Embark on a culinary journey with our enticing baked fish in lettuce pockets, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. This delectable dish features tender fish fillets enveloped in crisp lettuce leaves, creating a harmonious blend of freshness and savory goodness. The medley of herbs and spices, including garlic, thyme, and paprika, infuses the fish with an aromatic essence, while the tangy lemon juice adds a refreshing touch. Accompanying this main course is a selection of delectable side dishes, each offering a unique flavor profile. From the earthy sweetness of roasted root vegetables to the vibrant crunch of a garden salad, these accompaniments perfectly complement the delicate fish, creating a well-rounded and satisfying meal. Whether you're seeking a healthy and flavorful weekday dinner or a sophisticated dish to impress your guests, our baked fish in lettuce pockets is sure to leave a lasting impression.
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TUSCAN FISH PACKETS
My husband does a lot of fishing, so I'm always looking for different ways to serve his catches. A professional chef was kind enough to share this recipe with me, and I played around with some different veggie combinations until I found the one my family liked best. -Kathy Morrow, Hubbard, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl, combine beans, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, garlic, wine, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoons pepper., Rinse fish and pat dry. Place each fillet on an 18x12-inch piece of heavy-duty foil; season with remaining salt and pepper. Spoon bean mixture over fish; top with lemon slices. Fold foil around fish and crimp edges to seal. Transfer packets to a baking sheet., Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork and vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes. Be careful of escaping steam when opening packets.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 83mg cholesterol, Sodium 658mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 38g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
FISH IN FOIL
The 'no smell' fish recipe that is the ONLY one I make for my family (I hate fish, they LOVE it!). Take foil packets to table for service, and keep them around for the discarding of bones and skin. Then when dinner's done, haul those babies to the outside trash.
Provided by Denyse
Time 30m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse fish, and pat dry.
- Rub fillets with olive oil, and season with garlic salt and black pepper. Place each fillet on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Top with jalapeno slices, and squeeze the juice from the ends of the lemons over the fish. Arrange lemon slices on top of fillets. Carefully seal all edges of the foil to form enclosed packets. Place packets on baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of fish. Fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.2 calories, Carbohydrate 7.5 g, Cholesterol 67 mg, Fat 10.9 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 24.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 1849.6 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
TILAPIA FOIL PACKETS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lay 4 sheets of aluminum foil on a work surface.
- Place 1 tilapia fillet in the center of each piece of foil, and top with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle each fillet with dill, garlic powder, pepper, and salt. Fold foil over top and roll up edges to create a sealed packet. Place packets on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.5 calories, Carbohydrate 0.9 g, Cholesterol 67.1 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 29.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 354.4 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
ITALIAN FISH AND VEGGIE POCKETS
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 38m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Special equipment: 4 large sheets of aluminum foil or parchment paper
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl mix together the lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
- Lay out the 4 sheets of aluminum foil. Place 1/4 of the sugar snap peas, 1/4 of the yellow bell peppers, and 1/4 of the orange bell peppers on each sheet of foil. Over each pile of vegetables drizzle 2 tablespoons of white wine, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and gently toss.
- Top each pile of seasoned vegetables with a piece of fish. Sprinkle the fish with some of the reserved lemon zest mixture. Top each fish with 2 slices of lemon.
- Fold up the foil into an air-tight packet. Place the foil packets in the oven and bake for 15 to 18 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish. Sprinkle the fish with mint just before serving.
PACO'S FISH TACOS IN LETTUCE WRAPS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat grill pan or nonstick skillet over high heat. Spray the pan with cooking spray. Place fish on grill, season with salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes on each side, until opaque.
- Arrange lettuce leaves on a platter. Place jalapeno in a food processor with cilantro, mint, mustard and vinegar. Turn processor on and stream in oil. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
- Take the fish off grill and place on a serving plate. Break the fish into chunks and squeeze lime juice over fish. Add a few dashes hot sauce to the fish.
- Pile fish in lettuce leaves and top with sauce and chopped red onions.
BAKED FISH FILLETS
Seasoned with garlic, onion and citrus, these baked fish fillets are moist and tasty, and they look especially pretty on a colorful bed of shredded carrots.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion and garlic until tender; remove from the heat. Stir in parsley and orange zest. , Place halibut in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with onion mixture. Combine orange and lemon juices; pour over fish. Sprinkle with salt and lemon-pepper. Cover and bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 270mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 36g protein.
QUICK AND EASY BAKED FISH FILLET
We love boating here in the Hamptons in NY. Fluke (summer flounder) fishing is one of our favorite past times. The water is so clean you can actually watch the fish going to the hook. With fresh fish, we enjoy very basic, tasty recipes. This is a keeper!
Provided by JOAN2005
Time 35m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place flounder in a baking dish; season with salt and pepper. Mix lemon juice, butter, and onion together in a bowl; pour over flounder.
- Bake in the preheated oven until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.5 calories, Carbohydrate 0.8 g, Cholesterol 87.4 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 28.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 530.9 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
SHARK AND BAKE
Provided by Virginia Burke
Categories Sandwich Fish Garlic Marinate Sauté Low Cal Lunch Lime Hot Pepper Summer Lettuce Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Arrange fish in single layer in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Mix lime juice, green onion, garlic, thyme, and chile in small bowl; season with salt and pepper. Spoon over fish; let stand at room temperature at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish on both sides with salt and pepper, then flour. Working in batches, add fish to skillet and cook until golden and opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fish to paper towels to drain.
- Cut off thin slice from each warm pita bread round, forming opening. Open pita pockets and stuff with fish, lettuce, and tomato. Serve with desired condiments.
SOLE JUDIC (BAKED SOLE WRAPPED IN LETTUCE)
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, sauces and gravies, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Remove the lettuce leaves from the core and drop them into a large quantity of boiling water. Let simmer about two minutes, drain in a colander and let cold water run over the leaves until they are thoroughly chilled. Drain well.
- Open up the leaves on a flat surface.
- Sprinkle the fillets with salt and pepper. Fold the fillets into thirds to make flat packets. Place each packet on an opened lettuce leaf. Cover with a second lettuce leaf and fold the edges of the leaves up and over to enclose the fish.
- Rub a baking dish large enough to hold the fish in one layer with two tablespoons of the butter. Sprinkle the bottom with shallots. Arrange the lettuce-wrapped packages in the dish and pour in the wine. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring the wine to a boil on top of the stove.
- Place in the oven and bake 10 minutes.
- Pour the liquid from the baking dish into a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook down over high heat to about one-third cup. Add the cream, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile transfer the packages to a serving dish and keep warm. As liquid accumulates around the packages, pour it into the sauce. Cook the sauce over high heat, stirring often, until reduced to slightly less than one cup. Swirl in the remaining three tablespoons of butter and the lemon juice. Heat briefly and pour the sauce over the fish packages. If desired, strain the sauce before reheating and pouring over the fish packages.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 501, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 17 grams, Sodium 1156 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram
Tips:
- Choose the right fish: For this recipe, mild-flavored fish like cod, tilapia, or salmon work best. You can use skinless and boneless fillets or steaks.
- Prepare the lettuce pockets: Use large, sturdy lettuce leaves for the pockets. Remove the tough center rib and blanch the leaves in boiling water for a few seconds to make them pliable.
- Season the fish: Before wrapping the fish in lettuce, season it with salt, pepper, and any other desired herbs or spices.
- Add fillings: Feel free to add other ingredients to the lettuce pockets along with the fish, such as chopped vegetables, herbs, or cheese.
- Bake at a high temperature: Bake the lettuce pockets at a high temperature (400°F or 200°C) for a short time (10-12 minutes) to ensure that the fish cooks through while the lettuce remains crisp.
Conclusion:
Baked fish in lettuce pockets is a healthy and delicious meal that is easy to prepare. It's a great way to enjoy fish without the added calories and fat of traditional fried or breaded fish dishes. The lettuce pockets provide a light and refreshing wrapper for the fish, while the fillings add flavor and texture. This dish is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a light lunch.
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