Shrimp-Topped Red Snapper Recipe

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"We first experimented with this recipe using fresh crappie," writes Marsha Sullins of Longview, Texas. "We liked it so much, the next night I used it with bass. When my friend tried it on red snapper, I concluded it's just awesome with any fish."

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Shrimp-Topped Red Snapper Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

5 25 30

Ingredients

2 red snapper fillets (about 7 ounces each)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Dash pepper
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup butter
1/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons sliced green onion

Directions

Place the fillets in a shallow 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with lemon juice and pepper. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute the mushrooms and garlic in butter until tender. Add shrimp; cook for 2-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Spoon over fish. Sprinkle with onion. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving equals 467 calories, 26 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 217 mg cholesterol, 403 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 52 g protein.

Originally published as Shrimp-Topped Red Snapper in Cooking for 2 Spring 2005, p35