Firstly, I must apologies for the quality of the photo in the post – everyone was very hungry and I had to take a few quick snaps before it was gone! I can assure you though, this was much more delicious than it looks and went down very well at dinner time!
The recipe is based on one from the Little Dish Favourites Cookbook, a book that we use quite a lot. It happily fed our family of 4, although if you have older children you may want to use more fish.
Ingredients
Approx 600g (2 large/4 smaller fillets) white fish fillets (we used River Cobbler but you could use any white fish)
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 clove of garlic, crushed
Freshly ground black pepper
100g mozzarella, sliced or grated
6 tbsps breadcrumbs
1 tbsp parmesan, finely grated
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and lightly grease a baking dish large enough to lay your fish in.
2. Check the fish for bones then lay the fillets, skin side down, in the baking dish, side by side.
3. Combine the tomatoes, lemon juice, garlic and black pepper in a bowl then pour over the fish.
4. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the fish, or lay the pieces over if you have sliced the mozzarella.
5. Mix together the breadcrumbs and grated parmesan then sprinkle over the fish.
6. Bake for approximately 25 minutes, until the fish is cooked through and the cheese and breadcrumbs are golden and bubbling.
We ate ours with lots of green vegetables and everyone agreed it was a delicious meal and one we will definitely have again. Well, almost everyone… Faith has suddenly decided she doesn’t like fish and gags when she eats it. Kids, eh? 😉
12 comments
Michelle says:
May 23, 2011
Thanks Amy – will def be trying this one as always looking for recipes to include fish which arent too fishy if you know what I mean! Good to see you are a pampered chef fan too! So am I! :o)
amylane says:
May 23, 2011
Haha, yes, nearly everything in my kitchen is Pampered Chef – I used to be a consultant 🙂
PippaD @ A Mothers Ramblings says:
May 23, 2011
Stupid question, but did it take away the taste of River Cobbler? I have only had it once and just didn’t like it… or did I just get a bad catch?!
amylane says:
May 24, 2011
I found it didn’t taste really fishy, quite a mild flavour. Maybe you did get a bad one!
Kirsty says:
May 29, 2011
Ooh, this sounds lovely – I’m adding it to my meal plan for the week.
amylane says:
May 29, 2011
We really enjoyed and think it will become a regular in our house. Hope you like it 🙂
Kirsty says:
Jun 4, 2011
Well, I made it and it was lovely! I’d never have thought of putting lemon juice in a tomato sauce but it worked great with the fish. Thanks for posting.
amylane says:
Jun 4, 2011
Brilliant! We loved it too. In fact, I might add it to my meal plan again soon 🙂
Meal Plan : 30th May 2011 « Eating with Kids says:
May 30, 2011
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Bizzy says:
Jun 5, 2011
I have been looking for fish recipes that I could bake and this one is perfect with all the flavor, I can imagine.
amylane says:
Jun 5, 2011
The flavours do work really well together.
Meal Plan : 6th June 2011 « Eating with Kids says:
Jun 6, 2011
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