Braised Halibut Steaks

This fish dish was flavorful and easy to make. All you have to do it chop up a couple items and throw it in the crock pot. I did cook it for a little bit longer than the recipe stated, and I served it with 1/2 cup of brown rice. I found this recipe in The Italian Slow Cooker cookbook.

Serves 6
2 large tomatoes
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp dried oregano (I used fresh)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
6 thick halibut steaks (2lbs total) or other white fish steaks
Salt and pepper

Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise and cut out the stem ends. Squeeze the tomatoes gently to extract the seeds. Chop the tomatoes and place them in a bowl; there should be about 2 cups. Add the parsley, lemon juice, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the oil, butter, and garlic. Cook on high for 1 1/2 minutes, or until the garlic is fragrant. Stir the garlic mixture into the tomatoes.

Arrange the fish steaks in slow cooker. Spoon on the tomato mixture. 

Cover and cook on low for 1 1/2 hours, or until the fish is just cooked through. Serve hot.

Roasted Cod and Tomatoes

This is one of my favorite fish recipes! I have made a handful of times over the past year and the hubby LOVES it. The recipe is from Gordan Ramsay Makes It Easy  cookbook. I love eating fish and this is so quick and easy, plus super yummy and healthy to boot!

The portion shown above is a double portion of fish and rice (the hubby often gets double serving, which works for me because most recipes I love are a serving size of 4)

Serves 4

2 tbsp butter

1 1/2lb cod fillet skinned and cut into 4 thick pieces 

12 cherry tomatoes (sometimes I used grape tomatoes) halved or cut into 4 clusters

1/2 lemon juiced

sea salt and pepper

2 tbsp chopped parsley (sometimes I use the parsley, sometimes I don't)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Melt the butter in a cast-iron skillet, add the fish, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and cook the other side for 2 minutes, then add the tomatoes to the skillet and place in the oven. (If your skillet isn't ovenproof, simply transfer to an oiled roasting pan.) Bake for 5 minutes.

Drizzle the lemon juice over the fish as you take it from the oven. Season with salt and pepper and then let rest in the pan for 5 minutes.

Place the roasted cad and tomatoes on warm plates, sprinkle the parsley over, and drizzle with the pan juices.

I served the fish with a cup or 1/2 cup of rice and steamed broccoli and asparagus. You can choice how you serve it but I like to keep it healthy.

Weight Watchers Point Plus Value: 10 point plus

Cod: 4 points (one Atlantic filet)

Butter: 1 point (1/2 tablespoon) 

Rice: 5 points (1 cup)

Lemon and vegetables are all free and power foods, along with the Cod so this is a GREAT dinner choice for those of you on the weight watcher program and those looking to eat healthy.