Cajun-Style Catfish Recipe

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These nicely spiced fillets are sure to win you a boatload of compliments! "I got the original recipe from a chef in the culinary arts department of a college where I used to work," recalls reader Dolores Barnas from Basdell, New York.

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Cajun-Style Catfish Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4-1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 catfish fillets (6 ounces each)
Refrigerated butter-flavored spray

Directions

In a shallow bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Spritz both sides of fish with butter-flavored spray. Dip one side of each fillet in spice mixture.
Place spice side down in a large skillet coated with butter-flavored spray. Cook over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One fillet equals 236 calories, 13 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 80 mg cholesterol, 91 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cajun-Style Catfish in Light & Tasty June/July 2004, p11