Favorite Baked Cod

Name: Favorite Baked Cod
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds cod fillets or haddock/scrod fillets, cut into 4-inch pieces; 1 3/4 cups cracker crumbs crushed (Ritz or Town House)...something buttery; 1/4 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated; 1/4 cup celery finely minced; 18 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 stick butter or margarine, melted; 3 tablespoons lemon juice or water; 15 ounces tomatoes, stewed, canned Italian style, drained and roughly chopped; 1 whole lemon cut into wedges (optional)

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Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds cod fillets or haddock/scrod fillets, cut into 4-inch pieces
1 3/4 cups cracker crumbs crushed (Ritz or Town House)...something buttery
1/4 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
1/4 cup celery finely minced
18 teaspoon garlic powder
1 stick butter or margarine, melted
3 tablespoons lemon juice or water
15 ounces tomatoes, stewed, canned Italian style, drained and roughly chopped
1 whole lemon cut into wedges (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
2

Spray shallow baking dish with vegetable cooking spray.
3

Sprinkle bottom of sprayed dish with the lemon juice or water.
4

Place fish fillets in dish; set aside.
5

In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients except the stewed tomatoes.
6

Spread mixture over the fillets.
7

Top evenly with the chopped stewed tomatoes.
8

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until fish is opaque and flaky, but not dried out.
9

Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.