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Stuffed Mountain Trout Recipe

"You can substitute any whole fish in this recipe, but I like to make it with fresh-caught trout from our local mountain streams," explains Loretta Walters of Ogden, Utah. "The moist stuffing makes this special enough for company."

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Diabetic Friendly

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Stuffed Mountain Trout Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

2 trout (10 to 11 ounces each)
4 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
3 teaspoons dill weed, divided
2 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning, divided
1 small onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
2 cups soft bread crumbs

Directions

Place trout in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1-1/2 teaspoons dill and 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon-pepper in the fish cavities and over outside of fish; set aside.
In a nonstick skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the parsley and remaining dill and lemon-pepper. Stir in bread crumbs; heat through. Sprinkle with remaining lemon juice; stir gently until moistened. Stuff into fish cavities.
Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving equals 280 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 91 mg cholesterol, 442 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Stuffed Mountain Trout in Light & Tasty June/July 2005, p63