45-Minute Seafood Main Dishes
Fish and shellfish lend themselves to fast preparation. Browse our collection of seafood recipes that will be ready in under 45 minutes.
![looking down at a plate of grilled swordfish](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/g-MFcuMBSSKEV1lzVGpBcUfxPwk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/75115-grilled-swordfish-ddmfs-3X4-0417-1-a33fd7b596684712aa060926272e9c56.jpg)
Grilled Swordfish
![Breaded Pan-Fried Salmon](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/DfhFG-mcF4EiZraxoU9E3nt3E1Y=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/Breaded-Pan-Fried-Salmon-Herb-Campbell-1x1-1-2000-a7080f56b6fe4aac9c37c72128f9d411.jpg)
Breaded Pan-Fried Salmon
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/QVvQA_9OBYzDoI8oer20F5z-PaA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/459320-fffad7e9da0941d59ea6eceea3f4f8be.jpg)
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/3yA3_QAViJgqm77i9wR1yPNt5AU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/3661761-96575d01bfa54c8b80763fb544dfcf07.jpg)
Baked Whiting
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/e9JnQr6nH38q6pTgnH6v_TLV28I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/1035686-190cfb98c74a43d38904085392c61c69.jpg)
Surf and Turf
![looking down at a cutting board of Branzino Mediterranean garnished with lemon and rosemary](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/rPQkCJjaDK7oRnRJiX6u9TiBoKs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/236932-branzino-mediterranean-ddmfs-3X2-0950-9ad9c50f20834dad896624c843523139.jpg)
Branzino Mediterranean
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/iE6uyp9UQmLkMbIURIykvEYwp1I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/958722-fdaa5fd0205246a297d259588c24da51.jpg)
Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi
![close up on a plate of Louisiana shrimp creole](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/NrjcJ0Je0JyYR8ne0k85LvDsSzY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/6651-Louisiana-Shrimp-Creole-II-ddmfs-4x3-114-b15ac8c027114d7da814b6706db80778.jpg)
Louisiana Shrimp Creole
![close up on a Cajun blackened redfish fillet, garnished with a lemon wedge and a side of asparagus.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/onzP3bhAZnD1uBr35N7imu0G2bQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/21215-cajun-blackened-redfish-beauty-3x4-a9f0ae957bc34f03b5f754afd68636fa.jpg)
Cajun Blackened Redfish
![Close up on a plate of golden-brown, crispy shrimp tempura.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Wl0MYBHxWm8PvL2nUFjIk32mvqw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/129467-crispy-shrimp-tempura-ddmfs-4x3-1279-0d2e8debf0e04481acb89f60366bd405.jpg)
Crispy Shrimp Tempura
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/nNyQ9U4ycrVtyZMmOvicC_SChBI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1823x0:1825x2)/5657200-12f782b82328485a91177febf504fa3c.jpg)
Shrimp de Jonghe
![close up on a baking dish of rockfish](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/0Hmxvc-e5bL6bS2vmcmGxsHMkpY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/150162-one-dish-rockfish-ddmfs-3X4-13181388-a7679e98760845b39988d45c428eabdf.jpg)
One-Dish Rockfish
![close up view of Buffalo Shrimp in a white and blue bowl](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/JyWUVn1tPYfROZCfFslWu3fY4nc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(399x0:401x2)/8246195-buffalo-shrimp-Edwina-Macdonald-4x3-1-5077588bf64b4c7e92d45d2583aaaef9.jpg)
Buffalo Shrimp
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/3hM2yytSCqtTXOxa32Yc5L_1HhM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1943x0:1945x2)/7237906-ca1f400b156a4223ba5dc71e8563c1c8.jpg)
Air Fryer Salmon Nuggets
![A plate of crispy fried fish served with a small bowl of tartar sauce and lemon wedges](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/wJD7ohbu0KpPCxrNKrxbO9cLqFc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2191x1769:2193x1771)/AR-42814-crispy-fried-fish-DDMFS-4x3-428ed46bde964bd3a0a052c3e143c0d8.jpg)
Crispy Fried Fish
![close up view of a Shrimp Burritos, with cherry tomatoes and baby carrots in the background](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/YJPj3TvPwJ_Mu4TjLHFkSXW1fJg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/35601-shrimp-burritos-cookinmama-1x1-1-9c988072a8f54697949cff70df9d97ea.jpg)
Shrimp Burritos
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/BjwTgPdikEE4xou37q1RkcuVR4o=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/3832318-6ab4084d716241febfe219f734fa9ba4.jpg)
Fried Soft-Shell Crab
![close up on a bowl of seafood fettuccine, topped with freshly cracked black pepper.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/i2AvseVwJ4Lmkd71xvg-ykOkxw4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/54135-seafood-fettuccine-beauty-3x4-570c3facfabe4ddeb7d74c62c7fa5775.jpg)
Seafood Fettuccine
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/nmPjZLQ2Xkxgu8_DM2Nxj6N4UbM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(124x0:126x2)/719052-58202e8c088c4b5eb53a8af97a256a50.jpg)
Pan-Fried Whole Trout
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Gc-GCfENjAcQPKKhSX4PsQGOJM8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/554324-f61a22b772d340a986d33156587f6754.jpg)
Pasta with Tuna Sauce
![close up view of Baked Butter Herb Perch Fillets over white rice garnished with fresh herbs, on a white plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/uMXkm2lnZwoAA0YGXgI_d5vnYkM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(449x0:451x2)/1307911-baked-butter-herb-perch-fillets-Katrina-Bergunder-4x3-1-291144e2ee0644d196d08d21ea8283ff.jpg)
Baked Butter Herb Perch Fillets
![A baking dish of baked fish filets with lemon](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/_0blp5Ho80EFTKX0JQZWluN2Ph0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2582x2350:2584x2352)/AR-256348-Quick-and-Easy-Baked-Fish-Filet-ddmfs-4x3-f340db4f7b1c480a8c28df1d2dd151bd.jpg)
Quick and Easy Baked Fish Fillet
![close up view of Sinigang na Bangus (Filipino Milkfish in Tamarind Broth) in a white bowl](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/OLpABCCwbBCrAWp5YLnf6m1P0ns=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(599x0:601x2)/5068153-sinigang-na-bangus-filipino-milkfish-in-tamarind-broth-Menewdewonhall-4x3-1-8aee566cd00f43bf89e9276b9a231abb.jpg)
Sinigang na Bangus (Filipino Milkfish in Tamarind Broth)
![an overhead view of perfectly baked shrimp scampi served next to a bowl of spaghetti noodles.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/bQzME3ADL9j70kJeFw_mTP505Lo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1825x1376:1827x1378)/25874-Shrimp-Scampi-Bake-DDMFS-4x3-e56e74389f284290b960fec1720dcbca.jpg)
Shrimp Scampi Bake
![baked flounder fillets on plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/3iuHNX4qBIdzcksVy21rdFz9pjg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/Easy-Excellent-Baked-Flounder-Tammy-Lynn-4d15b0b6d759424e86940ea17a16db5d.jpg)
Easy, Excellent Baked Flounder
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/sue6HOLKYo7G2bEUM3QhBcKtBcM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(124x0:126x2)/953627-38f3e81e1b694b90afc9a01342d45094.jpg)
Lemony Steamed Fish
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/tT4X1yTLpwrNlzs7ZWdt9kof3RI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/225473-270fa5b30dcc48b7869ac92f2d97daf4.jpg)
Foil Barbecued Trout with Wine
![Louisiana Crawfish Ya-Ya Pasta](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/6mOP8DRF6RlkW904JWkxRPVY7kE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/Louisiana-Crawfish-Ya-Ya-Pasta-carmicjam-1x1-1-2000-268503da672f40979c7460a30ca54271.jpg)
Louisiana Crawfish Ya-Ya Pasta
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/vr6Cx1qzjmM4GL7lL0HpoLV-lug=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/39527-f764ad799276459faefe84ab113becbd.jpg)
Super Summer Grilled Bluefish
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/IETq0jt3fhv8ld2mBp6uj5Xukdk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/3659634-611ee8f705b345499bbac968d03829f9.jpg)
Canadian Walleye (Pickerel)
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/HVTB_dfmUqLtSke8aD5O1vgl_go=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/19075-7f2dc079196b45feb36fc9f8e7c56087.jpg)
Charleston Shrimp 'n' Gravy
![close up view of Lime-Marinated Mahi Mahi with mango salsa, served with with rice and green beans on a white plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/8yPGKqF1ThBv6K4UTiXQ5Ukx0O8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/8329256-lime-marinated-mahi-mahi-lovetocook847-4x3-1-4db7a9a353264ce0803a6a4f927a52ae.jpg)
Lime-Marinated Mahi Mahi
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/SWe7boRg77r_Ge8P7cgg-jH3tqo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/55890-3c777ac2703646f4902b537cb01e6345.jpg)
Grilled Teriyaki Tuna
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/aOG0hz47A6D4QDObPulMy-ERyI8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/310162-78bee16c128b4b8cba7e34a67813c719.jpg)
Potato Salmon Patties
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Hjvx8jnubyQitXSFga3oCbCjTYU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/7673561-e9146af09d7844a3947e629cf614f738.jpg)
Baked Halibut Sitka
![close up view of Crab Imperial in a white ramekin garnished with fresh herbs and Crab Imperial in a spoon](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/7ZThoa42tWO3VDENF7NB5QeN2Yw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1039x1169:1041x1171)/804217-crab-imperial-ii-Holiday-Baker-4x3-1-2000-e41e4de45bff41419f131cbfa11d5481.jpg)
Crab Imperial II
![close up view of Fried Butterflied Shrimp on a black plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/bjWVDswVXK5amf2nu93fWGaNrMw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/813613-fried-butterflied-shrimp-Doubletigers-4x3-1-c77a571562194fe18c9b2b83d48a8600.jpg)
Fried Butterflied Shrimp
![close up view of a Salmon Burger with Lemon Basil Mayo on a white plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/7QJcKHVyJlZJ6215djXqWG6IWGI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/7749040-salmon-burgers-with-lemon-basil-mayo-Amanda-Potter-4x3-1-33806ece0ff24495b5e99bbe80cb8f41.jpg)
Salmon Burgers with Lemon Basil Mayo
![close up view of Barramundi With Lemon Basil Sauce over rainbow carrots garnished with a grilled lemon on a white plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/9SgOoqiQ7LAj71gFaPfV9z7Mg_w=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/7613290-barramundi-with-lemon-basil-sauce-Sla-Cra-4x3-1-082111eaf88e433e9df4532f807c9519.jpg)
Barramundi with Lemon Basil Sauce
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/QoRJW2s4IkIvwROga-jIEJz8g0I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/4480381-cb5a62122cad4637b900e8f04168e24b.jpg)
Portuguese Shrimp
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/4zoqTIJ5bxlMzhaVwl26s72Fvo8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/3589178-7c26df2962614a2ebe974e6383b5c607.jpg)
King Crab Legs
![close up view of a fillet of Salmon En Papillote with lemon and herbs, served with green beans](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/QGgQBDRubgWHTa6Zxi9kzUwmBM4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/996496-carlys-salmon-en-papillote-in-paper-pelicangal-1x1-1-9cd71865db7145f59ad57490d3e039b6.jpg)
Carly's Salmon En Papillote (In Paper)
![close up of garlic shrimp with peppers in tomato sauce](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/W_jn4HpA6zIm6p1WFBSsYgah9bg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/217984camarones-al-ajillo-garlic-shrimpYoly-401fd5a342ae4e16aa304b69dcc028f7.jpg)
Camarones al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
![close up view of Sous Vide Lemon-Butter Shrimp with herbs and lemons on a white platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/kI8_qGUY7wek2e3N11MICxBw8HQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/6472956-sous-vide-lemon-butter-shrimp-France-C-4x3-1-9d9e5ca9b75d4bbf9d3bf45885f9ae41.jpg)
Sous Vide Lemon-Butter Shrimp
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/LZL6_Rf1R5mQvJy2NizF-12QpnM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/3354694-d51d913792764c849456f63845d9bbab.jpg)
Parmesan-Crusted Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
![close up view of a Shrimp and Vegetable Sheet Pan, with sausage, potatoes and corn](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ewIP9G9XZh38YTccCwVwK_JhUwI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x1124:1061x1126)/8301499-shrimp-and-vegetable-sheet-pan-dinner-kk-nelson-4x3-1-ec3018b7c8b9416e9b220abb91ca5a48.jpg)
Shrimp and Vegetable Sheet Pan Dinner
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/hV9DuxbevBClNzI6xFVitSXZ0po=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/1007936-424c8f54bfc540bdaa36e0868283015a.jpg)
Cod au Gratin
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/r3-1mSrDUQfQgvUFNff-1d6MS84=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1823x0:1825x2)/5698278-540bc679c9d4419a822ce12d52e487a3.jpg)
Brown Sugar Salmon