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Healthy Fish & Seafood Recipes

Find healthy, delicious fish and seafood recipes including crab, salmon, shrimp and tuna. Healthier recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

Make Healthier Fish Sticks

You can make these homemade fish sticks in about the same amount of time it takes to bake a box of the frozen kind- with a fraction of the fat.

Make Healthier Fish Sticks

Which Fish Should You Be Eating?

5 of the healthiest fish to eat (and 5 to avoid)

Which Fish Should You Be Eating?

How to Make Quick Shrimp Enchiladas

This healthy shrimp enchilada recipe offers a taste of coastal Mexican cuisine in an easy-to-make casserole for a fast dinner.

How to Make Quick Shrimp Enchiladas

Black Bean & Salmon Tostadas

"This was so simple and easy, and yet so delicious! This will definitely become a new favorite around my house." – gen813

Black Bean & Salmon Tostadas

Salmon-Stuffed Avocados

Air-Fryer Fish Cakes

Walnut-Rosemary Crusted Salmon

20-Minute Healthy Fish Recipes & Seafood Recipes

Busy weeknights call for fast dinners. Seafood is a quick cooking protein and all of these recipes for tuna, salmon, cod shrimp and more come together in 20 minutes or less. Try these quick and healthy recipes for fish cakes, roasted salmon, shrimp scampi and poke bowls.

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Almond-&-Lemon-Crusted Fish with Spinach

Salmon & Escarole Packets with Lemon-Tarragon Butter

Seared Salmon with Green Peppercorn Sauce

Grilled Tuna Sandwich with Lemon-Chili Mayo

Healthy Recipes for Fish & Lemon

Some ingredients naturally go perfectly together; fish and lemon are one of these combinations. Citrus brings out the mild flavor of fish and seafood with its subtle sourness. A squeeze of lemon can give you the right amount of tang in healthy fish recipes without masking other flavors. Try our Almond-&-Lemon Crusted Fish with Spinach or Salmon & Escarole Packets with Lemon-Tarragon Butter for a delicious fish dinner.

Salmon with Toasted Israeli Couscous

Halibut Packets with Mushrooms & Polenta

Prosciutto-Wrapped Shrimp with Arugula Salad

Grilled Redfish with Andouille & Shrimp Couche Couche

Healthy MyPlate-Inspired Fish Recipes

These delicious fish recipes make it easy to eat healthfully and in line with the USDA's MyPlate Guidelines. These healthy recipes meet the MyPlate guidelines for calories, portion size, sodium, saturated fat and added sugars. To make these recipes part of a complete meal, please refer to our serving suggestions included with the recipe.

EatingWell Fish Sticks

Crispy Cod Sandwich

Baked Fish Tacos with Avocado

Baked Popcorn Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce

Fish & Seafood Recipes for Picky Eaters

If you want to eat more fish, but don't really love it, or if you have a fish hater or your hands, give these healthy fish recipes a try. For non-fish eaters, cook up some white fish, that's milder in flavor than salmon. Or make your own fish sticks for a healthy dippable option kids will love.

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Greek Tuna Casserole

One-Pot Pasta with Tuna

Pressed Tuna Sandwich (Pan Bagnat)

21 Dinner Recipes to Make with a Can of Tuna

Take canned tuna and turn into a healthy, delicious dinner. These recipes elevate this popular, affordable fish by adding fresh vegetables and pasta to create a nutritious dinner. Recipes like Quick Tuna Burgers and Greek Tuna Casserole are filling, well-rounded and the perfect way to utilize your pantry staples.

Grilled Fish with Peperonata

Mussels with White Beans & Tomatoes

Crispy Panko-Parmesan Baked Shrimp

Panko- & Parmesan-Crusted Baked Scallops

33 Seafood Sunday Dinners Perfect for Summer Nights

For Sunday dinner this week, try one of these seafood recipes. These recipes highlight fresh seafood like salmon, crab and mussels, which pair well with summer produce like corn and tomatoes. Recipes like Grilled Fish with Peperonata and Speedy Crab Cakes are bright, healthy and perfect for warm summer nights.

Clam Pizza Fra Diavolo

This recipe unites two East Coast favorites: white clam pizza from New Haven and the spicy fra diavolo sauce made famous in New York. Jarred Calabrian peppers heat it up and two-ingredient pizza dough makes it easy.

Fish Nuggets with Seasoned Sweet Potato Wedges

Frozen fish sticks get a makeover with this recipe for oven-baked fish nuggets. To give them that irresistible deep-fried crunch, we rely on panko breadcrumbs with their lighter, flakier texture.

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Black Bass Packets in Curry-Coconut Broth

Tender blanched Savoy cabbage leaves make a wrapper for the bass and julienned vegetables. The packet traps the steam inside to keep the fish moist while it cooks and makes for a stunning presentation when nestled into the broth.

Sweet & Sour Braised Halibut

Pairing sweet and savory is common in Sicilian cooking. Here, sherry, a fortified Spanish wine, rather than Sicily's own Marsala wine, provides sweetness. In the past, without any regulation, the quality of Sicilian Marsala was poor, so some cooks used the Spanish wine. Today Sicilian Marsala is more reliable. Use either for this stew.

Wonton Soup with Shrimp, Mushrooms & Brussels Sprouts

Wontons for a weeknight dinner? They're faster to make than you might think--no frozen wontons required! We used wonton wrappers from the grocery store to cut down on prep time. For the filling, we added fall veggies--Brussels sprouts and umami-rich mushrooms--for a flavor and texture boost.

Shrimp Salad with Peanut Dressing

Using applesauce in the peanut dressing lends a sweet, tart flavor that pairs wonderfully with shrimp.

Sheet-Pan Salmon with Sweet Potatoes & Broccoli

The vibrant combo of cheese, cilantro, chili, and lime--inspired by Mexican street corn--makes this salmon sheet-pan dinner burst with flavor.

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Greens-&-Gruyère Mini Quiches

This mini quiche recipe uses classic Provençal flavors--garlic, oil-cured olives, anchovies, caramelized onions--to season these very-green egg cups. They keep well, perfect for breakfast on the fly, but the flavors are sophisticated enough to serve for brunch. If you frequently make mini quiches, consider investing in silicone mini muffin tins; they make popping these out a dream!

Fried Flounder

This recipe from Mable Clarke, a South Carolina cook and activist, is the centerpiece for the monthly fish fry she started to save the Soapstone Baptist Church in her community. Juicy inside and crispy outside, it's what hundreds of people look forward to every month. Serve with lemon juice and a quick tartar sauce of mayonnaise, capers, relish and a touch of Tabasco.

Savory French Toast with Smoked Salmon

Forget the maple syrup and powdered sugar. Here, French toast gets a savory dinnertime makeover by fusing two brunch favorites. Slices of crusty French bread are dunked in mustardy egg custard and topped with red onion, smoked salmon, dill and a simple caper-cream sauce.

Spicy Salmon Sushi Roll-Ups

If rolling seems like too much work, serve these up as bowls. Chop up the nori to sprinkle on top.

Crispy Fish Taco Bowls

The adobo sauce in a can of chipotles lends earthy heat to the crema that tops these bowls. Don't toss out the unused peppers! Freeze them in an airtight container and pull them out to add to sauces, marinades or chili.

Creamy Pasta with Scallops & Brussels Sprouts

Pan-frying Brussels sprouts brings out their nuttiness, a flavor that pairs well with the rich bacon and creamy sauce here.

Lobster Roll Dip

This quick and easy summer appetizer turns all the simple flavors of a lobster roll into a warm and bubbling dip that's perfect for slathering on slices of baguette or fresh veggies.

Coconut Shrimp Curry with Instant Ramen Noodles

A splash of coconut milk and some curry powder elevate ordinary ramen soup into a memorable bowl of noodles. Add protein with cooked shrimp or cubed tofu and a pop of freshness with cilantro and lime juice. To cut back on sodium, look for ramen varieties with less than 600 mg sodium per serving or use less of the seasoning packet.

Salmon with Chopped Tomatillo Salad

We made this chopped salad with pico de gallo in mind. Tangy tomatillos add fresh crunch to the classic mixture of tomatoes, cilantro and onion to brighten up this broiled salmon recipe.

Salmon Caesar Salad

This easy Caesar salad subs creamy Greek yogurt and buttermilk for the traditional egg yolks and olive oil and mixes in mildly bitter radicchio in addition to classic romaine. Using just a small amount of flavorful Parmigiano-Reggiano shaves calories and sodium too.

Garlic Butter-Roasted Salmon with Potatoes & Asparagus

This spring-produce-packed one-pan meal makes a healthy and satisfying weeknight dinner. Melted garlic butter coats the salmon and vegetables, adding depth of flavor and richness to the dish.

Grilled Salmon with Sweet Peppers

It may seem counterintuitive to start the fish skin-side up. But when you flip it, the fish skin captures the juices as it finishes cooking for extra-flavorful results. Serve with chimichurri sauce (see Associated Recipe).

Easy Shrimp Tacos

These easy shrimp tacos are inspired by the seafood tacos in Baja California.