Makes: 4 Servings

This tomato-based Creole sauce includes onion, green pepper, and spices to liven up the fish of your choice.

Ingredients

• 1 pound fish fillets (fresh or frozen, unbreaded)
• 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 medium green pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, low-sodium
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• salt (1/4 teaspoon, optional)

Directions

1. Thaw fish in refrigerator overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
3. Arrange fish in a single layer in baking dish.
4. Top fish with onion and pepper slices.
5. In a separate bowl, mix tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
6. Pour tomato sauce mixture over fish and vegetables.
7. Cover dish and bake until fish flakes easily with a fork (20-30 minutes).
8. Refrigerate leftovers.

Notes

• Atlantic cod fillets used for nutrition analysis.
• If fish is more than one layer thick in baking dish, cooking time will be longer.

Source: Eating Smart, Being Active, Colorado State University and University of California at Davis