Pesto Halibut

Name: Pesto Halibut
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 envelope pesto sauce mix; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 6 halibut fillets (4 ounces each)

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min. YIELD: 6 servings.

The mildness of halibut contrasts perfectly with the robust flavor of pesto in this recipe. It takes only minutes to get the fish ready for the oven, leaving you plenty of time to get started on your side dishes. Nearly anything goes well with this entree. —April Showalter, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 envelope pesto sauce mix
1 tablespoon lemon juice
6 halibut fillets (4 ounces each)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine oil, sauce mix and lemon juice; brush over both sides of fillets. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.
2. Bake, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 12-15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 fillet: 188 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 36mg cholesterol, 481mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat.

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