by Holly
Easy Fish Tacos are a great family meal, quick to make and on the table in about 20 minutes!
This recipe starts with white fish fillets (such as tilapia or cod) rubbed with a flavorful spice mixture and baked until tender and flaky. Add your favorite toppings, some fish taco sauce or a side of Fresh Mango Salsa for the perfect weeknight meal!
Fish for Tacos
Fish Tacos are one of those easy meals I just don’t make often enough. They’re fresh and flavorful and everyone loves them, not to mention…. 20 minutes from fridge to table. Win/win!!
These fish tacos start with white fish, we like tilapia (although if you don’t like tilapia, choose your favorite white fish such as cod or haddock). You can really use any fish to make these including salmon.
Tortillas should be gently heated and can be either flour or corn. I prefer the flavor of corn tortillas.
How to Make Fish Tacos
- PREP FISH
Dab the fish dry and rub it with the simple homemade spice mixture in the recipe below.
You can also use your favorit pre-made taco seasoning or cajun seasoning. Mixing your own spices takes just a few minutes, tastes better and you can control salt and spice levels. - BAKE
Bake the fish in the oven for about 15 min… super fast! - PREP TOPPINGS
In those 15 minutes, chop and prep your favorite taco toppings. By the time the fish is done, the toppings are ready.
What to Serve With Fish Tacos
Fish tacos are a complete meal in one and don’t require a lot of extras on the side! I love to add tons of toppings for everyone to dress up their own and a couple of fresh simple sides.
If I do serve sides with fish tacos, it’s usually something simple like a corn salad or some delicious Spanish Rice!
What to put on fish tacos
- Diced tomatoes
- Diced onion
- Shredded lettuce
- Coleslaw (or onion slaw)
- Cotija Cheese
- Avocado or Guacamole
- Homemade Salsa
- Chopped Cabbage
- Fresh Mango Salsa
How to Make Fish Taco Sauce
I often serve fish tacos with a classic coleslaw or onion slaw (recipe below) but if you’d like a sauce, the following is one of our favorites!
Combine the following and drizzle over tacos:
- 3 tablespoons each mayonnaise and sour cream
- juice from 1/2 fresh lime
- a pinch of garlic powder and cumin and about 1/2 teaspoon of sriracha
These just take a few quick minutes to prepare so they are perfect for a busy weeknight and just taste so delicious and light.
Favorite Fish Recipes
- Parmesan Broiled Tilapia
- Salmon Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
- Salmon Croquettes
- Herb Crusted Baked Salmon
- Asparagus Salmon Foil Packets
Did you enjoy these Fish Tacos? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Easy Fish Tacos
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Course Main Course
Cuisine MexicanIngredients
- 1 ½ pounds fillets of tilapia or cod/haddock
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Rub
- 1 tablespoon chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Tacos
- 8 6-inch corn or flour tortillas
- 1 sliced avocado
- 1 lime wedged
- toppings to taste
Fish Taco Sauce (optional)
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ lime juiced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon sriracha or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine all fish taco sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Combine rub ingredients and rub into fish fillets. Place fish on a parchment lined pan and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until flaky and cooked.
- Heat tortillas according to package directions.
- Break fish into large chunks and divide between tortillas. Top as desired and serve.
Just made this tonight – goodness it was delicious. Followed the dry rub to a T, subbed lowfat Greek yogurt for the Mayo and used Light Sour Cream on the sauce – otherwise stayed right with your plan on that as well.
Topped with the classics – lettuce, tomato, red onion, squeeze of lime, avocado and some feta.
Have been told it is one to “do again” – so thank you!
tasty! my boyfriend had NINE of these lol.
The seasoning is excellent. I quickly made these wonderful easy and tasty fish tacos.
The seasoning is amazing and the fish is baked, not fried!
I had my homemade black beans and rice to compliment the meal. I used Dover Sole fish which was easily thawed for this recipe.
I didn’t have the cabbage onion slaw, and instead just had the onion and mexican cheese. Still it was wonderful.
It is the amazing rub and fish taco sauce that really made this a very delicious dish.
Can’t wait to try the fish tacos
delicious Fish Taco
This made a delicious dinner. Not a fan of mayo so topped the tacos with pico de gallo. The fish was perfectly cooked and full of flavour. Thanks for an awesome recipe for a quick dinner!!
The family loved this. Especially the sauce, which they also liked as a dipping sauce for tater tots. I made tge sauce with light mayo and light sour cream, with great results. Thanks!
Great Recipes and Easy
Delicious, easy, and super quick. One and a half pounds of tilapia was an appropriate amount for four hungry adults.
My family loved this recipe!!! I will definitely make this again.
I made this today for lunch and it was amazing! Pretty simple and took less than a half hour to prepare from start to finish. I improvised a little with what I had in the kitchen and it still turned out fabulous. This was my first time baking fish (snapper) and I was pleasantly surprised by how well it held the dry rub seasoning! I topped mine with avocado, pico de Gallo, the special sauce in the recipe, and an Herb & Garlic goat cheese from Publix which truly made the tacos. Accompanied by kale chips for a light but full lunch option. Thanks for making fish tacos so do-able even for beginners like me!
Sounds so delish Lauren! So happy you loved the fish tacos!
Wow! Easy To make and tasted fantastic and all the ingredients were readily available having bough the haddock. Thank you for posting such a great recipe!
Great dish! We loved it. We made the slaw too which was so fresh and delightful.
If you can send me a non meat recipes, I appreciated it. I love your recipes. Thanks
Hi Romeo,
Here are some great options without the meat:
https://www.spendwithpennies.com/?s=vegetarian
Super East, and yummy. We also used 4”round tortilla’s to make mini versions as an appetizers that guests loved too.
These were excellent! I do Weight Watchers, so did mine on half a whole wheat Lavish wrap. The spices were perfect. Used olive oil spray instead oil drizzling oil. I made a little sauce with light sour cream mixed with picante sauce and coriander. Sprinkled 2% Mexican cheese, lettuce, fresh salsa and YUM!
Yum is right! That sounds so good.
I found the flavours amazing, but my fish was soggy. However I accidently poured too much olive oil on it, so I will give it another try. I just threw it all in the frying pan on high heat and crisped it up there. I might even try just frying it next time. I make homemade corn tortillas from scratch and topped with a green tomato mexican style salsa with fresh corn and cilantro. Yum. I will definitely try this again.
So glad you liked the flavor Laurel! I hope your fish is less soggy next time around!
Made these last night for dinner, and my family loved them. My husband who typically gives me the side-eye when I mention tilapia for dinner especially enjoyed these tacos. The sauce was easy, fresh and delicious. This recipe will remain on the dinner menu for here on out
That is so awesome Carla! Turning him into a Tilapia lover one fish taco at a time!
Awesome Recipe I am your blog’s biggest fan.
This.recipe uses everything I.have in my kitchen.I like that.
I hope you enjoy it Marie!
This was a perfect week day healthy meal. The rub was delicious but it could be substituted with taco or blackening seasoning if you did not feel like pulling out all of those spices. I used my own coleslaw, I kept the jalapeño and cilantro on the side. The fish sauce was AMAZING! You must try it! ENJOY!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe Maria!
Yummy Yummy Yummy and very easy. Thank you
We agree Cathy, these fish tacos are yummy and easy to make!
I made this last week and about the only mod I did was to use hot paprika. The rub was fantastic my wife and I ate a 1.3 lb cod filet, and she only had barely enough for her lunch the next day. Hands down my favorite go to fish taco recipe from now on.
I forgot to mention, this was also the easiest recipe to follow and clean up was a breeze..bonus
Yay! So glad it was a hit for you Dennis… and even better when the clean up is easy!
Awesome post, thanks you so much for sharing.
We loved everything about this recipe! We used leftover mahi mahi from the previous night and just warmed it up in the skillet with the spice rub….worked perfectly! For the lime sauce (which was awesome!), we didn’t have shiracha sauce, so I added about 1/8 t. of cayenne and could’ve added more. We used iceberg lettuce instead of cabbage and it added just the right amount of crunch. A little onion and tomatoes along with cilantro and YUM!! This is going on our regular rotation. Thank you!
Yay Beth, so glad you loved this as much as we did!
Loved this! My fish of choice was halibut and salmon (yes, salmon works) because that is what we caught and had in the freezer. I went light on the rub because the fish was, well, wild caught. The sauce is awesome!! I didn’t do the slaw but I did use finely shredded cabbage for crunch.
So glad you enjoyed it Terri, thanks for letting us know how to works out with salmon!
This recipe was Awesome! My family loved the great flavors. The cabbage and taco sauce sealed the deal Will be making again, Thanks for a Great easy recipe.
So glad you loved it Carrie!
My daughter and I tried your recipe for easy and quick tacos. We both loved them. It was exactly as you labeled it, “Quick & Easy” The sauce was delicious, much better than plain sour cream. We will definetly make this again! I also look forward to trying some of your other recipes too. You get 2 thumbs up or should I say 4? ;)
LOL! Thank you for the 4 thumbs up ladies ;) So glad you loved these as much as I do!
Made these tonight – so easy and incredibly delicious!!
So glad you enjoyed them Greg!
This has garlic powder included twice in the ingredients list… is one supposed to be onion powder? Which?
Sorry about that, yes, it should be 1/2 teaspoon of each garlic powder and onion powder. I have updated the recipe.
I am not a skilled cook so I couldn’t believe how well this turned out. It really was an “Easy Fish Taco Recipe,” which is exactly what I Googled to find it.
Thank you!
I”m so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Made these tonight and they tasted just like a restaurant’s fish tacos that we love! My husband ate and ate…and was silent. Says a lot since he talks all the time! We loved them! Thank you!
Awesome, so glad your family loved these Dee! :)
I made this tonight and it was delicious!! Would definitely make again. The fish sauce was yummy on the tacos and I made a Normal cole slaw to put on top. Rub was great on the tilapia super easy to throw together. I’ve made a couple of your recipes and have enjoyed everything. Next on our list to make is beef stroganoff and the herb crusted salmon!
Thank you Kristin. I’m sure you’ll love the stroganoff and salmon too!
I am so allergic to fish of any kind. Wish I could figure something out without fish. Maybe deep fried avocado? Something like that.
You could use the same seasonings for either chicken (it will need to cook a bit longer) or shrimp if you can have it.
Tacos is my favorite food!! :-)
My husband likes the fish tacos, i never tried it before. was looking for a recipe, this one looks easy.
My husband has been looking for a fish taco recipe with slaw to try. Going to try this one out. Thanks
I have never tried fish tacos but these sound interesting
Oh that looks delicious. My family loves fish tacos but ours are a little boring. Your recipe is one that I’m going to try soon!