Category: Seafood

Dover Sole In A Browned Butter Lemon Sauce

Dover sole fillets are pan-seared, then drizzled in a browned butter lemon herb sauce in this easy to prepare, delicious, low-calorie seafood dish!Dover sole fillets are pan-seared, then drizzled in a browned butter lemon herb sauce in this easy to prepare, delicious, low-calorie seafood dish!Well, I was walking through a local store the other day and found a package of frozen Dover Sole fillets on sale. I bought them and made this light and delicious recipe for Dover sole in a browned butter lemon sauce (commonly called Dover Sole Meunière). Pretty sure $6.08 (my cost) is a good price for 2-3 main course servings (and it beats fast food)!

I found the recipe on Pinterest, and decided to give it a try. Sure glad to have cooked it, as my husband and I really thought the fish had a great taste, due to a browned butter sauce with fresh squeezed lemon juice, fresh parsley and oregano, cooked and spooned over the lightly browned pan cooked fish.

Anytime I find a simple to prepare, good sounding recipe (with only a few ingredients) is a winning combo for me. Here’s how to make this:

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Prepare The Dover Sole

The recipe calls for four (4 ounce) Dover sole fillets. The fillets are very thin, and my package contained 6 of them (a couple were small), so I made the whole package. Rinse and dry the fish, then lightly season each piece with salt and pepper. *Note: Some recipes for this classic Dover sole dish call for dredging the fish in flour before cooking, but the recipe I was using did not, which is why I tried it!

Dover sole fillets ready to cook.

Heat 2 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Cook the butter until it turns a golden brown color ( a lot of the “foaming” will settle down).

Butter is melted, then browned in a large skillet.

Cook The Dover Sole Fillets

Gently add the fish pieces to the hot skillet. Cook 2-3 minutes on the first side (the bottom edges will begin to turn light brown). CAREFULLY turn the fish to the other side (the fillets are usually very thin…they will tear easily if you are not extremely careful).

Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes on other side, until fish is done.  Carefully remove fish to a baking sheet; keep fish warm while you make the sauce.

Seasoned Dover sole fillets added to brown butter in skillet.

Without wiping out the skillet, add remaining 3 Tablespoons butter to the pan. Let it melt and cook until the butter has turned brown.  Once butter has a golden brown color, add the juice of one lemon.

(*Note: I cut a couple thin slices off before juicing to use as a garnish on finished fish), chopped fresh parsley and fresh oregano (oregano is totally optional, but adds a bit more flavor to the sauce). Stir to fully combine herbs and butter/lemon sauce.

Lemon juice, oregano and parsley added to browned butter sauce for dover sole.

Remove sauce from stove. Place one or two fish fillets onto individual serving plates; spoon some of the sauce over the top of the fish. If desired, you can also garnish each portion with a thin slice of lemon.

I served the fish with a side of roasted broccoli/red peppers and some Easy Homemade Rice Pilaf.  And… in case you’re wondering…It was absolutely delicious (and NOT “fishy tasting”), filling, but not “gut-bomb” heavy!

Dover sole in a browned butter lemon sauce, served with rice pilaf and broccoli.

This was such a simple, delicious, easy meal to prepare. My husband and I agreed we will enjoy having this again! If you enjoy Dover sole, you will LOVE my recipes for Dover Sole Fillets with Mango Avocado Salsa OR  Baked Dover Sole Rollatini! Hope you will check out the recipes!

Have a wonderful day… the sun is finally out here in Portland and it is stunningly gorgeous as I write this blog post. After several weeks of rain, I can honestly tell you we are THRILLED!

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Dover Sole In A Browned Butter Lemon Sauce
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Dover sole fillets are pan-seared, then drizzled in a browned butter lemon herb sauce in this easy to prepare, delicious, low-calorie seafood dish!
Category: Entree, Seafood
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dover sole
Servings: 3 servings
Calories Per Serving: 301 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 4-6 (4 ounce) Dover sole fillets
  • Salt and pepper
  • 5 Tablespoons butter , divided
  • Juice of 1 lemon (cut a couple thin slices for garnish before juicing, if desired)
  • 1 Tablespoon finely chopped parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano (completely optional)
Instructions
To cook fish:
  1. Rinse and dry pieces of fish. Lightly season each piece with salt and pepper.
  2. Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet on medium heat until golden brown (and a lot of the "foaminess" has settled down a bit). Carefully add the fish fillets to the hot skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes (the bottom edges of the fish will start to turn light brown in color).
  3. CAREFULLY turn the fillets with a large spatula (they will easily tear if not extremely careful). Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes on other side, until done, spooning melted butter over the top of fish as it cooks. Carefully remove fish to a large platter or dish, and keep warm while you make the sauce. Do not clean out the skillet.
  4. To make sauce:
  5. Using same skillet you cooked fish in, melt remaining 3 Tablespoons butter on medium heat. Let it cook until it turns golden brown (but do not let it burn). Add juice of lemon , chopped parsley, and oregano (if using) to skillet. Stir to combine ingredients. Remove pan from heat.
  6. Place 1-2 pieces of fish onto individual serving plate, then spoon some of the sauce and herbs over the top of the fish. Garnish with a thin slice of lemon and additional parsley, if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Dover Sole In A Browned Butter Lemon Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 fillet)
Calories 301 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Cholesterol 50mg17%
Sodium 167mg7%
Vitamin A 695IU14%
Vitamin C 1.7mg2%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Shrimp Tacos

Make these delicious pan-seared shrimp tacos with homemade pico de gallo, topped with a creamy salsa verde sour cream sauce in a snap!Make these delicious pan-seared shrimp tacos with homemade pico de gallo, topped with a creamy salsa verde sour cream sauce in a snap!The other night I decided to make Shrimp Tacos for our dinner. Pretty funny, since I’d never made shrimp tacos before (it’s usually beef, shredded pork or chicken). Sooo… I knew what ingredients I wanted to include in them, love to experiment in the kitchen, and the result? Seriously, ridiculously GOOD shrimp tacos… and they were very easy to make, too!

I didn’t use a recipe to make the shrimp tacos, but you really don’t need one to make these! I gather my “must have” ingredients, chop them up, and pan-sear seasoned medium sized shrimp. Then I warm the tortillas in the microwave (wrapped in paper towels), put them all together, and voila!

Shrimp tacos, with an amazing sauce, and lots of crunch and flavor from the purple cabbage and pico de gallo! As quick as you can say “Icanhardlywaittotrythese”, they were done! We LOVED them! No, really. We LOVED them, and they were done in less than 15 minutes! Now that is my kind of meal!

How I Make These Shrimp Tacos

Make a quick pico de gallo, using chopped tomato, red onion, cilantro, a couple squeezes of fresh lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste, then set this aside. Next thing to do is to chop up purple cabbage and set it aside.

To make the sauce, mix sour cream with a bit of green taco sauce, then mix in some homemade taco seasoning mix and set the sauce aside. If you happen to have a squeeze bottle handy, you can put the sauce in it, then squeeze the sauce over the finished tacos. You can also just drizzle it on with a spoon.

I am not adding an “official, printable” recipe with this post, because honestly, you can tailor make as many or as few as you wish (and increase quantities to match), but here’s a picture of the basics you use, plus 3-4 cooked shrimp per taco, and corn tortillas. By the way… sliced avocado would taste great on these, also!

Cabbage, pico de gallo and sauce, ready to add to shrimp tacos!

Cook The Shrimp

To cook the shrimp, heat a teaspoon of olive oil in skillet. Add some shelled and  de-veined shrimp with 1½ teaspoons taco seasoning mix, and stir to combine. Pan cook the seasoned shrimp on medium high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side until done. Right before they are done, add a small amount of chopped cilantro.

Pan-seared shrimp are cooked to add to the tacos.

Time To Fill The Shrimp Tacos!

Wrap the corn tortillas in paper towels, then heat them on medium temperature in the microwave just until warm (15-20 seconds). Once warm, you’re ready to finish the shrimp tacos. Fill each tortilla with 3-4 cooked shrimp, a small handful of purple cabbage, then some of the pico de gallo.

Top the tacos with a drizzle of the green sour cream sauce. That’s it!  Many restaurants use 2 tortillas for each taco to prevent them from tearing open, but to save on calories, I used one tortilla per taco. If you want to double up on tortillas, then by all means, go for it!

Shrimp tacos on a plate, ready to eat!I didn’t measure anything when I made these scrumptious tacos… I just “guess-timated”, and taste-tested everything. The sour cream sauce was approx. 1/3 cup sour cream, with 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning mix, and approx. 3 Tablespoons green taco sauce (just taste it until it tastes just right for YOU!) The amounts shown made 6 tacos.

I hope you will consider trying these quick and tasty shrimp tacos! They were so delicious… I can’t wait to make them again soon. Have a fantastic weekend, friends; may you experience a deepening awareness of God’s great love for YOU!

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Mushroom Risotto with Pan-Seared Shrimp

You’ll love delicious, creamy mushroom risotto, with arborio rice, mushrooms, butter, wine and Parmesan, topped with seasoned, pan-seared shrimp.
You'll love delicious, creamy mushroom risotto, with arborio rice, mushrooms, butter, wine and Parmesan, topped with seasoned, pan-seared shrimp.

In all my years of cooking, I have NEVER made risotto, even though I’ve thought about  it many times. So- I recently tried a mushroom risotto recipe I found on Pinterest, added some pan-seared shrimp to it, and LOVED it!

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Mushroom Risotto Is Not As Hard To Make As You Might Think!

This mushroom risotto with pan-seared shrimp was far easier to make than I originally thought it would be… I will make it again!!

The only hard thing about making risotto (and it’s not hard at all), is the continual stirring of the rice as you add in broth and wine as you cook. If you have all the ingredients ready to go before beginning this recipe, it’s really no big deal! Here’s what you do to make this absolutely delicious mushroom risotto dish:

How To Make Mushroom Risotto with Pan-Seared Shrimp

Clean and cut the mushrooms into quarters. Melt butter and olive oil in large saucepan. Sautè mushrooms until lightly browned (several minutes).

Mushrooms, sautèeing in saucepan

Salt the mushrooms, then continue cooking for a couple additional minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the pan, and set aside. The salt helps moisture to be released from the mushrooms. Here they are, cooking and looking good. They will make the mushroom risotto taste really good!

Stirring sliced mushrooms for risotto in pan

After removing the mushrooms from the pan, add and melt the additional butter and olive oil. Sautè the chopped onion in this butter/oil mixture for 5 minutes on medium-high heat, stirring often.

Sautèeing chopped onions for risotto in saucepan

Time To Add The Rice

Now add the ARBORIO rice to the pan. YES, you have to use arborio rice to make this risotto, folks.

Arborio rice being added to red saucepan, for risotto

Stir the rice in with the onions. Cook this for a couple minutes, stirring often, until rice begins to turn a light brown.

Onions and arborio rice being cooked for mushroom risotto

Cooking The Risotto

Now here’s the important step. Add wine to the pan, and let the liquid boil and be absorbed. Then add a cup of the broth into this mixture, while stirring constantly. Continue to stir the rice. When almost all of liquid has been absorbed, add more broth 1/4 cup at a time.

Cook and stir the risotto, adding 1/4 cup broth at a time to the rice as the liquid is absorbed. Continue doing this, until finally all the broth has been incorporated into rice. This will take about 25-30 minutes in total, and the finished risotto should be nice and creamy.

When done, all the broth should have been used, and the risotto should be tender, but not smushy. There should still be a tiny bit of liquid left in pan.

Wine and broth added to risotto mixture in pan

Finish Making The Mushroom Risotto

Add the cooked mushrooms to the risotto. Now you are almost done making your delicious mushroom risotto!

Cooked mushrooms added to risotto in saucepan

Add the grated fresh Parmesan cheese, and some salt and pepper (to taste). Stir ingredients well, to combine. Remove the pan from the heat.

Cover the pan, and let the mushroom risotto sit for 4-5 minutes. While the risotto is “resting” (such hard work being stirred so much, right?), cook the shrimp.

Parmesan cheese being added to risotto and mushrooms in pan

Pan-sear The Shrimp

While the risotto “rests”, cook the cleaned, de-veined, and seasoned shrimp in butter and olive oil in a separate skillet. Cook for abut 2-3 minutes per side on medium high heat.

Seasoned shrimp to add to the mushroom risotto, are pan-seared in large skillet.

Serve Mushroom Risotto With Pan-Seared Shrimp

Spoon out individual serving portions of the mushroom risotto into (or onto) serving dishes and place 4-5 pan-seared shrimp on top of each serving. Garnish with some parsley, and additional grated Parmesan cheese. Serve the mushroom risotto while hot, and ENJOY!!

Creamy mushroom risotto served in bowl, with pan-seared shrimp on top

Sure hope you will give this mushroom risotto a try. This dish is so creamy, full of flavor… and EASY! I am so glad I tried making mushroom risotto (finally), and am excited to now be able to create even more risotto dishes.  I am thankful to have learned the original technique for making risotto from Martha, at “A Family Feast”.

Have a great day, and thank you for stopping by. Please come back soon, and don’t forget to check out ALL my recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page.

Make This Dish Your Own!

This mushroom risotto dish is such a versatile recipe. If you want the risotto as a side dish, simply omit the shrimp! If you want it to be a vegetarian dish, simply omit the shrimp! If you don’t like shrimp… how about using pan-seared chicken pieces? There are so many ways to enjoy this dish! You might enjoy my recipe for chicken and asparagus risotto, too!

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Author's signatureMushroom Risotto Recipe Source: http://www.afamilyfeast.com/mushroom-risotto/

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Mushroom Risotto with Pan-Seared Shrimp
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

You'll love delicious, creamy mushroom risotto, with arborio rice, mushrooms, butter, wine and Parmesan, topped with seasoned, pan-seared shrimp.

Category: Entree
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mushroom risotto
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 595 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For mushrooms:
  • 1 8 ounce pkg. mushrooms (baby bella or white button-I used white button)
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt
For Risotto:
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 large brown onion , finely diced (total of 1 cup diced onion)
  • 1 cup Arborio rice (no substitutes!)
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
  • 3/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and Pepper , to taste
For Shrimp:
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 pound medium shrimp (about 12-16)
  • Garlic powder , dried parsley (enough to lightly season shrimp)
For Garnish:
  • Dried parsley flakes
  • Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Have all ingredients ready/prepped before beginning.
  2. Prepare Mushrooms: Clean mushrooms, then cut into quarters (include stems). Melt 1 T. butter and 1 T. olive oil in medium skillet. Cook mushroom (stirring often) on medium-high for several minutes until lightly browned. Sprinkle with a bit of salt, then cook for another minute. Remove pan from heat, and set aside.

  3. Prepare Risotto: Melt olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add rice; cook and stir for a couple minutes until rice begins to turn a light brown color. Pour in white wine. Let liquid come to a boil, then be absorbed into rice.

  4. Pour one cup of broth into rice, and stir constantly. Make sure to keep the heat at a medium simmer. Each time almost all (but not all) of the liquid has been absorbed, add 1/4 cup more broth, stirring constantly. Continue this process (rice absorbs liquid, adding more liquid) until broth is gone. This will take about 25-30 minutes. When done risotto should be tender (and there should be only a little bit of liquid remaining). Turn off heat, then add mushrooms, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir well, to combine. Put a lid on pan, and let sit for 5 minutes. While risotto is resting, cook the shrimp.

  5. Sprinkle shrimp lightly with garlic powder and dried parsley flakes and mix together, to coat shrimp. Melt butter and olive oil in hot, medium-high skillet. Add seasoned shrimp. Cook quickly, about 2-3 minutes per side, until done.

  6. Spoon risotto into (or onto) individual serving dishes. Place 3-5 pan-seared shrimp on top of each portion. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese and parsley flakes. Serve hot, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Mushroom Risotto with Pan-Seared Shrimp
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 595 Calories from Fat 297
% Daily Value*
Fat 33g51%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 108mg36%
Sodium 825mg36%
Potassium 469mg13%
Carbohydrates 49g16%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 21g42%
Vitamin A 495IU10%
Vitamin C 3.6mg4%
Calcium 278mg28%
Iron 3.5mg19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon

 

Delicious, pan-seared brown sugar crusted salmon is easy to make, with spice rubbed salmon fillets, and can be on the table in about 15 minutes!Delicious, pan-seared brown sugar crusted salmon is easy to make, with spice rubbed salmon fillets, and can be on the table in about 15 minutes!My husband and I love salmon, so I am always on the lookout for new ways to prepare it. I found this recipe for Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon online, thought it sounded delicious, and just knew I had to give it a try! And guess what? It WAS delicious!

This recipe is incredibly EASY, and quick to prepare! I got the original recipe from Chris, at The Cafe Sucré Farine.  She has a wonderful blog that I enjoy very much and recommend, without hesitation. So, here’s all you need to do, to make this delicious entree:

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Make The Brown Sugar Spice Rub

In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, zest from one lemon, chili powder, cumin, sesame seeds, sea salt and black pepper. How totally easy is that? This rub will be used to coat the salmon, and brings lots of flavor to the fish!

Spices and brown sugar are mixed together to season the salmon with.

A brown sugar spice rub will coat the salmon fillets to make a crust.

Prepare The Salmon Fillets

Divide up the seasoning mix, and carefully spoon it over BOTH sides of the salmon, patting it into the fish as you go.

Salmon fillets are coated with a brown sugar spice rub before cooking.

Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon has a slightly sweet spice rub on each piece of fish.

Pan-Sear The Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon

Heat a large skillet on medium-high for a minute or two. When it is very hot (but not smoking), add the olive oil and sesame oil to the skillet.  Now carefully add the seasoned salmon fillets to the hot skillet, and immediately turn the heat down to medium.

NOTE: I was only cooking for two, that’s why there are only 2 pieces of salmon in this picture.

Pan-searing the brown sugar crusted salmon helps make a crunchy crust.

Cook the brown sugar crusted salmon on medium heat for about 4 minutes. The bottom of the salmon will get “crusty” as the brown sugar  caramelizes on the outside.

Carefully turn the salmon over and cook the other side for 3-4 more minutes, until done. The brown sugar will turn dark as it caramelizes.

The brown sugar spice rub caramelizes on the salmon as it cooks.

Serve Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon

Once the brown sugar crusted salmon is done and cooked through, carefully remove each piece from hot skillet and place on individual plates.  I served the salmon with asparagus and rice on the side. That’s it!

Brown sugar crusted salmon has a wonderful, slightly sweet tasting “crusty” edge, and is really good! This would be a PERFECT dish to fix on a crazy busy weeknight when you want something great to eat without spending lots of time in the kitchen!

A brown sugar crusted salmon fillet is served with rice and steamed asparagus.

Sure hope you will give this quick and easy, delicious recipe for brown sugar crusted salmon a try! I think you will enjoy the slightly sweet and slightly spicy crust on the fish! And I KNOW you will LOVE just how quickly this entree comes together with no stress at all!

Have a fantastic day… look around… there is ALWAYS something to be thankful for!

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Recipe Source: Chis at http://thecafesucrefarine.com/2012/09/a-super-simple-dinner-on-run-brown/#_a5y_p=1463456

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Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
13 mins
 
Delicious, pan-seared brown sugar crusted salmon is easy to make, with spice rubbed salmon fillets, and can be on the table in about 15 minutes!
Category: Entree-Seafood
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brown sugar crusted salmon
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 343 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 4 salmon fillets (no skin)
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, lemon zest, chili powder, cumin, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Put equal amounts of spice mixture on BOTH sides of salmon fillets, patting it down to adhere.

  2. Bring a large skillet to medium high heat; add the olive oil and the sesame oil once skillet is hot. Carefully add the salmon fillets to the hot skillet, then reduce the heat to Medium.

  3. Cook the salmon for about 4 minutes. When the bottom is a bit crusty and the brown sugar mixture has caramelized on the outside of the salmon, turn the salmon pieces over (carefully).
  4. Cook the other side of the fish for an additional 4 minutes, until done. Carefully remove salmon fillets from skillet and place on individual serving plates.

Nutrition Facts
Brown Sugar Crusted Salmon
Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
Calories 343 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 93mg31%
Sodium 669mg29%
Potassium 869mg25%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 34g68%
Vitamin A 215IU4%
Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
Calcium 46mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Mahi Mahi with Corn & Avocado Salsa

Easy to prepare, healthy AND delicious, baked Mahi Mahi seafood dish, served on a bed of Corn and Avocado Salsa is sure to please your taste buds!Easy to prepare, healthy AND delicious, baked Mahi Mahi seafood dish, served on a bed of Corn and Avocado Salsa is sure to please your taste buds!
Want to try a fantastic, delicious, healthy and EASY seafood meal? Then look no further. This Mahi Mahi with Corn & Avocado Salsa is the dinner for YOU. Seriously wonderful.

I made this delicious dish for my husband and I the other night for dinner. We both LOVED it! I used frozen mahi mahi fillets that we purchased in a large bag at Costco, then thawed the pieces we needed to make the recipe.

The fish is lightly spiced, and the corn and avocado salsa (that you place the fish on top of when done) is crunchy, creamy and amazing! So quick and easy to prepare, as well!! Winner, winner! This is a perfect meal to serve that’s ready in a flash!

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Make The Seasoning For The Mahi Mahi

The first thing I did was mix up the seasoning for the fish. Took all of about 1 minute. Whew. I know it was hard to not work up a real sweat, but you did it!

Seasoning for mahi mahi, in metal bowl
Brush all sides of the uncooked Mahi Mahi with the seasoning sauce. I lined a baking sheet with aluminum foil (to catch drips), then sprayed a wire oven-safe rack with non-stick spray.

Bake The Mahi Mahi

Place the fish on the wire rack, then put the rack on top of the foil-covered baking sheet and place it in the oven. You will need to bake the mahi mahi at 375° F for 18-20 minutes.

Sauce brushed onto mahi mahi fillets, on blue matTwo pieces of mahi mahi on wire rack
Make The Corn And Avocado Salsa While Mahi Mahi Bakes

While the fish is baking, it is easy to make the corn and avocado salsa in no time at all. Again… this step is very EASY.

Corn and avocado salsa in bowl
Serve The Mahi Mahi with Corn And Avocado Salsa

When the Mahi Mahi was done baking, I spooned a bed of the salsa onto our individual dinner plates, then placed the baked Mahi Mahi on top. Voila! Quick AND healthy!  The mahi mahi and the fresh, delicious salsa looks good and tastes even better!

Mahi Mahi on corn and avocado salsa, with watermelon wedge on side
Sure hope you will give this healthy entree a try… I will most DEFINITELY be preparing this mahi mahi with corn and avocado salsa again!  Have a fantastic day, friends.

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Mahi Mahi with Corn & Avocado Salsa
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Total Time
28 mins
 

Easy to prepare, healthy AND delicious, this baked Mahi Mahi seafood dish, served on a bed of Corn and Avocado Salsa is sure to please your taste buds!

Category: Entree
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mahi mahi
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 333 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For the Mahi Mahi:
  • 4 mahi mahi fillets - thawed
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For the Salsa:
  • 2 fresh ears of corn , (approx. 2 cups-cut from cob)
  • 1 small jalapeno pepper , seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 firm and ripe avocado , cut into cubes
  • 1/3 cup red onion , finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place aluminum foil onto a cookie sheet. Spray a wire rack with a non-stick spray. Place the fish fillets onto the wire rack over the foil (this will make cleanup a snap!). Place cookie sheet with wire rack and fish into oven. Bake for approximately 18-20 minutes or until fish is done.
  3. While fish is baking, prepare the salsa:
  4. Mix all the salsa ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.
  5. When the fish is done baking, create a "bed" of salsa on the serving plate, then top with a piece of the hot fish. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes

FYI --Original recipe serves 4. When I made this I only cooked TWO Mahi Mahi fillets, but kept all other ingredients the same... We liked having a large amount of the fresh salsa under the fish.

Nutrition Facts
Mahi Mahi with Corn & Avocado Salsa
Amount Per Serving (1 serving (w/ corn salsa)
Calories 333 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 82mg27%
Sodium 703mg31%
Potassium 920mg26%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 825IU17%
Vitamin C 13.4mg16%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 2.7mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Grilled Lime-Cilantro Shrimp Kabobs

Delicious marinated and grilled lime cilantro shrimp kabobs, with peppers and onions are an easy, healthy and flavorful dish you’ll enjoy!Delicious marinated and grilled lime cilantro shrimp kabobs, with peppers and onions are an easy, healthy and flavorful dish you'll enjoy!
We’ve been grilling a lot of our evening meals outside this summer, because of the “above average” heat we’re having here in the Pacific Northwest. Who wants to bake and heat up the house at the end of a long day when it’s this hot? NOT THIS GIRL! That’s why I made these Grilled Lime-Cilantro Shrimp Kabobs for dinner this week.

I found the recipe for the marinade on Pinterest, then decided to add onions, plus red and green pepper slices, threaded them all onto skewers and threw ’em onto our trusty Weber BBQ grill. In practically no time at all we were enjoying these tasty shrimp kabobs and veggies! Who doesn’t like a good kabob? All in all, a QUICK, EASY, HEALTHY and DELICIOUS dinner on a very HOT evening!

Here’s how easy they are to make… honestly, the most time these took was the 30 minute marinating time. Other than that, they were a cinch!

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Prepare The Shrimp

Clean, shell and de-vein all of the shrimp, and place them in a bowl. Discard the shells and veins, etc.

Shrimp are cleaned, shelled and de-veined before making kabobs.

Use a microplane or a fine grater to add the zest of one lime to the shrimp in the bowl.

Lime zest is added to the raw shrimp in bowl.

Now add the juice from the entire lime to the shrimp. The lime juice should be about the equivalent of about 1/4 cup liquid.

Fresh lime juice is added to the shrimp.

Marinate The Shrimp For The Kabobs

Add oil, chopped cilantro, finely chopped jalapeno, minced garlic, salt, and pepper to the shrimp. Stir, to fully cover the shrimp with the marinade ingredients. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the shrimp marinate in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

The shrimp is marinated in the lime and cilantro sauce.

While the shrimp is marinating, cut up the red and green bell peppers and onion. When the shrimp is finished marinating, add sliced veggies to the bowl. Give them a quick stir, to coat with the marinade.

Make The Lime Cilantro Shrimp Kabobs

Thread the veggies and shrimp onto 4 skewers for grilling. Make sure to alternate colors and veggies with the shrimp. Note: I used metal skewers; if you are using wood skewers, be sure to soak them in water for about 30 minutes prior to using, so they won’t burn on the grill.

Red and green peppers and onions are mixed with the marinated shrimp.Shrimp kabobs are placed onto skewers before grilling.

Time To Grill The Shrimp Kabobs

Cook the shrimp kabobs on a hot BBQ grill (medium-high heat). We grilled them about 3 minutes per side (maybe just a tad more, to ensure the veggies got some heat, too). Turn the shrimp kabobs at least once during the grilling time, to ensure all sides cook evenly.

Grilling lime cilantro shrimp kabobs on the BBQ.

Serve And Enjoy

When done, remove the shrimp kabobs from the grill, and serve them right away while they’re hot! Each serving is 2 skewers of shrimp kabobs.

Grilled shrimp kabobs on a plate with rice on the side.I served the kabobs with my Fresh Corn Sauté with Red Pepper and Onions, some rice, and a couple slices of fresh tomatoes from our garden on the side. YUM!

The shrimp is removed from the skewers and served with some corn on the side.These grilled shrimp kabobs sure were good! Hope you’ll give these a try, too! I’m sure they would be just as good grilled on your indoor stovetop grill OR under a broiler (if you don’t have a BBQ grill).

This would also be a great recipe to take on a family camping trip. Just make everything up ahead of time (chopping veggies, marinating shrimp), then skewer them and cook over a campfire grill! The recipe I made (and am posting) serves two people, but can EASILY be doubled!!! Have a great day!

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Grilled Lime-Cilantro Shrimp Kabobs
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Marinating
30 mins
Total Time
46 mins
 

Delicious marinated and grilled lime cilantro shrimp kabobs, with peppers and onions are an easy, healthy and flavorful dish you'll enjoy!

Category: Entree
Cuisine: American
Keyword: shrimp kabobs
Servings: 4 kabobs
Calories Per Serving: 87 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 1/2 pound shrimp , cleaned, shelled, and deveined
  • 1 lime (zest AND juice)
  • 1/2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 Tablespoon cilantro , chopped
  • 1/4 medium jalapeno , finely chopped
  • 1/2 clove minced garlic
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 1/2 medium red bell pepper , cut into wedges (about the same size as the shrimp)
  • 1/2 medium green pepper , cut into wedges (about the same size as the shrimp)
  • 1/4 medium brown onion , cut into wedge slices (about the same size as the shrimp)
Instructions
  1. In a medium sized bowl, marinate the cleaned, shelled and deveined shrimp in the lime zest, lime juice, vegetable oil, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, salt and pepper. Stir well, to combine and cover the shrimp with the marinade. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate shrimp and marinade for 30 minutes
  2. While shrimp is marinating, cut up the red and green bell peppers, and the brown onion. Cut them into wedges about the same size as the shrimp.
  3. When shrimp has marinated for 30 minutes, add the peppers and onions to the bowl. Toss to coat. Thread the shrimp, peppers and onions onto 4 skewers, alternating items on the skewers.

  4. Grill on a medium-high heated BBQ grill (or under broiler, or on a stovetop grill). Cook shrimp about 3 minutes on each side, or until done. Serve while hot, and enjoy this simple dish! Each serving is 2 kabobs.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is EASILY doubled to serve 4!

Nutrition Facts
Grilled Lime-Cilantro Shrimp Kabobs
Amount Per Serving (2 kabobs)
Calories 87 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 142mg47%
Sodium 442mg19%
Potassium 129mg4%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 520IU10%
Vitamin C 39.7mg48%
Calcium 88mg9%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon

Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon with butter, lemon and spices is a simple, easy way to BBQ outside on hot, summer days! Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon with butter, lemon and spices is a simple, easy way to BBQ outside on hot, summer days!
We’ve been enjoying much warmer than normal temperatures (can you say HOT???) in the Pacific Northwest this summer. Hot temps (in the high 90’s) have meant that I don’t use my oven as much to fix meals, so I don’t add to the heat in our home, PLUS it has meant more time outside on the deck, bonding with our Weber BBQ at dinner time. This Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon was our dinner last night.

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Last night my hubby (the “Grill-Meister”) grilled a salmon fillet on a cedar plank on our BBQ, and man oh man, it was so good! I typically pan-sear or bake salmon inside, in my kitchen, but there’s just something about grilled salmon in the summer, with the smokey smell from the BBQ and the cedar plank that you cook it on, that makes everything right with the world.

I had to remind my husband to put the lighter fluid on the charcoal briquets and NOT in his glass of wine, but after we got that sorted out, he took over the grilling duties! We cooked the salmon on our Weber BBQ on medium heat (lid closed, top vent open);  if you are using a gas grill, be sure the flames don’t reach the cedar plank or you might catch it on fire!

Cook, getting ready to grill salmon on cedar plank on BBQ
Have you ever grilled salmon fillets on cedar planks on your BBQ? Yum. It’s SO easy. First you buy a package of cedar planks at the grocery store (most stores carry them by the fish counter). They look like this, and usually a package contains 3-4 planks.

How To Prepare Cedar Plank So It Won’t Burn

You will need to soak the plank you are going to use in water for at least 30-40 minutes before putting on the grill. (I weigh mine down with filled pans of water in the sink, then cover board completely with water).

The wood plank needs to be soaked this long, so it doesn’t catch fire on the grill. As the fish cooks, the cedar board smokes and infuses flavor into the seafood. Makes sense, right?

Cedar plank used to grill salmon on BBQTime To Cook the Salmon

Once it is done “soaking”, you place a fresh salmon fillet on it  SKIN SIDE DOWN (we used one of two wild sockeye salmon fillets we bought at good old Costco).

Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter all over the top of the salmon. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice over the top, also. I like to “garnish” the salmon fillet with thin slices of lemon while it cooks.

Once you have that done, you simply put the entire plank on the hot BBQ grill (with the top little vent open). Put the lid on the BBQ, and let it cook covered for about 35 minutes, until salmon is done (flaky). That’s it! No need to mess with it at all.

Cedar plank with salmon and lemon slices on grill
This is what it should look like when it is done. See? The soaked cedar plank didn’t burn up!

Grilled salmon is done cooking on cedar plank
Serving Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon

Remove the entire plank from the BBQ, take it inside, and cut salmon (not the cutting board!) into serving pieces (4-5 out of this piece of salmon). See how easy that is? When you realize how much 4-5 servings of cedar plank grilled salmon would cost in a restaurant, it REALLY is an inexpensive and easy way to make it yourself!!! Why not?

I served the salmon with some grilled mixed veggies (including yellow squash and peas from our garden), and we had a wonderful, healthy dinner that was incredibly delicious! AND we have a couple extra pieces of salmon for leftovers, too!

We really enjoy cedar plank grilled salmon; I have several other delicious recipes for this fish on my blog! You might want to check out the recipes for Salmon in a Lemon Butter Herb Sauce, Orange and Rosemary Glazed Salmon, or Pan-Seared Salmon with Cilantro Lime Sauce, to name a few. There are additional salmon recipes which you can find in the Recipe Index at the top of the page. YUM!

Grilled salmon served with mixed vegetables
Hope you will give this easy cedar plank grilled salmon a try this summer! Throw it on the grill, sit back and relax with a refreshing beverage, and let your BBQ do almost all the work for you!  Don’t forget to check out my Recipe Index, to see ALL my recipes. It’s located at the top of the page. Have a great week!

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Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon with butter, lemon and spices is a simple, easy way to BBQ outside on hot, summer days! The smell from the cedar on the grill infuses smoky flavor into the fish for an amazing meal!
Category: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cedar plank grilled salmon
Servings: 5 servings
Calories Per Serving: 301 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds fresh salmon fillet (with skin on bottom)
  • 2 Tablespoons butter (melted)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 lemon (juice of)
  • 5 slices lemon (thinly sliced)
Instructions
  1. Soak the cedar plank you are going to use in water for at least 30-40 minutes before putting on the grill. (I weigh mine down with filled pans of water in the sink, then cover board completely with water). The wood plank needs to be soaked this long, so it doesn't catch fire on the grill. As the fish cooks, the cedar board smokes and infuses flavor into the seafood.

  2. Once it is done "soaking", remove from water. Place a fresh salmon fillet on it  SKIN SIDE DOWN.  Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter all over the top of the salmon. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Squeeze some lemon juice over the top, also. Garnish the salmon fillet with thin slices of lemon.

  3. Once BBQ is hot and ready, place wood plank directly onto BBQ rack. Cook salmon on medium heat (on our Weber grill we cooked it with lid closed, top vent open);  if you are using a gas grill, be sure the flames are set low enough to not reach the cedar plank directly or you might catch it on fire! Cook salmon (with lid on BBQ) for about 35 minutes, until done and fish flakes easily.

  4. Remove the entire plank from the BBQ, take it inside, and cut salmon (not the cutting board!) into serving pieces... serve, and enjoy! 

Nutrition Facts
Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon
Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
Calories 301 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 111mg37%
Sodium 236mg10%
Potassium 898mg26%
Carbohydrates 1g0%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin A 215IU4%
Vitamin C 4.9mg6%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts

It’s been unusually HOT in the Pacific Northwest for the past several weeks. Temps are supposed to hover near 100 degrees this coming weekend, which is “not the norm” for late June in Oregon. We want quick  and easy meals (don’t want to heat up the kitchen cooking). Enter our “go-to” standby… Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts!!!!Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts / The Grateful Girl Cooks!
These open faced tuna melts are ridiculously easy… so easy in fact, that I’m not even gonna post the “recipe”. They actually are delicious, and are very quick to prepare!

First you toast some English muffins. I used sourdough (delicious!). Allow for one half or two halves per serving. Once toasted, place some cheese (gruyere, smoky gouda, or cheddar) on top of the muffin. (I have used all of these cheeses in the past. Pictures are with Smoky Gouda.

Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts / The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Put some tuna on top to cover the muffin. (Use the tuna you prefer, mixed up with whatever you like in your tuna salad). All I used for mine was one can (one can is enough for 4 half muffins) of albacore tuna, mixed with mayonnaise. That’s it!  But for goodness sake, make your tuna the way you like it!

Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts / The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Slice some really good ripe tomatoes and put a slice on top of each muffin. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, pepper, dried parsley and dried basil. Just a touch.

Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts / The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Put the english muffins on a wire rack and place under a broiler. DO NOT put them directly under the broiler. Put them on the middle rack of your oven.

It will take a few minutes to broil them, but by putting them on the middle rack, instead of directly under the broiler, all the ingredients will have a chance to get hot, and that cheese on the bottom will melt.

Remove from broiler when cheese is bubbly and the tuna has just started to lightly turn golden.

Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts / The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Remove tuna melts from wire rack with a spatula. Place on serving plates. I like to put some red leaf lettuce leaves under the tuna melts just for some added color, to make it look good, but that is totally optional.

You can either pick them up and eat them or cut them with knife and fork… whatever suits you! They’re really delicious! Sure hope you’ll give ’em a try. Good for a quick, filling lunch, or dinner on a really HOT evening! Been making these for years and years, and have never been disappointed!

Quick and Easy Open Faced Tuna Melts / The Grateful Girl Cooks!Have a wonderful week… may you feel gratitude for all you experience this week, and above all else…may you deeply know just how much God loves you!

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Stir Fry Asian Glazed Shrimp & Veggies

Asian Glazed Shrimp is coated in sauce, and stir-fried with veggies (broccoli/peppers/onion). This flavorful dish is ready to eat in 30 minutes.Asian Glazed Shrimp is coated in sauce, and stir-fried with veggies (broccoli/peppers/onion). This flavorful dish is ready to eat in 30 minutes.
My husband and I just got home after a 5 day trip to Southern CA to attend a music reunion with friends of over 40 years. We had a blast, but came home exhausted, and facing a mountain of work for my husband’s company. So, that being said, today’s recipe for this tasty “Stir Fry Asian Glazed Shrimp & Veggies” will be short and sweet, so I can get to work!

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How I Came Up With This Recipe

Recently I was trying to figure out what to make my husband and I for dinner. I had some frozen large shrimp, some fresh veggies, and a good idea for turning it into a stir fry meal. Small amounts of meat, and LOTS of veggies make for a pretty tasty dinner.

I remembered a sauce I used last year for some Asian Lemon Chicken Strips, and decided to make a shrimp stir fry using the same sauce. Boy, was it good! I will post the recipe as I made it , but remember, with a stir fry, you can add any kind of veggies that you like or have available.

This stir fry is so easy. The sauce takes about 15 minutes to cook. While it is cooking, you can stir fry the veggies and shrimp. Combine it all, heat through, and serve. It’s THAT easy, and it only takes about 30 minutes, from start to finish. And it’s really delicious, too! Sure hope you’ll give this one a try! Here’s how to make Asian Glazed Shrimp and Veggies:

Make The Asian-Inspired Sauce

Here’s what I did:  First I made the sauce. Easy. Combine all ingredients in saucepan and cook for about 15 minutes.

Asian inspired sauce is made to coat shrimp and assorted stir-fried veggies.Prepare The Veggies

Steam the veggies for about 5 minutes. Usually I just stir fry them in a bit of olive oil (5-6 minutes) in a skillet. This time I steamed them a bit just to get them softened up a bit, then stir fried them. Don’t know what came over me.

If you stir fry the veggies, take them out of skillet when done. Add a bit more olive oil and you can stir fry the shrimp in same skillet.

Broccoli, orange and red bell peppers, and red onions are cooked for this dish.
Cook The Shrimp

Stir fry the shrimp in a small amount of olive oil, turning them over to cook both sides. This only takes a 3-4 minutes. The shrimp are done once they turn “pinkish” on all sides.

Shrimp is quickly cooked in olive oil.Finish Cooking The Asian Glazed Shrimp and Veggies

Transfer the cooked veggies back into the skillet to hang out with the shrimp. Now it’s starting to look good!

Steamed veggies are added to the skillet of cooked shrimp.
Pour enough of the sauce into the skillet to coat everything (you may have a bit of the sauce left over). No worries… the sauce freezes well!

Asian glazed shrimp and veggies cooking in sauce.
Give everything a good stir to combine and coat everything with the sauce, then heat through completely.

The Asian glazed shrimp and veggies are heated through in the sauce.Time To EAT!

When ready to serve, spoon out the shrimp, veggies and sauce. We love it served on top of white rice! Spoon some of the extra sauce over the top, serve, and enjoy!

Stir-fried Asian glazed shrimp and veggies, served on a bed of white rice.
Quick and easy… and on your plate in about 30 minutes… just the way I like it!  Hope you have a great day!

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Stir Fry Asian Glazed Shrimp and Veggies
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Asian Glazed Shrimp is coated in sauce, and stir-fried with veggies (broccoli/peppers/onion). This flavorful dish is ready to eat in 30 minutes.

Category: Entree
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Asian glazed shrimp
Servings: 2 servings
Calories Per Serving: 602 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For The Stir Fry:
  • 1/2 pound medium or large shrimp , peeled, deveined (Approx. 6-7 shrimp per serving)
  • 2 cups Broccoli florets (approx. 2 cups of florets)
  • 2 slices Red onion (as much as you like. I used about 2 round slices, cut in half)
  • 1 cup Red, orange, or yellow bell pepper slices (any combo works- 1 cup slices total)
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil (divided)
For the Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar , packed
  • Juice & zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
  1. Prepare sauce: Place all sauce ingredients into a medium sized saucepan. Stir well, to combine. Bring mixture to a rolling boil over medium heat; once at a rolling boil, reduce heat, and simmer for approx. 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Sauce will thicken slightly as it cooks.

  2. While sauce is cooking, heat 1 ½ Tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet. When oil is hot, add broccoli florets, sliced red onion, and sliced red, yellow and orange bell peppers. Stir fry veggies, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Remove veggies from pan to a plate. Set aside.

  3. Add remaining 1 ½ Tablespoons olive oil back into the skillet. Heat oil again. When it is good and hot, add shrimp. Cook shrimp on both sides for 3-4 minutes or until shrimp has turned pink on all sides. When done, add veggies back into the skillet.

  4. Add enough sauce to completely coat shrimp and veggies. Stir to combine well. Heat shrimp, veggies and sauce until fully heated through (only takes a minute or two).

  5. Serve, with a side of rice, or on top of a bed of rice. Drizzle extra sauce from the skillet over the shrimp. (You can freeze any leftover sauce; cover it tightly. It freezes well.) Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

This recipe was created for two people, but is ridiculously easy to double, triple, etc. You will have some sauce leftover, as you won't need it all, when cooking for two servings. The calorie count includes all of the sauce ingredients.

Nutrition Facts
Stir Fry Asian Glazed Shrimp and Veggies
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 602 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 286mg95%
Sodium 1989mg86%
Potassium 710mg20%
Carbohydrates 82g27%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 70g78%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 2900IU58%
Vitamin C 185mg224%
Calcium 241mg24%
Iron 4.6mg26%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Chili, Lime & Cumin Cod

Southwest-inspired Chili Lime Cumin Cod is baked, seasoned fish, topped with a lime, cumin & butter sauce, and is ready in less than 15 minutes!Southwest-inspired Chili Lime Cumin Cod is baked, seasoned fish, topped with a lime, cumin & butter sauce, and is ready in less than 15 minutes!

About a month ago I found a recipe on Pinterest for Chili, Lime Cumin Cod. The flavor combination sounded interesting to me (a bit Southwestern), AND I had a few pieces of cod hanging out in the back of my freezer. So… I decided to give this easy sounding seafood recipe a try.

The entire recipe took less than 15 minutes to prepare, so I would consider this a truly easy, quick, and flavorful seafood entree! I think the quick, flavorful lime cumin butter sauce would also taste great on grilled halibut, swordfish, tilapia or mahi-mahi, as well.

The recipe is so simple, I really don’t think it’s possible to mess this one up! Chili Lime Cumin Cod for the win! This quick and simple, healthy seafood dish is perfect for busy nights where you just want something “good for you”, to eat!

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How To Make Chili Lime Cumin Cod

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Spray an oven-safe baking pan with non-stick spray (or coat pan with oil).

In a small bowl, combine the chili powder, oregano and salt, until fully blended. This is your spice mixture for the fish. Sprinkle spices on top of each of the pieces of cod. Press the spices slightly into the fish to adhere them to the surface of the fish.

Place the pieces of seasoned cod into the prepared baking pan. Bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until fish is done and opaque in color.

Cod fillets are seasoned with spices before baking.
Make The Sauce To Top Baked Chili Lime Cumin Cod

While the fish is baking, make the sauce to top the cooked fish. Melt the butter in a small skillet.

Butter, melting in skillet for making sauce to top chili lime cumin cod.
Add cumin powder and the juice of one lime to the melted butter in skillet.

Lime juice and cumin powder added to the sauce for chili lime cumin cod.
Give the sauce a good stir to combine ingredients. Cook the sauce for one more minute, then remove the skillet from the heat.

The buttery lime sauce is ready to add drizzle over the baked chili lime cumin cod.
Serve The Baked Chili Lime Cumin Cod

Once the fish is done, remove the pan from the oven. Transfer the pieces of baked chili lime cumin cod fish onto individual serving plates. Drizzle each piece of fish with the warm butter lime and cumin sauce.

Serve the chili lime cumin cod while it is hot, and enjoy! THAT’S IT! I served the fish with steamed broccoli and some rice on the side. The fish flaked very easily, and the simple butter lime sauce was the perfect finishing touch for the seasoned cod!

Chili Lime Cumin Cod is topped with sauce, then served (with broccoli and rice on the side).

I really hope you enjoy this incredibly SIMPLE seafood dish!  We really enjoyed the chili lime cumin cod, and trust you will, too! Have a GREAT day!

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Chili Lime Cumin Cod
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Southwest-inspired Chili Lime Cumin Cod is baked, seasoned fish, topped with a lime, cumin & butter sauce, and is ready in less than 15 minutes!
Category: Entree-Seafood
Cuisine: Southwestern
Keyword: chili lime cumin cod
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 197 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds cod fillets (4 pieces)
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (may substitute dried parsley or dried cilantro-I put a bit of each on the fish)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 lime , juiced
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Spray an oven-safe baking pan with non-stick spray (or coat pan with oil).

  2. In a small bowl, combine the chili powder, oregano, and salt. Mix to combine. Sprinkle spices on top of the pieces of cod. Press spices slightly into the fish to adhere. Place the seasoned cod into prepared baking pan. 

  3. Bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until fish is done and opaque in color.

  4. While the fish is baking, make the sauce to top the cooked fish. Melt the butter in a small skillet. Add cumin and the juice of one lime. Stir to combine; cook for an additional minute. Remove from heat.

  5. When pieces of cod are finished cooking, remove pieces to individual serving plates. Drizzle the Lime/Cumin/Butter sauce over the top of the pieces of fish. Serve... and enjoy!
Recipe Notes

I think the sauce for this recipe would also taste great on grilled halibut, swordfish, mahi-mahi, or tilapia.

Nutrition Facts
Chili Lime Cumin Cod
Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
Calories 197 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 88mg29%
Sodium 441mg19%
Potassium 728mg21%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 390IU8%
Vitamin C 6.6mg8%
Calcium 37mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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