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Easy to Make Fish Tacos – Healthy Fish Taco Recipe with Cod Fillets

By Lori, Last updated on April 10, 2021
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I am an east coast transplant who now lives in Southern California. When I first moved here and tried Mexican food, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I ate burritos almost every day for months until my clothes didn’t fit!

If you have never made them, this fish tacos recipe is super easy!

Easy to Make Fish Tacos recipe from More with Less Today

I’ve learned to make lightened up versions of my favorite Mexican food at home without sacrificing flavor. We love Taco Tuesday and I love to serve different types of tacos. You may also enjoy these taco recipes.

We invite friends and family over almost every weekend to hang out or watch sports and my easy to make, lightened-up fish taco recipe is a crowd favorite.

Now that I’m an Angelino, I have also fallen in love with our sports teams. Our family follows the Angels, the Dodgers, the Kings, the Rams, and the USC Trojans. Fish Tacos on a game day buffet

Fish tacos are the perfect recipe for game days. They are wildly popular in Los Angeles and they are so easy to make at home.

Some fish taco recipes use fried fish dredged in a batter (those are delicious) but you can grill, broil or bake the fish for a lightened up version which is just as tasty. I recommend cod, mahi-mahi, tilapia or halibut, but any mild fish will work. Use fresh limes, hot sauce or salsa in place of heavy sauces. The fish tacos are so tasty that they don’t need much else.

cod fillets and tortillas for fish taco recipe

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Easy to Make Fish Tacos – Healthy Fish Taco Recipe with Cod Fillets

Ingredients

1/4 cup oil

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

24 ounces of mild fish fillets

1 package flour tortillas

2 cups chopped red cabbage

1 cup fresh cilantro

1 half fresh lime

Hot sauce

Tortilla chips 

spices for fish taco recipe

Add cinnamon, nutmeg, paprika, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl and mix well.

adding cumin to fish taco recipe

Stir into the oil.

marinade for fish tacos recipe

Spray a shallow baking pan with cooking spray and place fish onto the pan.

Pour marinade over fish and let it sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

cooking the code for fish taco recipe

Remove and broil the fish (about 4″ from the flame) for 3-5 minutes or until the fish is flaky.

Once the fish is cooked, you can place the tortillas in foil and put them in the warm oven for just a few minutes to heat them. Tortillas served warm are best for full flavor.

squeezing a lime on cod fish for fish tacos

Drizzle with freshly squeezed lime juice.

adding ingredients into a flour tortilla for fish tacos

Divide the fish and place on the tortillas. Assemble the tacos with your toppings; cabbage, fresh cilantro, and hot sauce to taste.

rolling fish taco ingredients into a flour tortilla

Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas are the perfect size and softness for fish tacos. They are a pantry staple because they are so versatile.

chips and salsa for a sports themed party

Don’t forget the chips!

Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos

I love to serve different types of tacos. This fish tacos recipe is super easy.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 24 ounces of mild fish fillets
  • 1 package flour tortillas
  • 2 cups chopped red cabbage
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1 half fresh lime
  • Hot sauce
  • Tortilla chips

Instructions

Add cinnamon, nutmeg, paprika, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl and mix well.

Stir into the oil.

Spray a shallow baking pan with cooking spray and place fish onto the pan.

Pour marinade over fish and let it sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Remove and broil the fish (about 4″ from the flame) for 3-5 minutes or until the fish is flaky.

Once the fish is cooked, place the tortillas in foil and put them in the warm oven for just a few minutes to heat them.

Drizzle with freshly squeezed lime juice.

Divide the fish and place on the tortillas. 

Assemble the tacos with your toppings; cabbage, fresh cilantro, and hot sauce to taste.

© Lori
Category: Entertaining
Mission® Tortilla Chips Strips are the perfect accompaniment for fish tacos and for the big game. They are made from four simple ingredients, plus they are certified gluten-free.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Mission®. All opinions are entirely my own.

 

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Comments

  1. Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says

    January 2, 2018 at 12:47 pm

    Those look delicious. I’m a big fish taco fan, but I’ve never found a recipe that worked for me. I have to give this one a try.

  2. Nancy at Whispered Inspirations says

    January 2, 2018 at 1:53 pm

    My husband is obsessed with fish tacos, so this would be perfect to surprise him with. Thanks for the recipe.

  3. Joely Smith says

    January 2, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    We use Mission tortillas in our home too! Can you believe I have never had a fish taco!?

  4. Mary Edwards says

    January 3, 2018 at 6:22 am

    Perfect for our Playoff party this weekend. I’m not thinking we will make it to the superbowl..but if so-we will make it there too lol!

  5. Melissa Dixon says

    January 3, 2018 at 6:36 am

    That looks really yummy! We love taco night! I have never tried fish tacos though I think we should give it a go, we have a freezer full of fish!

  6. Mimi Green says

    January 3, 2018 at 7:52 am

    Yummers! We eat tacos weekly, conversely, we also eat salmon weekly. lol I love the Mission brand, I just the tortillas and the nachos. Making homemade nachos is my new favorite thing.

  7. wendy polisi says

    January 3, 2018 at 12:14 pm

    They are so tasty and healthy! They are sure to be gobbled up on game day.

  8. Cyn Gagen says

    January 3, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Those look so yummy and so healthy. I really wish I could eat them but I have a fish allergy.

  9. HilLesha says

    January 4, 2018 at 1:18 am

    Thanks for sharing this recipe! My oldest son loves fish tacos, so I’ll definitely have to try this recipe sometime.

  10. Lynndee says

    January 4, 2018 at 7:48 am

    Oh my, this is making me drool! 🙂 I bet they don’t only taste amazing, they smell so good too.

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