Browned Butter Flounder

Pine Nut-Quinoa Pilaf and Sugar Snap Peas
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Ingredients

  • 6 (6-oz) flounder fillets (or use tilapia or snapper)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • Lemon wedges

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow bowl; dredge fish in flour.
  2. Cook fish in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 3 minutes per side or until fish flakes with a fork; remove from skillet.
  3. Add butter to skillet; cook over medium heat until butter begins to brown. Remove pan from heat; stir in parsley, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Spoon over fish. Serve with lemon wedges.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (8.5-oz) pouch microwavable seven-whole-grains mix
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • ½ tsp salt, divided
  • 2 (8-oz) pkg sugar snap peas

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook whole grains according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, cook garlic in 2 Tbsp hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
  3. Add nuts and ¼ tsp salt; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until nuts are toasted. Stir in grains.
  4. Cook sugar snap peas according to package directions; toss with 1 Tbsp oil, ¼ tsp salt, and pepper to taste.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
226
197
423
Fat (g) 14 11 25
Sat. Fat (g) 6 1 7
Protein (g) 22 4 26
Carb (g) 4 19 23
Fiber (g) 0 3 3
Sodium (mg) 681 288 969

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