Citrus Orange Roughy

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⏱ 30 mins 🍽 4-6 serving(s) 🏷 Orange Roughy

This recipe for citrus orange roughy is inspired by a dish from a popular restaurant. Orange roughy fillets are baked with a topping of tender onions cooked in butter, then glazed with a mix of orange and lemon juice. The fish is seasoned with garlic salt, lemon pepper, and parsley flakes before baking until it flakes perfectly. It's a simple yet impressive main course that serves four to six people.

Citrus Orange Roughy

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs orange roughy
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon parsley flakes

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 450 degrees.
  2. Arrange the orange roughy fillets in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
  3. Cook the sliced onion in butter in a separate pan until it becomes tender.
  4. Distribute the cooked onion mixture evenly over the fish.
  5. Combine the orange juice and lemon juice, then pour this mixture over the fish and onions.
  6. Sprinkle the garlic salt, lemon pepper seasoning, and parsley flakes over everything.
  7. Bake the dish without a cover for 15 to 20 minutes, until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
  8. If the baking dish is quite full, you may choose to cover it for the initial few minutes of the baking time.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium207600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryOrange Roughy
AuthorBarb W.