Paulette's Baked Tilapia Florentine


SHARE Executive Director Paulette Hardin submitted this healthy recipe for Baked Tilapia Florentine. Give it a try!

Ingredients
5 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup minced onion
10-oz. package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds tilapia fillets
1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 cup milk
fresh grated parmesan cheese
paprika

Directions
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet. Add onion and sauté until transparent. Stir in the spinach, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Put about 1-1/2 tablespoons of this spinach mixture on each tilapia fillet; roll up.

Put fish rolls in a baking dish, seam side down. Add the wine. Cover and bake for 25 minutes at 350°. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid. Keep fish warm. Melt remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Add reserved liquid and milk. Stir until thick and bubbly.

To serve, place stuffed tilapia roll on a bed of cooked rice. Spoon sauce over fish. Sprinkle with parmesan and paprika just before serving. Serves six.

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