Cheese, Glorious Cheese!

Remember that commercial? My girls call this Cheesy fish. You can have your cheese and eat healthy.
I think I'm in love. *SIGH*



Parmesan Crusted Tilapia & Hot Pan Spinach Salad
aka Cheesy Fish

3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan (I cheat and use Kraft's Parmesan Romano already shredded)
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
4 Tilapia filets
1 lemon, cut into wedges
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt & Peppa (Puh-Puh-Puh-Push it)


Oven to 400. In a shallow dish, combine the cheese with the paprika and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle the fish with olive oil and dredge in cheese mixture. (I press on the cheese so that it sticks better) Place on a FOIL LINED baking sheet and bake until the fish is opaque in the thickest part. (10 to 12 minutes) Serve with lemon wedges.

While the fish is cooking fix this:
( I know. bossy. bossy. )

1 large bunch of Spinach, about 12 cups of leaves
1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1 TB extra virgin olive oil
1-2 cloves worth of minced garlic
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1 TB pine nuts, roasted

Wash spinach thoroughly. Heat oil in large saute pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and lemon juice and saute for one minute. Turn the heat to high, add the spinach, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Wilt the spinach, tossing the leaves with tongs to coat with hot oil and garlic. Toss in pine nuts. Serve immediately.

Tip: I like to toss in one of those Uncle Ben's 90 second rice pouch of brown rice. (Not into the salad. Into the microwave. ) It's also nice to put the salad on top of some angel hair pasta.

The whole thing takes about 15 minutes.
I love cheese.
Karise