Merluzzo alla pizzaiola

Name: Merluzzo alla pizzaiola
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 cod fillets, about 150 g each, skinless; 400g tinned chopped tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2 tbsp capers, rinsed; 12 black olives, stoned; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 0.25 tsp chilli flakes

Cod baked in the Neapolitan pizza maker's sauce of tomato, garlic, oregano and capers. Simple and big on flavour.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £3.64 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4cod filletsabout 150 g each, skinless
400 gtinned chopped tomatoes
3garlic clovessliced
2 tspdried oregano
2 tbspcapersrinsed
12black olivesstoned
3 tbspolive oil
2 tbspchopped parsley
¼ tspchilli flakes

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Warm 2 tablespoons of oil in an ovenproof pan and cook the garlic and chilli for 1 minute.
1 min
2
Add the tomatoes, oregano, capers and olives. Simmer for 10 minutes until thick and glossy.
10 min
3
Season the cod and nestle it into the sauce. Spoon some sauce over each piece.
4
Drizzle with the last spoon of oil. Bake for 12 minutes until the fish flakes easily and is white all the way through.
12 min
5
Scatter with parsley and serve with crusty bread or boiled potatoes.

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