Whip It Up Recipes: March 2020

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Parmesan Broiled Tilapia

If you need a quick and easy idea for dinner tonight, you just found it! This dish is done in 10 minutes! I am going to share the recipe but first, let me give you some tips on tilapia!

1) When you're buying fresh tilapia fillets, the flesh should have a bright white surface without any pink or brown spots. Whole tilapia should have firm flesh, clear eyes and red gills. If you're buying frozen tilapia, ask for fish that's been frozen at sea for the best quality.

2) Tilapia can be grilled, baked, broiled, sautéed, pan-fried or steamed. The bitter-tasting skin should be removed, either before cooking or before serving.

3) 5 Best Side Dishes to Serve with Fish
1 Potatoes
2 Pasta
3 Grilled or Steamed Vegetables
4 Salad
5 Quinoa

4) Wine Pairings
Pinot Grigio
Principato Rosso
Principato Rosato
Cabernet Sauvignon
Riesling

Pinot Noir

Sauvignon Blanc

5) Foodsafety.gov recommends cooking tilapia to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

Parmesan Broiled Tilapia
Prep: 4 minutes Cook: 6 minutes Total: 10 minutes Serves: 4
Ingredients:

4 Tilapia Filets
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsps butter

1 1/2 tbsps mayonaise
1 tbsps lemon juice
1 tsp fresh dill
salt and pepper

Directions:

Turn broiler to high, place rack on top
In small bowl, combine all ingredients except tilapia, set aside
Place fillets on foil lined baking sheet. Broil for 3 minutes.

Remove from oven, flip over and divide parmesan mixture to uncooked sides of tilapia
Return to oven and broil an additional 3-4 minutes making sure not to over cook the fish.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Basil Pesto Meatballs & Basil Pesto Meatballs and Sun-dried Tomato Spaghetti

The following recipes are a mix of a bariatric recipe and my own. The meatballs are the bariatric recipe. You have got to make this! Anyway, for the spaghetti, I used all the same ingredients as the meatballs and added marinated sun-dried tomatoes (my own touch). I wanted to do something besides sauce and thought this would compliment the meatballs perfectly! All of it was so full of flavor! I think this is something the kids will love too! Also, it was quick and easy. I had dinner ready in just over a 1/2 hour!

The recipe for the meatballs says to measure using a tablespoon and it will make 20 meatballs. I used a cookie scoop - 2 tablespoons and was able to get 24.

Basil Pesto Meatballs

Ingredients:
1lb ground lean sirloin (90% or higher)
2 eggs
1/2 cup basil pesto sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp black pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In large miking bowl, combine sirloin and eggs
Add in remaining ingredients and mix until well combined

Using a tablespoon, measure 20 meatballs and place on baking sheet
Bake 24 minutes
Remove from oven
Use spatula to remove excess fat and baked egg from meatballs

This recipe was perfect for 2 people.

Basil Pesto and Sun-dried Tomato Spaghetti

1/4 lb uncooked spaghetti
2 tbsp marinated sun-dried tomatoes

1 tbsp basil pesto sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp black pepper

Cook Spaghetti according to package directions, drain
Chop tomatoes
Heat skillet

Add all ingredients to hot skillet and combine quickly. Remove from heat. Serve.