I love fish...he wont eat it. dinner help

JoMoMOMx3
JoMoMOMx3 Posts: 77
edited March 3 in Food and Nutrition
I need ideas on how to season fish. We have talapia and ive been doing a lemon and pepper seasoning but im bored.

Also my husband hates fish so hes been having pizza or the similar on my fish nights. Now he wants to eat healthy with me so I need ideas on something simple I can make him meat wise.

I hate cooking two meals so the easier the better

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  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,959 Member
    I don't like salmon, my husband won't eat steak. All 4 kids will eat salmon, 3 will eat steak. So I tend to grill those two items on the same night. It's not really harder than cooking just one or the other. Otherwise our house tends to be "I cooked it, you eat it or be hungry" lol.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    Before I developed an allergy to avocado I used to love baking tilapia and putting diced avocado and mango salsa on it. Oh man was that so good! Incidentally, the avocado and mango salsa also tasted excellent on chicken breast so you could bake him one of those while you eat the tilapia.
  • JoMoMOMx3
    JoMoMOMx3 Posts: 77
    Before I developed an allergy to avocado I used to love baking tilapia and putting diced avocado and mango salsa on it. Oh man was that so good! Incidentally, the avocado and mango salsa also tasted excellent on chicken breast so you could bake him one of those while you eat the tilapia.
    No other seasons? That sounds easy enough...
  • JoMoMOMx3
    JoMoMOMx3 Posts: 77
    I don't like salmon, my husband won't eat steak. All 4 kids will eat salmon, 3 will eat steak. So I tend to grill those two items on the same night. It's not really harder than cooking just one or the other. Otherwise our house tends to be "I cooked it, you eat it or be hungry" lol.
    Ive never grilled fish before. Any tips?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,902 Member
    My husband doesn't eat fish either, so on nights where I have it, I have my fish fillet, he has a steak, or a pork steak. Cooked the same way, all the same sides, just different protein.

    I like to cook white with with jullienned carrot, celery and some bok choy, spread with some laksa paste. make a foil package and bake it - absolutely delicious!
  • jazzie_red
    jazzie_red Posts: 180 Member
    Maybe do foIL packets? Put a chicken portion in one aND a fish in the other. Toss in the same veggies in both packets. Kraft makes a great asian toasted sesame seed salad dressing that I like to put on my fish before baking. They do have a reduced calorie version, I can only find it at Walmart though. So now I can't get it anymore, because I don't shop the mart.
  • DevilsFan1
    DevilsFan1 Posts: 342 Member
    How about blackened tilapia? Just throw a dry rub together and pan fry it in a cast-iron skillet. Super easy and quite a bit different from the way you're making fish.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    Before I developed an allergy to avocado I used to love baking tilapia and putting diced avocado and mango salsa on it. Oh man was that so good! Incidentally, the avocado and mango salsa also tasted excellent on chicken breast so you could bake him one of those while you eat the tilapia.
    No other seasons? That sounds easy enough...

    Nope! That was it! You can grill or bake, whichever suits you.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    My dad used to make salmon with lemon and herbs and honestly I didn't love it.

    I much prefer keeping it plain, or using salt + pepper, or maybe even adding celery seed and/or ground mustard (I love eating cold salmon with celery and honey mustard).

    Otherwise, maybe he just doesn't like most fish, so if there's a fish he likes then buy that. I so far only like salmon and trout. Tried a few others, don't like them.

    Otherwise... he does't need to eat what you eat.
  • JoMoMOMx3
    JoMoMOMx3 Posts: 77
    My dad used to make salmon with lemon and herbs and honestly I didn't love it.

    I much prefer keeping it plain, or using salt + pepper, or maybe even adding celery seed and/or ground mustard (I love eating cold salmon with celery and honey mustard).

    Otherwise, maybe he just doesn't like most fish, so if there's a fish he likes then buy that. I so far only like salmon and trout. Tried a few others, don't like them.

    Otherwise... he does't need to eat what you eat.
    Im not trying to make him eat what I eat. Ill cook a different meat. Just not an entirely different meal
  • SandyBVTN
    SandyBVTN Posts: 367 Member
    Lots of great ideas here!

    For salmon, I like spreading the steak with brown sugar and dotting it with bits of butter (a little goes a long way for both), then a bit of Sriracha. Then roast in the oven - sweet and spicy! You probably don't need the butter and I might skip that ingredient next time.

    Other fish, I am really crazy about fresh lemon. I'm also not shy with the salt with fish, since I generally don't eat too much packaged foods so I'm not too worried about sodium. A little high quality finishing salt like Maldon goes a long way.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    I hate fish. I'll eat it...only b/c it's "good for you." I smother most of my fish in mustard to mask the taste. I have found that grilling the fish makes it much more palatable than baking it in the oven.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    My dad used to make salmon with lemon and herbs and honestly I didn't love it.

    I much prefer keeping it plain, or using salt + pepper, or maybe even adding celery seed and/or ground mustard (I love eating cold salmon with celery and honey mustard).

    Otherwise, maybe he just doesn't like most fish, so if there's a fish he likes then buy that. I so far only like salmon and trout. Tried a few others, don't like them.

    Otherwise... he does't need to eat what you eat.
    Im not trying to make him eat what I eat. Ill cook a different meat. Just not an entirely different meal

    If it takes up too much time/space, maybe cook up other meats in bulk so he can grab that and then eat whatever else you make as a side with your salmon
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    I hate fish. I'll eat it...only b/c it's "good for you." I smother most of my fish in mustard to mask the taste. I have found that grilling the fish makes it much more palatable than baking it in the oven.

    I 2nd baking, I love the crust it gives.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    this is one of my favorite fish dishes... http://www.ny1.com/content/lifestyles/138067/recipe--almond-crusted-tilapia-with-asparagus
  • ZBuffBod
    ZBuffBod Posts: 297 Member
    Kraft has some Fresh Take cheese and breadcrumb mixes that you could probably use to coat the fish before baking. It is not cheesy at all. I usually put a little bit of salt and pepper on before rolling in the cheese/breadcrumb mix. Good with fish, chicken breasts, and pork chops.
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,959 Member
    Lots of non-stick spray(or a light brush of oil), start skin side down. Five or 6 min, flip, 5 or 6 more min. Done.

    Edit: Forgot to quote. This is how I grill salmon, whether marinated or not.
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