Baked Cod with Chorizo & White Beans
This recipe follows the Spanish and Portuguese tradition of pairing mild white fish with full-flavored cured sausage—just a bit gives the whole dish a rich, smoky flavor. Make it a meal: Enjoy with steamed green beans and roasted potatoes tossed with thyme and coarse salt.
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
20 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1shallot, finely chopped
- 2ounces Spanish chorizo or turkey kielbasa, diced
- 1teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2cup dry white wine, divided
- 115-ounce can great northern beans, rinsed
- 1/2teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 1/4pounds cod, cut into 4 pieces
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallot, chorizo (or kielbasa) and thyme and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and 1/4 cup wine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are broken down and the wine is almost evaporated, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in beans and 1/4 teaspoon salt and remove from the heat.
- Sprinkle fish with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper; place in the prepared baking dish. Top each piece of fish with equal amounts of the tomato mixture (about 1/2 cup per fillet). Pour the remaining 1/4 cup wine into the pan and cover the pan with foil. Bake until the fish is just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve the fish with the sauce spooned over the top.
Tips
Chorizo, a spicy pork sausage seasoned with paprika and chile, is originally from Spain and is often used in Mexican cooking. Chorizo can be made with raw or smoked, ground or chopped pork.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (recipe makes 4 servings)
| Calories | 272.39kcal |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate Total | 17.5g |
| Total Sugars | 3.07g |
| Added Sugars | 0g |
| Fiber | 4.97g |
| Total Fat | 7.92g |
| Saturated Fat | 2.39g |
| Mono Saturated Fat | 3.65g |
| Cholesterol | 66.27mg |
| Sodium | 738.05mg |
| Protein | 31.22g |
| Potassium | 744.18mg |
| Calcium | 67.98mg |
| Chromium | 1mcg |
| Folate | 86.55mcg |
| Iron | 2.05mg |
| Magnesium | 56.27mg |
| Omega-6 | 1g |
| Trans Fatty Acid | 0g |
| Vitamin A | 735.95IU |
| Vitamin D | 53.64IU |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.31mcg |
| Vitamin C | 11.9mg |
| Vitamin E | 2mg |
| Zinc | 2.37mg |
| Phosphorus | 255.35mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.67mg |
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