Fish In Foil Packets Recipe With Lemon Butter – Grilled or Baked!

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Cooking fish in foil packets is the easiest way to cook fish ever!  Fish in the foil packets will never burn, never stick and never fall into the grill!  Best of all, no mess and no cleanup!

Lemon Butter Fish Recipe In Foil Packets - Grilled Or Baked! | MelanieCooks.com

This recipe is so simple, this will be the easiest fish recipe you will ever make!  You can grill or bake fish using this method, and when you unwrap the foil packet you will get a perfectly cooked fish, and best of all – no cleanup!  All you need to do is put pieces of butter and lemon slices on the fish fillet, wrap fish in foil and then throw it on the grill (or in the oven).  That’s it!  When the fish is ready, you just unwrap the foil packet to reveal beautifully cooked lemon-butter fish – amazing!

If you ever tried grilling fish, you know how difficult it can be to keep fish from sticking to the grill, or worse yet, from flaking and falling into the grill!  This breakthrough method of grilling fish in foil packets will allow you to grill fish perfectly every time, without any mess!

Grilled Fish In Foil Packets

Another awesome feature of this recipe is that the fish servings are pre-portioned in the foil packets and are easy to transport.  Just pack the fish in foil packets into the cooler to grill later – super easy!   Even those without any grilling experience can put the foil packets on the grill, then flip them with a spatula, and then take the fish off the grill and eat it :)

Fish in the foil packets also looks very impressive – these foil packets make a unique and interesting presentation!  It’s a great conversation starter, and  I guarantee that those people who haven’t seen this way of cooking fish before will ask you for the recipe!

Fish In Foil Packets Recipe

If you’d like to cut calories, feel free to use half the amount of butter or omit the butter altogether – the fish will still taste awesome!

How To Cook Fish In Foil Packets

Step 1: Put the fish on the foil.

Lay out the sheet of foil and spray it with non-stick cooking spray.  Put the fish on the foil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and your favorite seasonings.  Put chunks of butter and lemon slices on top of the fish.

Fish In Foil Packets

Step 2: Close the foil around the fish to form a foil packet.

First fold the foil over the fish lengthwise:

How To Cook Fish In Foil Packets

And then fold the ends to form a foil packet:

Fish in Foil Packets For The Grill Or Oven

Step 3:  Cook the fish in a foil packet.

On the grill: cook on pre-heated closed grill (Medium-high) for 7 minutes per side.

In the oven: cook in pre-heated 400F oven for 15 minutes.

How To Grill Fish In Foil

Step 4: Check for doneness.

Unwrap 1 fish packet to make sure fish is cooked (opaque and flakes easily with a fork).

Cooking Fish In Foil

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Fish In Foil Packets Recipe (Grilled or Baked)!

Once you try cooking fish in foil packets, you'll absolutely love this easy method! You can grill or bake it in foil packets, and if you are grilling, the fish won't fall apart and won't fall into the grill! And best of all, no cleanup!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Fish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 large fish fillets
  • 2 lemons sliced
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • If grilling, preheat the grill to Medium-High.
  • If baking, preheat the oven to 400F.
  • Prepare 4 sheets of foil, put them on the counter and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Slice the butter into 8 pieces.
  • Put each fish fillet in the middle of the foil sheet.
  • Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper.
  • Put 2 pieces of butter on top of each fish fillet.
  • Put the lemon slices on top of the fish.
  • Fold the foil up from both ends to make closed foil packets.
  • If grilling, put the foil packets on the grill, close the grill and grill for 7 minutes per side.
  • If baking, put the foil packets on the baking sheet, put in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Unwrap 1 foil packet to check for doneness (the fish should be opaque and flake easily with a fork). If not done, wrap it back and cook the fish for 5 more minutes.
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8 Comments

  1. Sounds good trying it tonight it should be a winner.. thanks so much on a refresher course….

  2. Trying this recipe with freshly caught snapper blues from the waters off Long Beach Island, NJ. Just flipped the packets and it smells incredible!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

  3. Thank you for this great recipe! I will use halibut and add some garlic as well. It looks like you sprinkle some fresh herbs on top of the fish as well. Do you use fresh dill and a bit of parsley?
    Thank you for this awesome recipe, looking forward to making it!

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