Stuffed Dover Sole For Two features rolled fillets filled with rice, cheese and broccoli, covered with a lemon butter sauce and baked. Yummy!
Do you enjoy Dover sole? We like the Dover sole fillets, because they are mild in flavor, inexpensive to buy, and are very adaptable to the many ways they can be prepared.
Today I want to share a simple, but delicious recipe for Stuffed Dover Sole For Two, and hope you enjoy it like we do. With a little bit of pre-planning, this can be a very quick meal to get on the table, and it tastes and looks great, too!
The recipe makes four rolled and stuffed pieces of Dover sole. We usually serve two fillets per person because once rolled, the fish fillets are small, but you could serve four people (1 fillet per person) if you want smaller servings. Here’s how to make this dish.
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Make The Simple Lemon Butter Sauce
Preheat your oven to 350°F. before beginning, because the prep for the fish only takes a few minutes. Grease or spray a medium baking dish on the bottom, and set aside.
Now let’s make the sauce. In a small bowl, stir lemon juice, melted butter, salt and black pepper together until fully combined. Set the bowl aside while you prepare the stuffing for the fish.
You will use part of this sauce in the filling and then use the remaining sauce to drizzle on the fish roll-ups before they are baked.
Combine The Stuffing Ingredients
Now you’re ready to make the filling for the fish fillets. This rice, cheese, and broccoli stuffing will be rolled up in each of the fish fillets before baking.
In a separate medium-sized bowl, combine cooked broccoli, cooked brown (or white) rice, grated cheese, salt, pepper, and ½ TABLESPOON of the lemon butter sauce. Stir gently until these ingredients have been combined.
TIP: If possible, pre-cook the broccoli and rice for the dish early in the day (or the night before). I like to do that, so when I’m ready to make our dinner, they’re already cooked, and this dish takes less prep time.
Prepare The Dover Sole For Baking
Lay the fish fillets out on several thicknesses of paper towels, and blot the fish on both sides, to remove excess moisture.
Divide the rice/broccoli/cheese mixture evenly down the middle of each fillet, covering the entire length of the piece of fish. It typically averages out to approximately ½ cup of filling per piece of fish.
Into The Baking Dish They Go
Carefully roll up each piece of fish starting with the short end, then place them into the prepared baking dish, with the seam side DOWN.
If any of the stuffing falls out while transferring the fish to the baking dish, just pick it up and put it back inside! Place the fish roll-ups side by side in the dish, because they will give support and hold together better while baking.
Evenly divide and pour (or brush) the remaining butter mixture over the top of the fish fillets. Now the Stuffed Dover Sole for Two is ready for the oven!
Bake The Fish
Bake the fish at 350°F for 20-25 minutes (uncovered) OR until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Check the fish for “doneness” at 20 minutes.
Depending on the thickness of the fillets used, it may take 3-5 more minutes to finish cooking all the way through. The fish will be pale and opaque on the surface once fully cooked.
Remove the baking dish from the oven. Lightly sprinkle the top of each piece with paprika. The paprika adds extra color and flavor to the Dover sole, so don’t skip this final step.
Serve The Stuffed Dover Sole For Two
Use a spatula to transfer the Stuffed Dover Sole For Two onto serving plates. We serve two fillets per person for a filling meal (they’re fairly small once rolled and baked), but the serving size is your choice.
Serve with lemon slices on the side, so the juice can be squeezed over each piece, and then enjoy this simple, delicious dish.
Stuffed Dover Sole For Two has a simple, classic flavor I believe you’ll appreciate. The small amount of rice, cheese, broccoli, etc. in the filling adds additional color, texture, nutrients and flavor to the fish.
I really hope you have the opportunity to try this recipe or Stuffed Dover Sole For Two. If you choose to pre-cook the rice and broccoli ahead of time, this is a really quick meal to pull together at the last minute!
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Recipe adapted from: https://www.lovetoknow.com/food-drink/recipes/filet-sole-recipes
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Stuffed Dover Sole For Two features rolled fillets filled with rice, cheese and broccoli, covered with a lemon butter sauce and baked. Yummy!
- 1 Tablespoon butter, melted **DIVIDED USE**
- ½ Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 16 ounces Dover sole fillets = four (4 oz. each) boneless, skinless fillets
- 1 cup cooked broccoli florets chopped, cooked, drained
- ½ cup cooked brown rice can substitute white rice
- ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
- paprika to lightly sprinkle on baked fish.
- 2 thin slices lemon each cut in half, for garnish
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease/spray a medium baking dish on the bottom; set aside.
In a small bowl, stir lemon juice, melted butter, salt and pepper until combined. Set bowl aside.
In a separate medium-sized bowl, combine broccoli, rice, cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, and HALF (½)Tablespoon (only) of the lemon/butter sauce; stir until combined. TIP: If possible, pre-cook broccoli and rice early in the day (or the night before), for less prep time.
Lay fish fillets out on paper towels; blot fish on both sides, to remove excess moisture. Divide rice/broccoli/cheese mixture evenly down the middle of each fillet, covering length of the fish. It should be about ½ cup filling per fillet.
Carefully roll up each fillet starting with the short end. Place in prepared baking dish seam side DOWN. If any stuffing falls out while transferring the fillets, just pick it up and put it back inside! Place fish roll-ups side by side in dish, because they will support and hold together better while baking. Evenly divide and pour (or brush) remaining butter mixture over the top of the fish.
Bake (uncovered) at 350°F for 20-25 minutes OR until fish flakes easily with a fork. Check it at 20 minutes, then cook more, if necessary (depending on thickness of the fish). The fish will still be pale/opaque once fully cooked. Remove from the oven. Lightly sprinkle the top of each piece with paprika.
Use a spatula to transfer fish to serving plates. Serve immediately, with lemon slices on the side, and enjoy!
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