Monday, August 8, 2011

Ohhhh yumm... this was good

So today was a good day. I ate and ate and ate, buuuuut it was all good stuff and it actually only ended up being 890 calories for my whole day. I just ate fruits and veggies and snuck in1 single piece of dark chocolate. For dinner I found a great recipe. It was chili-rubbed white fish (recipe suggests tilapia but I used white ruffy) and asparagus. Then for desert I had yogurt topped with fresh blueberries. Everything was purchased at Trader Joes (I absolutely love that store!) So here's the recipe. Super easy and delicious!

  • 2 pounds asparagus, tough ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic, powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 pound tilapia, Pacific sole or other firm white fish fillets
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
1.Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Put asparagus in a steamer basket, place in the pan, cover and steam until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large plate, spreading out to cool.

2.Combine chili powder, garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt on a plate. Dredge fillets in the spice mixture to coat. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fish and cook until just opaque in the center, gently turning halfway, 5 to 7 minutes total. Divide among 4 plates.

3. Immediately add lemon juice, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and asparagus to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the asparagus is coated and heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve the asparagus with the fish.

This was really good, since I was only cooking for 2 1/2 lol I cut the recipe in half and it turned out great. Repeating this tomorrow night, then the following night having Jerk-chicken with mashed sweet potatoes. Yummy!!

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