This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see our affiliate policy.Trout Recipe with Garlic Lemon Butter Herb Sauce – simple and delicious way to cook fish, especially if you’re in a hurry!  The whole recipe takes only 30 minutes.  Italian herb seasoning, chopped fresh parsley and garlic give great flavor to the fish!  Healthy, low-carb dinner rich in lean protein and omega-3 fatty acids.

Trout fillets are usually pretty thin which makes them perfect for cooking on stove top in a skillet.  One of the best trout recipes I’ve tried is simply cooking the trout in the skillet  in olive oil, and then adding garlic, lemon juice, white wine, fresh parsley and butter.  That’s it!  Simple and delicious.

What makes this trout recipe work:

• The ingredient list for this trout recipe is short and simple.
• The trout itself is such a delicate fish with a great flavor, it doesn’t need too many ingredients or special technique to enhance it.  So, just cook it in a large skillet on stove top with olive oil and butter, garlic, butter, lemon juice, white wine, fresh parsley.
• The cooking times are short since trout fillets are usually pretty thin.  This trout recipe takes only 30 minutes from start to finish.

I have also made this recipe using the type of fish I’ve never cooked with before – Arctic Char. Arctic Char looks very similar to trout, and it’s closely related to both salmon and trout. Therefore, this recipe will also work with salmon and arctic char. Very easy and versatile!

Other trout recipes

• Another simple way to cook trout is simply to enhance it with capers, garlic, lemon and butter.  I combined just those ingredients to make this easy and delicious Trout with Caper-Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce.  And yes, I used steelhead trout for this recipe but you can use a regular trout.
• I made this recipe with salmon – but it is easily adaptable for trout: Garlic Parmesan Crusted Salmon and Asparagus