Puttanesca Fish Tray Bake

Name: Puttanesca Fish Tray Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Greek
Ingredients: 600g/1.2 lb baby potatoes (, smaller ones up to 3.5cm/1.5" halved, larger ones quartered (Note 1)); 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 medium fennel (, fronds reserved for garnish, halved, cut into 0.5cm / 0.2" half moon shapes (Note 2)); 1 1/2 cups (200g) cherry or grape tomatoes ((1 punnet)); 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives; 3 garlic cloves (, finely minced (can use garlic crusher)); 3 tbsp baby capers ((or regular, roughly chopped)); 3 anchovy fillets (, finely minced - can reduce to 1 (Note 3)); 400g/ 14oz canned tomato (, crushed or diced); 1/2 tsp chilli flakes ((red pepper flakes), mild spiciness, can reduce or omit); 1 tsp dried organo; 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 4 x 160 - 180g / 6oz barramundi fillets (, skinless, or other firm fish fillets about 2.5/3cm/1" thick (Note 4)); 1 loosely packed cup basil leaves (, roughly chopped (recommended but can live without or sub with 2 tbsp roughly chopped parsley)); Warm crusty bread (, for mopping)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

Recipe video above. Baked fish dinners can be so dull. Not this one! Think - spaghetti puttanesca flavours in the form of a one pan fish dinner. It's a Puttanesca fish tray bake! Good for you, easy to make, fabulously delicious.Note: If you only have fine table salt, halve the salt quantities else it will be too salty.

Updated at: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:34:03 GMT