Trout Recipes

While often fried, trout is a versatile seafood that also can be grilled, smoked, or baked. These easy recipes include stuffed, pan-fried, and trout almondine, a version that rivals restaurant seafood specials.

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Pan-Fried Fish

From Better Homes and Gardens

A cornmeal mixture gives these fish fillets a golden brown appearance when pan fried in this quick-and-easy five-ingredient recipe.

Pan-Fried Fish

Herbed Trout with Lemon Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

An onion, rosemary, and lemon peel mixture enhances this baked trout recipe from the inside out. Prepare and serve this main dish in less than 30 minutes.

Herbed Trout with Lemon Butter

Cornmeal-Fried Trout with Grapefruit and Fried Sage

From Food & Wine

F&W's Marcia Kiesel coats trout fillets with cornmeal before frying them to create a crunchy crust with a pleasant sweetness. Crispy sage leaves and a buttery grapefruit sauce elevate this otherwise simple dish.

Cornmeal-Fried Trout with Grapefruit and Fried Sage

Lucy Schaeffer
Trout Amandine

From Better Homes and Gardens

Although the trout is prepared simply, it is absolutely delicious. Cooked bias-sliced carrots and sprigs of bright green parsley complement the classic garnish of sauteed almonds.

Trout Amandine

Grilled Red Trout with Apple Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

A crunchy apple side salad goes well with the grilled fish in this easy dinner recipe.

Grilled Red Trout with Apple Salad

Grilled Trout Stuffed with Lemon and Herbs

From Better Homes and Gardens

This is a simple, flavorful way to grill almost any whole fish, with a 'stuffing' designed not to be eaten, but to flavor the fish from the inside out.

Grilled Trout Stuffed with Lemon and Herbs

Lake Trout with Corn Salsa

From Better Homes and Gardens

Ask your butcher to skin the lake trout for this fresh-tasting main dish before you bring it home. If you opt to cook it with the skin on, place the fish, skin side down, in the baking dish.

Lake Trout with Corn Salsa

Smoked Trout Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tuck creamy goat cheese and smoked fish in grilled flour tortillas for appetizers or light lunch entrees. Be daring with the horseradish-habanero cream topping--it bursts with bold flavors without overwhelming.

Smoked Trout Quesadillas

Wild Rice Pancakes with Smoked Trout and Creme Fraiche

From Better Homes and Gardens

These savory make-ahead pancakes can be frozen. When thawed, they form a mini edible plate for smoked trout appetizers.

Wild Rice Pancakes with Smoked Trout and Creme Fraiche

Escarole-Stuffed Seared Trout

From Food & Wine

This one-skillet dish from Utah's Amangiri Resort has more flavor than its short ingredient list suggests, especially if made with fresh-caught fish.

Escarole-Stuffed Seared Trout

Tina Rupp
Grilled Rosemary Trout with Lemon Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

Grilled herb-flavor trout and freshly made lemon butter are ideal companions, at home or at the lake.

Grilled Rosemary Trout with Lemon Butter

Herb-Stuffed Trout with Vegetable Kabobs

From Better Homes and Gardens

Keep this fish recipe in mind when you want to grill the day's catch. Wrapping the fish with fresh herbs lends a delectable flavor.

Herb-Stuffed Trout with Vegetable Kabobs

Salt and Pepper Trout with Caramelized Red Onion Polenta

From Better Homes and Gardens

A simple fish dinner becomes a little gourmet when served with flavored polenta.

Salt and Pepper Trout with Caramelized Red Onion Polenta

Smoked Fish Spread

From Midwest Living

Smoked trout and salmon are blended with cream cheese and a variety of seasonings to create this savory appetizer spread.

Smoked Fish Spread

Trout with Chardonnay-Orange Cream Sauce

From Midwest Living

Firm, mild trout and rich, fruity Chardonnay pair up in this delicious entree. Serve it for a summer meal with hearty Italian bread.

Trout with Chardonnay-Orange Cream Sauce

Trout with Mushrooms

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fish dinner recipe is fast and enriched with the flavors of mushrooms. Caught from a stream or brought home from the market, fresh trout need few seasonings to complement their delicate flavor.

Trout with Mushrooms

Fruit-Sauced Rainbow Trout

From Midwest Living

The vinaigrette for this fish dinner has a sweet, yet tart, flavor. The sweetness comes from fruit juice, fresh berries, and apricots.

Fruit-Sauced Rainbow Trout

Smoked-Trout Salad with Mustard Dressing

From Food & Wine

"I've never met a wine I didn't like, says Lou Amdur of Lou in L.A. One of the wackiest he's ever tasted is the amphorae-aged Vinoterra Kisi, made from the indigenous Georgian white grape Kisi. It's unexpectedly delicious with smoked fish.

Smoked-Trout Salad with Mustard Dressing

Con Poulos
Grilled Trout with Lemon-Caper Mayonnaise

From Food & Wine

Spreading a little mayonnaise on a thin, white, flaky fish like trout before grilling keeps it moist and adds rich flavor.

Grilled Trout with Lemon-Caper Mayonnaise

Con Poulos
Fingerling Potato Galettes with Chive Creme Fraiche and Smoked Trout

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This elegant starter takes fish and chips to a whole new level.

Fingerling Potato Galettes with Chive Creme Fraiche and Smoked Trout

Trout Amandine

From Diabetic Living

Baking in a hot oven, rather than frying, turns these buttermilk- and crumb-coated cod fillets crispy and golden.

Trout Amandine

Prosciutto-Stuffed Trout

From Diabetic Living

Sprinkle prosciutto and pepper inside the fish and grill. Now that's a fast and easy dinner.

Prosciutto-Stuffed Trout

Smorgastarta

From EatingWell

Don't let the name intimidate you. This delicious take on the Swedish "savory sandwich torte" is sure to please family and guests alike. We've transformed this traditional smoked-fish dish into a light layered sandwich that captures the essence of Scandinavia. Make it a meal: Serve with a beet salad or steamed red potatoes.

Smorgastarta

Wild Rice and Fish Chowder

From Midwest Living

Wild rice and lake whitefish bring an outdoorsy feeling to this main-dish soup. Serve for dinner with crusty bread.

Wild Rice and Fish Chowder

Smoked Trout Hash with Mustard Greens

From EatingWell

We've combined assertive mustard greens, smoky trout and crisped potatoes in this interpretation of a hash. If you prefer a milder green, substitute mature spinach or chard. Make it a Meal: Lay a poached egg on top and serve with sliced tomatoes and cracked pepper.

Smoked Trout Hash with Mustard Greens

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