We love fish. Really any kind, but what I love the most is a fish dinner that comes together quickly and without a lot of fuss. When Dawson asked me what we were having for dinner tonight, and I told him, Tilapia, I got a giant hug and a "You're the best Mom ever." It was a bit dramatic, but made me reminiscent of the days when I got teary if Dave suggested we go to Don Pedro's for nachos.

It was one of those nights that Dave and I both had things going on, so it was a sort of tag-in, tag-out situation. I love the Tilapia from Costco because they are individually wrapped and portioned and thaw out way faster than my plan for them, usually. This recipe came from Cooking Light, (shocker, I know) but I had everything on hand and it went together beautifully.

Dave was tagged in on the side dishes, so we had broccoli and mashed potatoes, but this fish would work really well for fish tacos as well. We broiled it on the broiler pan, lined with foil and the clean up was even faster than the prep. Besides being easy, convenient, and fast; this dinner was Tastee.

Blackened Cumin-Cayenne Tilapia

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet)
Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  olive oil
• 4  (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
• 2  teaspoons  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  garlic powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Rub oil evenly over fish. Combine cumin, salt, garlic powder, and peppers; sprinkle over fish. Arrange fish on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or desired degree of doneness.

Nutritional Information

Calories:159  Fat: 5.8g (sat 1.2g,mono 3.1g,poly 0.9g)  Protein: 25.9g Carbohydrate: 0.9g Fiber: 0.5g Cholesterol: 64mg Iron: 1.1mg Sodium: 364mg Calcium: 22mg Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2009