We have 14 easy, family-friendly fish recipes for your Fish Fridays during Lent or any time!

That sounds like a good goal, no matter if you are observing Lent or not.

Now, that youre all prepped, lets dive into some mouthwatering recipes that your entire family will enjoy!

21 Unbelievably Delicious Kid-Friendly Fish Recipes for Lent

Simply Recipes

These are great to make ahead of time since the patties need time to chill before cooking.

Serve with green bean salad with lemon and dill.

Smoked Salmon Pasta

After serving this for dinner, my family finally agreed that they like salmon.

Fish Cakes with Herb Mayonnaise - fish cakes with herbs and lemon

Sally Vargas

Ready in 30 minutes, this elevated pasta dish uses smoked salmon, which requires zero prep work.

Inexpensive and full of flavor, this meal is perfect served over pasta orrice.

Feel free to use gluten-free flour.

Smoked Salmon Pasta

Elise Bauer

Rock cod or catfish are good substitutes for this dish.

Pasta with Tuna and Arugula

No time to go to the store?

Grab a couple cans of oil packed tuna and a box of pasta out of the pantry.

Tilapia with Olives Mushrooms Tomatoes

Elise Bauer

Easy Fish Tacos

Tacos arent just for Tuesdays!

These easy fish tacos are the perfect meal to serve for Lent.

Salmon Fried Rice

Make extra rice on Thursday to use for Fridays easy, family-friendly fish dinner.

easy filet Sole Piccata

Elise Bauer

Serve withbaby bok choy with cashews.

Crispy Panko Fish Sticks

Skip the freezer kind and make homemade fish sticks.

Use a firm white fish, such as cod, and fry in a shallow pan.

Pasta with Tuna and Arugula

Elise Bauer

No deep fry thermometer needed!

Crispy, tender, and perfect for dipping in tartar sauce.

This version is simplified by using fillets of red snapper instead of the whole fish.

A table is set with a plate with fish tacos. Corn tortillas layered with fish, avocado, cabbage, cilantro, cheese and lime.

Sally Vargas

Served skin-on and topped with a garlic sauce, this dish is bound to awaken your senses.

Serve witheasy black beans and rice.

Saffron adds a unique and earthy flavor that is irreplaceable.

fried rice with leftover salmon and leftover rice

Elise Bauer

This dish is ready in 40 minutes and best served with a thick slice of crustyno-knead bread.

Plus, this recipe has only five ingredients and is ready in 30 minutes.

I appreciate the tasty toppings such as pickled red onions and avocado mayo.

Fish Sticks Recipe for Kids serve the fish sticks

Nick Evans

Sounds like the perfect Friday night dinner to me!

Be sure to check for pin bones before cooking or have the fishmonger remove them before bringing it home.

Serve with a baguette and a crunchy salad such asnapa cabbage picnic salad.

Side view of lenten fish with garlic sauce on a plate with a blue edge. A blue striped napkin and a black fork are to the left of the plate. The large fillet is crispy and pink on the outside. Lettuce and cut red and orange peppers are to the right of the snapper. A bowl of rice and black beans is to the upper right of the image. A jar with a spoon inside has chillo al Ajuillo inside. Behind is a platte with more lettuce and snapper.

Marta Rivera

Use canned solid white tuna and plenty of butter for the outside of the bread.

Provencal Seafood Bisque

Elise Bauer

Baked Cod with Ritz Cracker Topping

Elise Bauer

Fish Sandwiches with Avocado Mayo

Sally Vargas

Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Salmon topped with herbs and set on foil.

Kalisa Martin

tuna melt

Sally Vargas