An easy and healthy air fryer cod recipe with lemon and dill made with no breading. It’s perfect for busy weeknights!
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Air frying fish has become a staple. It’s an easy meal and any piece of fish cooks up perfectly!
Cooking cod in the air fryer is the same way! It creates a flaky cod fillet that’s flavorful, fresh, and buttery.
This recipe is made with no breading but can be changed to a crispy breaded recipe or other varieties with my tips below.
How to Cook Cod in the Air Fryer
A full printable version of this recipe with ingredient measurements is available at the bottom of this post.
STEP ONE: Preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees.
STEP TWO: Mix the melted butter, salt, minced garlic, lemon juice, and chopped dill in a bowl.
STEP THREE: Add one cod loin into the bowl and using your hands, completely coat each piece. Press the garlic lightly into the cod so it doesn’t fall off once in the air fryer.
STEP FOUR: Repeat the previous step with the remaining cod loins.
STEP FIVE: Place the fish in the air fryer basket in a single layer and air fry cod fillets for 10 minutes.
STEP SIX: Carefully remove the cod from the air fryer basket and garnish with another squeeze of lemon or a lemon slice and butter if desired then enjoy!
Tips TO Make the Best Air Fryer Cod
- Don’t flip the cod fillets in the air fryer as uncooked fresh fish can stick to the basket
- Use a parchment round, silicone liner, or a non stick spray to avoid the cod from sticking and to help clean up
- Remove the cod from the air fryer as soon as it hits 145 degrees F to avoid overcooking and becoming rubbery
- Larger cod fillets in the air fryer can take 10 to 13 minutes to cook in the air fryer
- Use your favorite kind of cod fish — including Atlantic cod, wild Alaskan cod, blue cod
How Do You Know When Cod is Done in the Air Fryer
It’s simple to tell when air fried cod is done cooking.
Take a fork and use it to flake some of the fish off the corner. If it flakes easily, the cod is done cooking. If it’s not flaky, let it cook another 1-2 minutes and try again.
You can also use an Instant Read Thermometer to measure its internal temperature. Cod should be cooked to 145 degrees at its thickest point.
Variations of Air Fryer Cod Fish
- Use Old Bay seasoning in place of lemon and dill for a fish favorite
- Change this into a crispy breaded or panko crusted air fryer cod recipe by dipping the fillets in butter and then panko breading, then air frying
- Use blackened seasoning mix for a blackened cod recipe
- Don’t use garlic powder or garlic salt in place of the fresh garlic in this recipe, but feel free to use jarred minced garlic if you would like!
What to Serve with Cod
- Air Fryer Hush Puppies
- Roasted Carrots and Asparagus
- Air Fryer Carrots
- Air Fryer Asparagus
- Air Fryer Cornbread
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
- Corn Casserole
- Green Beans Almondine
How Long Does Cod Go in the Air Fryer?
Air fryer cod fish takes about 10 minutes to cook.
How to Cook Frozen Cod in the Air Fryer
I always recommend cooking from fresh fish over cooking from frozen, but it always helps in a pinch!
- Rinse the frozen cod under cold water for a quick second. Shake them off and add the frozen cod in the air fryer (NOT preheated).
- Turn your air fryer on to 350 degrees and air fry cod fillets for 4 minutes. This will help thaw the frozen cod so you can treat it like you’re cooking it from fresh!
- Remove the cod fish fillets from the air fryer, turn the air fryer to 370 degrees, and coat the cod loins in the melted butter, salt, garlic, lemon juice, and dill.
- Cook the cod in the air fryer for 10 minutes then enjoy!
For more tips, read our post and recipe on frozen cod in the air fryer!
How Do I Reheat Air Fryer Cod Fish?
Store leftover cod in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days, use these reheating directions.
- Place the cod fish in the air fryer and turn it to 350 degrees.
- Air fry cod for about 5 minutes, until heated thoroughly, and enjoy!
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Air Fryer Weight Watcher Points per serving: 7
Air Fryer Cod
Ingredients
- 4 cod loins
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 6 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried dill or 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees.
- Mix the butter, garlic, lemon juice, dill, and salt in a bowl.
- Add a cod loin into the bowl coating it completely. Lightly press the garlic into the cod so it doesn’t fall off when cooking. Repeat with remaining cod pieces.
- Place all the cod loins into the air fryer in one layer not touching.
- Cook for 10 minutes then carefully remove from the air fryer.
- Garnish the cod with more lemon juice or butter if desired and enjoy!
Followed the directions for frozen cod (loins). Perfect. Thank you!!!!
Trying the frozen cod filets per your directions. After the cooking time inside still frozen
Hi Stu, it sounds like your cod may have been larger and thicker than the ones I cook with. I would turn the air fryer down about 20 degrees and continue to cook them until the internal temperature shows they are cooked and the fish flakes nicely.
Hello. I would like to make these but there is only me in the house. Does the time need to be changed if I am cooking only one piece of cod?
Nope! The time and temperature will always remain the same for any recipe you cook with one piece instead of multiple.
This recipe looks awesome.. Can you say how many ounces the cod fliet was?? it makes a big difference in the nutrition on keto.. thanks!
Sue
Hi Sue! Each of the cod loins were about 4 ounces each.
Great recipe and directions. Was looking for any easy air fryer recipe for cod to make fish tacos tonight. Just tweaked the seasonings and it was perfect. My pieces were a bit on the thick side, so 12 minutes was just right! Will make again for sure! Thanks for the post.