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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

Beet & Shrimp Winter Salad

Easy Sauteed Fish Fillets

20-Minute Healthy Fish Recipes & Seafood Recipes

Healthy tuna recipes, salmon recipes, shrimp recipes and more quick and easy seafood recipes.

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.

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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.

Dilled Salmon & Asparagus Soup

This delicious salmon soup is a pleasing plethora of taste and texture. Roasted salmon and asparagus, delicious dill and fresh spinach form the base of the soup, and each bowl is served with a dollop of smooth sour cream, crunchy toasted rye croutons and cool, crisp cucumber pieces.

Quick Shrimp Puttanesca

Because refrigerated fresh pasta cooks much faster than dried pasta, this Italian pasta dish will be on the table lickety split! Puttanesca, traditionally made with tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovies and garlic, gets a makeover with shrimp for extra protein and artichoke hearts to boost the vegetable servings (and the fiber!). If you can't find frozen artichoke hearts, sub in drained canned artichoke hearts.

Salmon Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

An easy-to-make slaw served on the side of these salmon tacos makes for a filling and fast weeknight dinner. If you prefer more heat in these fish tacos, simply add a pinch or two of chipotle chili powder or cayenne with the chili powder.

Pressed Tuna Sandwich (Pan Bagnat)

This Provençal sandwich literally means "bathed bread" and gets its name from the juicy dressed vegetables piled liberally into a crusty loaf. This recipe is perfect for toting along to soccer games and concerts in the park. We suggest bringing plenty of napkins.

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Ginger Roasted Salmon & Broccoli

This quick Asian salmon recipe uses the sauce for both glazing the salmon and tossing with the broccoli. Serve over rice noodles or brown rice tossed with sesame oil and scallions.

Oven-Roasted Fish with Onion, Lemon, Fenugreek & Cilantro (Mahi-e Shekam Por)

Cooking whole fish is easy--most fish markets sell them already cleaned and butterflied with the backbone and rib bones removed. (If not, ask the fishmonger to do it for you.) Leaving the head and tail intact makes them easy to work with--and the presentation at the table is impressive. A flavorful stuffing made with tangy tamarind and aromatic herbs is a great foil for the mild fish.

Lemon-Chile Shrimp Skewers

Serve these zesty, lemony shrimp and vegetable skewers over hot rice for a complete meal.

Honey Mustard Salmon with Mango Quinoa

In this 30-minute dinner recipe, grilled, honey mustard-coated salmon is served with a tasty grain salad made with quinoa, mango, jalapeño and almonds.

Italian Ale Mussels

Serve this elegant dish garnished with fennel fronds with a side of grilled artisanal bread slices.

Honey, Asian Tuna & Pineapple Pasta

Because this Asian-inspired tuna and pasta dinner-for-four is ready in under 30 minutes, it's the perfect choice for any weeknight.

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Slow-Cooker Hot & Sour Soup

Complete with bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, this Asian-inspired soup beats take-out any time.

Garlic Shrimp over Teff

Teff is a grass seed native to Ethiopia that's high in fiber, calcium and protein. Enjoy its mild, nutty flavor in this recipe with garlic shrimp, sautéed spinach and toasted pine nuts.

Crab, Mushroom and Asparagus Crepes

Savory crepes stuffed with crab, white asparagus, and mushrooms will make an elegant statement at your next dinner party, especially if you drizzle them with truffle oil.

Creamy Seafood Soup with Basil

A stock reduction gives this creamy seafood soup a big burst of flavor. By using fat-free half-and-half--instead of tradional cream--we've significantly lightened up this soup.

Tuna Salad Spread

This healthy twist on tuna salad uses avocado and Greek yogurt in place of mayonnaise. Serve it on cucumber slices, butter lettuce leaves or whole-grain crackers.

Walnut-Rosemary Crusted Salmon

Salmon and walnuts are both great sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Pair this easy salmon recipe with a simple salad and a side of roasted potatoes or quinoa.

Slow-Cooker Clam Chowder

Plan to make this slow-cooker chowder recipe when you have a busy day at work. Put in just a few minutes of prep in the morning and you'll be rewarded with a hearty clam chowder come dinnertime.

Coconut-Poached Mahi-Mahi

This quick-and-easy fish recipe uses just one pan and is ready in 20 minutes. Mild, sweet mahi-mahi is poached with bok choy in a island-inspired lime-coconut sauce.

Coconut Squash Soup with Seared Scallops

This butternut squash soup is silky and rich with the addition of coconut milk. Each serving is allowed a couple of seared scallops and is topped with pumpkin seeds, cilantro and lime peel for an added wow-factor.

Tomatoey Shrimp and Polenta

Creamy polenta is topped with a mixture of tomatoes and shrimp in this 25-minute seafood entrée. Don't skimp on the orange peel--it adds a delicious zest to this under-200 calorie meal.