Baked Red Snapper with Garlic Topping is an easy oven baked dinner recipe that is ready in just 20 minutes! These whole fish filets are seasoned with a little Cajun seasoning, parsley, and garlic sauce, then lightly breaded with breadcrumbs and drizzled with melted butter before baking.
When you are looking for a delicious weeknight dinner that will add some healthy and delicious fish to your diet, then this Baked Red Snapper with Garlic is exactly what you are looking for!
To make this recipe you will need Red Snapper Fish Fillets, butter, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, fresh parsley, chives, breadcrumbs, and parmesan cheese.
Where this baked red snapper recipe originated from
This recipe is courtesy of my longtime online friend Jamie. I have never met Jamie in person, our relationship is that of
When Grumpy and I were headed on our first ever cruise, Jamie agreed to share this recipe with my readers. As a result, It has turned out to be one of my top 10 visited recipes of all time on my blog! So, I thank Jamie enthusiastically for her contribution that continues to bring visitors to my site on a daily basis.
What is Red Snapper?
Red Snapper is a mild-flavored fish that has a meaty, firm texture. Due to this, you may enjoy it grilled, baked, broiled, blackened or fried. The recipe I am sharing today is a simple and delicious baked fish recipe. The bread topping and garlic butter sauce go so well with the fish.
Tips for a successful recipe
- Have all your ingredients in place before beginning assembly. Hence, this will make it easy to move from step to step smoothly.
- If your red snapper fillets are thin, reduce your cooking time. Begin checking your baked red snapper after being in the oven for about 7 minutes. You don't want to overcook your fish as it will dry it out.
- Don't be afraid to change the seasoning. If you are not into a spicy cajun seasoning, go ahead and use your favorite! Or, just omit the cajun seasoning, it will still be delicious!
- This recipe calls for fresh parsley. If you don't have this on hand it is easy to substitute dried parsley. Therefore, you may
substitute one teaspoon dried for the fresh.
What to serve with Oven Baked Red Snapper with Garlic Crumb Topping
Side dishes can always be a challenge when serving fish. Because this baked red snapper is a breaded recipe, I recommend a simple vegetable side such as Roasted Asparagus with Mushrooms or Balsamic Browned Butter Artichokes.
You may also want to serve this Garlic Mashed Cauliflower with Browned Butter Sauce or these Mashed Potatoes with Garlic and Chives!
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Baked Red Snapper with Garlic
Ingredients
- 8 ounces red snapper fillets about 2-3 fillets
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 4 drops Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp Creole or Cajun Seasoning
- ⅛ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 2 tsp minced fresh parsley
- 1 tsp snipped fresh chives optional
- 4 tbsp plain or seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese freshly grated optional
Instructions
- Place snapper fillets in a baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. In a skillet, melt butter with garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Creole/Cajun seasoning, pepper, parsley and chives, if using.
- Cook on low for 2 minutes to blend flavors. Brush both sides of fish fillets with the butter and herb mixture. Toss bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in the remaining butter mixture; sprinkle over the fillets.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes, depending on thickness of fillets, until fish flakes easily and is no longer translucent.
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I really like red snapper. Your photo looks mouth watering. It is nice to meet you Jamie.
Katy ~
I'm not a fish eater, but I would be VERY tempted to try this. It looks DELISH!!
Aggie
Wow that fish looks great Jamie! I am definitely trying this recipe. Great post!! 🙂
Hope you are having a great time on your cruise Shelby!
Debbi
This recipe is freaking amazing!!!! I have made this several times on all sorts of fish. This is definitely a keeper! Thank you!!!!!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Debbi, so glad you loved the recipe! Thank you! Shelby
Danielle
Mmm this looks delicious!
Mary
Made this tonight and it was delicious! I made a compound butter with herbs and lemon zest and served the fish with wild rice, great dinner, simple and scrumptious. My husband loved it and asked me to save the recipe to make again, thank you!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Mary, so happy to hear this. Thank you for coming back to rate the recipe! Shelby
Brie
Delicious! I made this last night and it was great. Will definitely make again. Might even double the butter sauce so that we have more to plate with the fish. I dunked every bite into the sauce!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Brie, so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you for coming back to review it! Shelby
Lynda
This looks realy, realy good...I'm always looking for new fish dishes! Thanks for posting this.
Ingrid
I've yet to try making snapper at home....you've convinced me that this must be changed asap! Great photos, looks really really !
~ingrid
Chef E
I love snapper, most any fish, and this preparations sounds really yummy, well the picture looks fabulous, thanks for guest blogging...
Megan
Banana french toast? Now where talking! Looks delicious!
Megan
Oops! wrong window open. Your not the french toast. But the fish looks great! Always looking for a great fish recipe. Great pictures too!
Amanda
Wow that looks fabulous!
Jamie
This is such a great way to prepare fish and simple, too. I would love this. Must try it!
Mrs. L
We're trying to get more fish into our diet and this sounds like a perfect recipe to try.
Creative One
Looks delicious Jamie. Great post!
pigpigscorner
I am so hungry now! The fish looks so juicy and the sauce is just amazing!
bobby
Sadly, I have never had red snapper before, this looks soo good though.
Bellini Valli
Nice to see you here Jamie with another delcious dish:D
HoneyB
Thank you Jamie! While you all were reading this Grumpy and I were enjoying Shrimp Fajitas, Pina Coladas, Sandy beaches and a pool party! 🙂
Maggie
This recipe is delicious!!! Just the right proportion of everything!! Thank you!!
Don
Finally someone who actually made it. Can't wait to try it
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Don, I hope you enjoy the recipe. I have actually made this also and we love it!
Rhonda
Thanks Jamie. I'm trying this recipe today.
Patty
I have never written a review for any recipes that I have tried off Pinterest. But I felt as though I had to write one of this recipe!!! Living on the Gulf of Mexico we get to catch our snapper fresh. My boyfriend took me fishing on Sunday and I caught a "Nice Size" snapper. So I wanted a different recipe than the normal grilling it. I made this last night, I'm sure I used WAY more garlic than you called for, but can you really ever have enough garlic. IT WAS DIVINE!!! I have printed the recipe and given to a few ladies here at work and I can not wait to make this again!!! Thank you for sharing. I look forward to trying many of your other recipes!!!
Betsy C
Oh my!! This was phenomenal! I was looking for a quick new way to prepare snapper and this was perfect. Of course in true busy weeknight fashion, I was out of one ingredient. I substituted feta for the Parmesan and had to use a gluten free bread crumb. It was divine!! This ones a keeper!!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Betsy, So happy you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for coming back to leave a review! Shelby
Dawn
This looks delicious. I was wondering if you could use swordfish or any other white meat fish in place if the red snapper?
Shelby
Yes, I believe any firm fish would work in this recipe. Thanks Dawn, I hope you enjoy if you try it!
Lisa McCormack
Thank you for this delicious recipe. It is truly mouth watering and so easy to make.
Tina
I found this to be pretty perfect. I started with a 1.3lb red fish filet. Mixed your ingredients exactly. Because of the size of the fish, turned the temp up to 425 and cooking time 20 minutes. It cooked beautifully! Maybe more salt next time, but that's just a personal preference. Perfect as is for company!
Shelby
So glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for letting us know!
Dria
Trying your recipe for the first time tonight so far it's looking great! Thanks
Shelby
Yay! Hope it turns out awesome for you! Be sure to let me know!
Erin Albright
My husband and daughter absolutely LOVED the fish I made using your recipe. Unfortunately, I had to use dried parsley and chives, but they perked up in the saucepan w/the butter. I also only had regular old powdered parmesan and panco breadcrumbs, so I used those as well. I can imagine how much more they will love it when I use all fresh ingredients. 😉
Thank you for this recipe! I had never baked fish successfully before, so I was grateful to find your recipe.
Shelby
Hi Erin! So happy this was a success for you! Thank you for letting me know!
Dan B
Use your recipe on snapper delicious it was awesome!
And much to my surprise it looked just like the picture. Lol very very good!!
Mare S
Excellent recipe: after eating it , it gave such a feeling of contentment with the delicious flavoring of the ingredients. It has become my top recipe for red snapper.
Shelby
So happy to hear this Mare! Thank you for stopping by and letting me know!
Tee
I usually leave snapper to the pros to cook. Ie restaurants. But I found this recipe after purchasing fresh red snapper and boy was it delish!
Shelby
Thank you so much for letting me know it turned out delicious for you!
W. Pollock
Absolutely Delicious. Simple directions.
Shelby
Thank you!
Beth
Hi Shelby! Just discovered this recipe. Q: Do you think we could leave off the bread coating without ruining the recipe?
Thanks - looks delicious!
Shelby
Absolutely, but I recommend the cheese if you can do that lol. The cheese does add flavor and is so yummy. I doubt you can ruin the recipe just by not using the bread. I hope you enjoy and let me know how it turned out!
Kat
This was beyond delicious. Thank you!
Andrea
Yummy! The snapper was moist and flavourful. This is now one of my go to' easy recipes. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Shelby
So happy it turned out well for you!
Andrea P.
Found this today and made it for my boyfriend and I. It turned out delicious and he kept telling me how tasty it was. This was easy and as the seasonings were melding with the butter in the pan, I could smell it was going to be delicious, and it did not disappoint! Thank you!
Shelby
Yay! So glad you and your boyfriend enjoyed this! Thank you for letting me know!
Karen
Just had this red snapper dish this evening. Turned out great. The thing is, though, that at 400°, I had to cook the 8oz. filets much longer. I put them back in the oven for an additional 12 minutes. The combination of ingredients was delightful!
Shelby
Hi Karen, thanks for posting! I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Gloria
This was soooo good, I'm telling anyone that will listen. I used the Panko crumbs and grated parmesan. I also put a crabmeat stuffing in it. It was a huge hit. Looking for a reason to do it again real soon. Guess what, I never write reviews. Thank you for sharing!
Shelby
Wow, thanks Gloria! So glad you left a review here and so happy you enjoyed the recipe! I hope you enjoy it over and over 🙂
Sue
This was delicious! Added some big prawns as well. Yum! Will definitely make this again.
Shelby
Hi Sue! Great idea to add the prawns! Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed the recipe!
Sharice
This was DELICIOUS! Thanks so much!
Shelby
Hi Sharice! Glad you liked the recipe! Thank you for stopping by to let me know. 🙂
Irene
Made this tonight for dinner, everyone loved it! So easy to make too! Definitely a keeper! Thanks for the recipe!
Shelby
Hi Irene, thanks for stopping back to let me know! Glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
Britt
Commenting about how a recipe looks is zero help with how it tastes!!! Thanks to the few people that have commented after actually cooking it.
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Britt, thanks for stopping by. I hope if you make the recipe that you will come back to review it!
Peggy
Your picture and ingredients look perfect. I had planned to fry my Redfish tomorrow but will try your Baked Red Snapper with Garlic instead.
I hope it works for me. You won't approve but I will serve with Fried Green Tomato as I just picked them from my garden today. I live on the Gulf Coast in South Texas and love Cajun spices.
Shelby Law Ruttan
Oh, I totally approve of the fried green tomato! We absolutely love them 🙂 I even have a Fried Green Tomato Eggs Benedict recipe here! Enjoy!
cheryl Shulock
I made the garlic and bread crumb red snapper for dinner the other night....I had 1 1/2 pound so I made 3x the recipe...maybe next time not quite so much butter but it was delicious!!! We had leftovers COLD for lunch the next day!!! Great recipe! Thanks for sharing
Shelby Law Ruttan
That's great! Thank you for sharing!
Lisa
This was a restaurant- quality dinner! We loved it! I increased the garlic to two cloves, used about 1/8 cup of chopped green onions, omitted the parsley (just because I didn’t have any on hand), doubled the Parmesan cheese and used Lemon Dill seasoning instead of Cajun. I will definitely make this fish dish again. It was superb!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Lisa! Thank you for letting me know! Shelby
Nick
Fairly simple, relatively quick and darn tasty.
Shelby Law Ruttan
Thanks Nick!
Carol
Thank you for posting such a lovely recipe! I am eating it right now and I'm very impressed. Since I'm a Keto person I switched the breadcrumbs for the equivalent in almond flour and I used a bit more garlic than you did, because I love it. I served it with mashed cauliflower and green peas and a spinach salad. Such a simple recipe but so delicious!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Carol, thanks for letting me know! So happy you enjoyed the recipe <3 Shelby
Star
Amazing! Restaurant quality! My new snapper go-to recipe! I rarely leave reviews because most online recipes are mediocre at best, but lady you deserve a culinary reward for this, lol!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Star, so happy you enjoyed the recipe and gave it a review! Thank you!Shelby
Melissa Lee
Excellent!! I am sooo happy with the flavor of this dish. It turned out better than I expected. I recently told my friend about it and she raved about it also. I am making it again tomorrow for my parents. The only substitute I made was using panko instead of bread crumbs.
I finally feel confident making fish for guests. Thank you ❤️
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Melissa, thank you so much for coming back to review the recipe. I'm so happy it turned out for you and your friend! Thank you again and I hope you try more recipes from my site! Shelby