread crumps on veggies as well. Fantastic The combo of lemon and Parmesan is so light with a great blend with fish
So glad you enjoyed the dish, Seanna! Have a great day.
I love the recipe but being an advid fisherman who has caught them both, Rock Cod and Red Snapper are two different types of fish. But both are very good, though Red Snapper had a stronger fish taste in my experiance.
Can we print.? I want to make it again.
Yes… there is a printable recipe cad at the bottom of the post.
My husband and I BOTH agreed that this was the best fish dish we have ever eaten. I was fresh and crunchy and not too heavy like some toppings are . This is FABULOUS !!!!! Thank you so much.We are going to make it for company and try other mild fish besides Rockfish. GOSH this was good.
So glad you enjoyed it, Jane! Thanks for letting me know!
This was my first time cooking Rockfish so I needed a good recipe. This did not disappoint. My family really liked the crust. Next time I will try someone’s suggestion to use Old Bay instead of salt and pepper to season the fish.
Do you have Airfryer Recipes?
For Rockfish or other fish?
Barb: I used this recipe and cooked 2 pieces of fish in a pie tin @ 390° for 10-11 mins. I have 3 shelves so I put only the bottom shelf in and 1 pie tin at a time. Two didn’t work well for me. Was YUMMY! My husband loves to put his fish into two flour tortillas with grated cheese, lettuce, tomatoes & salad dressing. Fish Tacos!Can’t miss😊
This was delish! We gave it 5 stars!
Great recipe, only change I’ll make next time will be reducing cooking time to ~15 minutes.
Delicious! Thank you for sharing it.
Glad you enjoyed it, Brenda! Have a great day.
I am not a cook and I made this tonight. I was supposed to cook over video with my sister and niece, but it got postponed. So easy and delicious. I added too much lemon juice, I had a big lemon, but my family still devoured it. Thank you for the last minute recipe!
Glad you enjoyed it, Jacki!
This was very good. I added butter instead of olive oil and no salt or pepper just a dash of old bay seasoning. Rockfish was new for us. Thanks for the recipe.
Jessica… thanks for the great tip. Glad you enjoyed the rockfish recipe. It has become one of our “go to” varieties of fish. Have a great day.