Easy Recipes

Oven "Fried" Fish Fillets

1 # bag of frozen tilapia fillets, thawed
4 T. margarine, melted
2/3 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1/2 t. dried basil
1/2 t. dried oregano
1/4 t. garlic powder

Combine bread crumbs, cheese, basil, oregano and garlic powder on a plate. Dip fish in butter then coat in bread crumb mixture. Place in 9x13 baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.

*In place of bread crumbs, I've used crushed crackers ("Ritz" or "Club" type crackers).

Lime Chicken

1 1/2 # skinless, boneless chicken breast meat
1/4 c. red wine vinegar
1 lime, juiced
2 t. white sugar
1 t. salt
1 t. pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 t. dried oregano

You can do different things with this recipe...
I chose to mix up the ingredients, excluding the chicken, in a ziploc freezer bag. I then poked the chicken a few times with a fork, threw it in the bag and then sealed and put in my freezer for future use. To use the chicken, I let it thaw in the fridge. I placed the pieces of chicken in a baking dish and discarded the remaining marinade. I then baked it at 400 degrees for about 30-40 minutes. I cut this up and my family ate it in flour tortillas with the usual taco toppings (lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, sour cream, salsa). I chose to eat it on a salad and crushed some tortilla chips over it. And also made my own mexi-ranch dressing to go with it. My mexi-ranch dressing consists of mixing 2 T. light or fat free sour cream, 2 T. light ranch dressing and 1/3 c. salsa.

If you don't want to freeze this, you could always just make the marinade and add your meat a little while prior to baking or grilling.

If you didn't want to bake the chicken, you could also cube your chicken, saute it over medium-high heat and then once it's cooked through, you could add the marinade ingredients and let it simmer for 10 minutes or so.

ENJOY!!! :)