White Fish with Mustard Sauce & Quinoa
PIN IT!Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, basically. As a food writer, I’ve been prepping Valentine’s stuff since the end of January, so I’ve had my fill of chocolate hearts and red velvet. So, instead of sharing yet another recipe for “insert heart shaped sweet here,” I’m sharing a recipe you and your lovah (or friend, mom, dog, neighbor, delivery man, random person on the street, mail order bride, weird guy you met online but haven’t met yet) can enjoy for dinner on V-Day. This white fish with mustard sauce and quinoa isn’t just the best thing I’ve had in a while, it’s super healthy to boot!
The great thing about this meal is that you can use any kind of white fish you want. Love cod? Use it! Obsessed with swordfish? Sub it in! The delicious spicy mustard sauce pairs well with just about any kind of flakey white fish, so you can really use whatever the heck you want. I’m serious. I’m giving you the reigns to make whatever you want! (If you burn your house down and/or poison your spouse, I can not be held accountable.)
This meal is perfect for Valentine’s Day for a few reasons. It’s really easy to make and takes less than 30 minutes. With VDAY being on a school night, that definitely helps. Two, it’s light and full of fiber so you’ll have a ton of energy for when you…you know…bow chicka wow wow later in the evening. Third? It’s literally the best thing I’ve put in my mouth in a few weeks. (thatswhatshesaid). Even though the fish is out of this world, I’ve gotta give mad props to the quinoa too. This super trendy grain is really worthy of all the praise it gets from granola types and hipsters.
I love this stuff plain, but I know most people don’t. So, I added some lemon zest, a bit of olive oil, some Parmesan and dill. And of course salt and P. I know better than NOT to reason my food (you hear that Tom Collichio?) It’s so simple but still so full of Mediterranean zest and flavor. Plus quinoa (keen-wah) packs a mean protein punch and contains all 9 essential amino acids. Plus it’s got lots of fiber and healthy whole grains. It’s also naturally low in fat, so paired with a low-fat fish fillet, you can have an entire dinner for less than 500 calories. It’s so good though, I don’t blame you if you end up eating both portions before your partner gets home. Trust me, I almost needed straight jacket restraint yesterday. E should thank the lucky stars he didn’t come home to me face first in mustard sauce.
A big thank you to Hello Fresh, for providing the ingredients and the recipe inspiration! As you know, I’ve worked with Hello Fresh multiple times and I just love, love, love their service. You get three meals worth of ingredients, the recipe card and tons of other recipe inspiration in one giant box. I just can’t say enough amazing things about them, so please check them out on Facebook, Twitter and the Web!
White Fish with Mustard Sauce & Quinoa
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Serves 2. Recipe slight adapted from Hello Fresh.
Prep time: 5 -10 minutes
Cook time: About 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- Two 4 ounce white fish fillets
- 1 cup dried quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 medium shallot, chopped
- 1/3 cup non-fat Chobani plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup spicy mustard
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon dill
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, bring water and chicken stock to a boil. Add quinoa and salt. Bring the mixture back to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Cover the quinoa with a lid and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes so it doesn’t stick. Once done, remove from pan and mix in juice from 1/2 a lemon, olive oil and salt and pepper.
- To prepare the sauce, mix the Greek yogurt, mustard, chopped shallot, salt and pepper and juice from 1/2 the lemon. Stir to mix.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking dish with parchment paper. Place fish fillets on the paper. Cover each fillet with the sauce (putting 1/2 the sauce on each fillet). Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for about 8 – 10 minutes, or until fish is opaque and the glaze is slightly browned.
- Serve each fish filet and quinoa with a sprig of dill.
Nutritional information per serving: (1 fish fillet, 1/2 cup quinoa and sauce)
Calories: 425
Fat: 12 grams
Carbohydrates: 28 grams
Fiber: 3.5 grams
Protein: 36 grams
Weight Watchers Points: 9
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2) This fish? SO MUCH YUM. I'm definitely making this soon!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough