Cooking at Home - Oven Packet Caribbean Tilapia with Pears and Carnival Roasted Potatoes

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Oven Packet Caribbean Tilapia - USDA

Makes: 4 Servings

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Enjoy a taste of the Caribbean with seasoned vegetables, tilapia, and pears, baked in no-fuss foil or parchment packets.

Ingredients

For the Carnival Roasted Potatoes:

• 2 small red potatoes
• 2 small Yukon potatoes
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1" chunks
• 1 cup green beans (fresh, frozen, or canned)
• 1 Roma tomato, cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoons chopped white onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

For the Tilapia Oven Packets:

• 1 pound tilapia fillets, fresh, or frozen (4-4-oz tilapia fillets)
• 1 tablespoon salt-free Caribbean citrus seasoning blend
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 3 D'Anjou pears (medium)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 425 degF.
2. Scrub potatoes under running water, cut into 1-inch chunks.
3. In a large bowl, toss potatoes with other vegetables, seasonings, and olive oil. Spread mix in a 2-quart baking dish and place in oven.
4. Roast until potatoes and other vegetables are tender, about 30-40 minutes.
5. About 15 minutes after the potato dish was placed in the oven, put in a baking sheet with fish packets, prepared as follows:
6. Brush fish with olive oil, coat with seasoning blend.
7. Place each filet in the center of a square of aluminum foil (or substitute foil with parchment paper).
8. Cut pears into quarters and core; slice into thin wedges (about 8-12 per pear). Top fish with pear wedges.
9. Bring the foil over the fish and fruit. Fold and pinch the seams.
10. Place foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake about 20 minutes, until tilapia is cooked to an internal temperature of 145degF, confirmed with a food thermometer, and fruit is tender.
11. To serve, carefully open the packet, slide contents onto individual serving plates, and add roasted vegetables.

Source: Produce for Better Health Foundation

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1/4 of the recipe