Fish Sticks (Crispy, Oven-Baked, Family-Friendly)

These homemade Fish Sticks are oven-baked, crispy, and packed with flavor from Cooking with Greens blends—perfect for a healthy, family-friendly meal!

Introduction

Skip the freezer aisle and make your own golden, crispy Fish Sticks at home! With Cooking with Greens signature blends, these fish sticks are bursting with flavor and baked—not fried—for a lighter, healthier twist. Serve with lemon, parsley, and your favorite dipping sauce for a meal everyone will love.

Ingredients

1 ½ lb firm fish fillet (like cod or halibut)
Cooking with Greens Pink Sea Salt, to taste
1 tsp Cooking with Greens No Salt Onion Black Pepper Blend
1 tsp Cooking with Greens Spicy Seafood Blend
1 tsp Cooking with Greens Latin Blend
½ cup flour
1 egg, beaten with 1 Tbsp water
1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup regular bread crumbs
½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Olive oil
Zest of 1 lemon, plus juice of ½ lemon (to finish)
Parsley, for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Oil a baking sheet.
Prep the fish: Pat fish fillet dry and season both sides with CWG Pink Sea Salt. Cut into sticks about 1 to 1 ½ inches thick and 3 inches long.
Mix the seasoning: In a small bowl, combine CWG No Salt Onion Black Pepper Blend, Spicy Seafood Blend, and Latin Blend. Season fish sticks on both sides with this mixture.
Set up dredging station:
- Place flour in a shallow dish.
- Place egg wash in a bowl next to the flour.
- In another dish, mix Panko, regular bread crumbs, Parmesan, and lemon zest.
Coat the fish:
- Dip each fish stick in the flour to coat both sides; shake off excess.
- Dip in egg wash.
- Coat in the bread crumb/Parmesan mixture, pressing gently to help coating adhere.
- Repeat with all fish sticks.
Arrange on baking sheet: Place coated fish sticks on the oiled baking sheet. Dab the tops with olive oil (don’t brush too hard or you’ll remove the coating).
Bake: Place on the middle rack and bake for 12–15 minutes, or until cooked through and golden. For more color, broil briefly at the end (watch closely).
Finish and serve: Top with extra lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice. Garnish with parsley. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.