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Main Dishes · No. 80

Cod Fish Tacos

This easy, healthy fish taco recipe is made with cod seasoned with a chili-lime cumin rub cooked in a skillet - no breading, no frying!

Serves 4Total time 30 min342 calories per servingMexicanDinner

Cod Fish Tacos
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Ingredients

Fish

  • 4 pieces 4 oz each skinless firm white fish such as cod, (or snapper fillet, mahi mahi), fresh is best, if frozen thawed
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoons lime chili seasoning, such as Tajin Classic

For The Sauce (make 1/2 cup)

  • 1/4 cup fat free Greek Yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1-2 tablespoons water, to thin
  • 3/4 teaspoon chili-lime seasoning salt, such as Tajin Classic
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

For The Slaw

  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup white cabbage, sliced
  • 1 cup red cabbage, sliced
  • 1/4 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 8 corn tortillas, charred on the open flame 30 seconds on each side
  • lime wedges, for serving

Method

  1. Season fish with salt, ground cumin and Tajin.
  2. Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to eat.
  3. Toss the slaw ingredients and keep cold.
  4. Place on preheated skillet and spray with olive oil, cook 4 to 5 minutes on each side until fish is just opaque and charred. Break up in large chunks.
  5. Char the tortillas over an open flame on the burner or in a skillet about 30 seconds on each side, stack on a plate covered with a towel to keep warm.
  6. Assemble tacos. Place slaw on the bottom of each tortilla, top with fish and drizzle with sauce, serve with lime wedges.

Notes

  • From the family list: about 30 min, ~342 cal, 35 g protein. Mild cod, lime, and slaw in tortillas.
  • Times from the recipe page: prep 20 min, cook 10 min, total 30 min.
  • 342 calories per serving, from the recipe page (yield as listed: 4 servings).
  • Recipe and photo from Skinnytaste (skinnytaste.com), by Gina Homolka. Saved for personal use.

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Source: Website by Gina Homolka (Skinnytaste) (original post)

Added 2026-10-04

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