Blackened Fish with Lemon-Butter Sauce

Creamy Spinach-Parmesan Grits
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Ingredients

  • 2 lb tilapia fillets
  • 2 Tbsp blackened seasoning
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ cup white wine
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 3 Tbsp cold butter, cut into cubes
  • ½ tsp dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle fish with seasoning. Cook fish in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes per side or until fish flakes with a fork. Remove from skillet, and keep warm; wipe skillet clean.
  2. Add wine and lemon juice to skillet; cook over medium-high heat until reduced by half. Add cream, and cook 3 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Remove from heat, and whisk in cold butter until melted. Stir in thyme.
  3. Divide fish among 6 plates; spoon sauce over fish.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 cup quick cooking grits
  • 2½ cups spinach
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook grits according to package directions. Add spinach, cheese, butter, salt, and pepper; stir until spinach wilts and butter melts.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
300
189
489
Fat (g) 19 10 29
Sat. Fat (g) 8 6 14
Protein (g) 31 5 36
Carb (g) 1 21 22
Fiber (g) 0 2 2
Sodium (mg) 317 390 707
T. Sugs (g) 1 0 1
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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