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Brown Butter Fish Florentine

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Updated Apr 12, 2010
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Dinner ready in 25 minutes! Try a no-fuss fish main course in a new way - a flaky meal!

Brown Butter Fish Florentine

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 lb tilapia fillets, about 1/2 inch thick, cut into 4 serving pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
  • 1/4 cup butter*
  • 1 bag (9 oz) washed fresh baby spinach leaves
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into thin slivers
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted**

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In shallow dish, place flour. Sprinkle fish with salt and lemon-pepper seasoning; dip in flour to coat.
  • Step 
    2
    In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. Add fish. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until outside is browned and fish flakes easily with fork. Remove to plate; cover to keep warm.
  • Step 
    3
    Add spinach and bell pepper to butter in skillet. Cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. On 4 dinner plates, spoon spinach mixture; top with fish. Sprinkle with almonds.

Nutrition

300 Calories
17g Total Fat
26g Protein
11g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
8g
40%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
610mg
25%
Potassium
760mg
22%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
1g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
140%
140%
Vitamin C
40%
40%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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