Fish Recipes needed for Non Fish Lovers

I got this recipe from another MFP friend. And in fact, I'm making it tonight. She said it was delicious and doesn't have a "fishy" taste.

INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup butter, softened 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon celery salt 2 pounds tilapia fillets Ready in 15 min, Servings: 8 DIRECTIONS Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside. Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish. Nutritional Information Servings Per Recipe: 8 Amount Per Serving Calories: 203 Total Fat: 11.4g Cholesterol: 59mg Sodium: 144mg Total Carbs: 0.6g Dietary Fiber: 0.1g

Of course, it needs to be modified a tad to be more "health" friendly. Like I am using light miracle whip instead of mayo, and reduced fat margarine, and reduced fat parmesan cheese.

I got this recipe from another MFP friend. And in fact, I'm making it tonight. She said it was delicious and doesn't have a "fishy" taste.

INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup butter, softened 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon celery salt 2 pounds tilapia fillets Ready in 15 min, Servings: 8 DIRECTIONS Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside. Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish. Nutritional Information Servings Per Recipe: 8 Amount Per Serving Calories: 203 Total Fat: 11.4g Cholesterol: 59mg Sodium: 144mg Total Carbs: 0.6g Dietary Fiber: 0.1g

I got this recipe from another MFP friend. And in fact, I'm making it tonight. She said it was delicious and doesn't have a "fishy" taste.

INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup butter, softened 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon celery salt 2 pounds tilapia fillets Ready in 15 min, Servings: 8 DIRECTIONS Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside. Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish. Nutritional Information Servings Per Recipe: 8 Amount Per Serving Calories: 203 Total Fat: 11.4g Cholesterol: 59mg Sodium: 144mg Total Carbs: 0.6g Dietary Fiber: 0.1g

This sounds great - and I'm not a fish eater either. I do like Tilapia though and will have to try this one out! Thanks!

I suggest Halibut. You can fry in olive oil and some paremesan and it has checken texture and not fishy at all.

I just posted this on the salmon thread, but applies here, too. My husband swore he didn’t like fish until I started cooking it my go-to way.

I just tried this Alton Brown recipe for broiled salmon and it was INCREDIBLE: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/broiled-sockeye-salmon-with-citrus-glaze-recipe/index.html


My go to technique for cooking any fish:

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season fish lightly with salt and pepper. Cook in pan skin side down (3 to 4 minutes). Flip the fish. Throw in a clove of sliced garlic. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon. Add a little water or white wine. Finish with teaspoon of unsalted butter and some chopped parsley (optional, but pretty). Serve the fish skin side down and spoon a little of the pan sauce on top. (Works with cod, tilapia, halibut, salmon, and almost any firm white fish you can think of.)

I am a HUGE fish lover. But for families who aren't big on fish, try sticking with types of fish like tilapia or basa. They have little or no "fishy" flavor and are low cal & super flaky & delicious.

My daughter has something against the word fish, so when she has fish I tell her its chicken. I've quickly learned that lying for health reasons is ok LOL.

I would suggest dressing your fish in ways to kind of disguise it-- maybe try making meals that feel heavy with lots of different flavors to mask the taste of the fish so they might be more willing to try it, such as heavy tomato based soups (think: gumbo or stew). Also, try baking it with bread crumb or cornmeal coating with seasonings. You can even pan fry a piece of fish with cornmeal coating with pan spray, and its likely to be in the 150 calorie or less range for a piece of fish.