Baked Oatmeal and Basil Crusted Tilapia

This is an ERMAHGERD original recipe. This was my attempt at making baked white fish palatable because normally I don't like baked fish. This oatmeal and basil crust made baked tilapia not taste like fish butts for me. My husband even had seconds!

Ingredients:
4-6 Tilapia filets
1/2 cup of rolled oats
6-8 leaves of fresh basil
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1 heaping tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cracked pepper
1/2 stick of butter, melted
1/2 lemon, juiced
Tarter sauce

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 F
2. Add rolled outs, basil leaves, garlic powder, mustard powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper to a food processor or blender. Blend the mixture into a coarse dust. Set aside the oatmeal and spice blend onto a large plate.
3. Juice the lemon into the melted butter and mix.
4. Lightly brush the Tilapia filets with the lemon butter on both sides. Then press into the oatmeal and spice mixture, on both sides. Do each filet one at a time. Dust the mixture on the filet on spots that are missed and lightly press down.
5. Place each buttered and breaded filet on a flat baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 15 minutes in the 450 oven.
7. Top with tartar sauce or a homemade garlic aioli

Fish tacos with curry lime cabbage slaw

These fish tacos are an original recipe inspired by my first shot at a fish tacos recipe with a friend.

Ingredients:
1 lb of Tilapia fillets
2 tbsp of chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper
4-5 cooking sprays of oil
Corn tortillas
Lime wedges for garnish

Curry lime cabbage slaw
1 bag of coleslaw mix or 3-4 cups of very finely shredded cabbage
Juice of 2 whole limes
1.5 tbsp of turmeric
1 tsp of garlic powder
2 tsp of cumin
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
1 tbsp of olive oil
3-4 dashes of tabasco or hot sauce (depending on how spicy you like it)
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Fish
1. Begin by preheating the oven to 425 F
2. While the oven is preheating, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil
3. Place all fillets on the baking sheet and pat dry with paper towels.
4. Put chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper in a small bowl to prepare the rub.
5. Mix the spices with a fork until well combined.
6. Sprinkle about 1 tsp of the spice mixture on each side of the fillets and rub the spice mixture evenly over the tilapia. Apply the rub to both sides of each fillet.
7. After the rub is applied, lightly spray the fillets with olive oil or cooking oil and coat both sides evenly.
8. Put the fillets in the oven and cook for 15 minutes or until the Tilapia is no longer opaque.

Slaw
1. Place the bagged coleslaw mix or cabbage in a mixing bowl.
2. Add the fresh juice of two whole limes into the slaw mix.
3. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil, hot sauce, turmeric, cumin, chopped cilantro, and salt and pepper to the coleslaw mix.
4. Toss until all of the cabbage is well coated.
5. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the slaw to marinate for 15 minutes in the fridge.

Assemble your tacos using heated corn tortillas with the fish topped with the coleslaw and a spritz of lime. Enjoy!

Clean Eating Tuna Salad

This recipe is inspired by a tuna salad recipe I saw in Oxygen magazine. Mayo is very high in points on WW so I do try to avoid using it and greek yogurt seemed like a good idea for a replacement as suggested in the magazine. This recipe makes 2-4 servings depending on how hungry you are.

Ingredients:
2 5 oz cans of tuna
1/2 red onion, diced
1/4 cup of chopped celery
1/2 cup of 0% fat greek yogurt
2 tbsp of dijon mustard
1 tbsp of fresh parsley, chopped
2 tbsp of sweet relish
1 squeeze of half a lemon or 1 tsp of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Spread on a sandwich or put over a salad with an additional spritz of lemon and enjoy!