Mama Guzman's
Tilapia Baked in a Packet
4 Servings
Ingredients
4 (4 ounce) tilapia fillets
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon granulated onion
½ teaspoon pepper or crushed red peppers
Salsa Topping
2 tomatoes diced
1 small onion diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, diced
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
½ cup cilantro, chopped
½ lime, juiced
4 Sheets of aluminum foil (large enough to wrap fish)
Method
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Rinse fillets and pat dry with a paper towel then place them on a plate and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together the seasonings then sprinkle mixture over both sides of the fillets.
Cover the plate and let fillets sit in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Meanwhile, mix together the salsa topping (you can place ingredients in a food processor and pulse until chopped).
Remove fillets from the refrigerator and place each one on a piece of foil.
Using a slotted spoon put the salsa on top of each piece of fish.
Fold the foil over the fillets and crimp the edges tight to seal.
Bake in a hot oven 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let packets rest at least 8 minutes before opening.
Note: The last thing you want to do is over cook your fish. So cooking it in an oven heated to 400 degrees F. for 15 minutes and letting the packet remain seal for 8 is a safe bet.
4 – 8 Servings
Ingredients
4 sweet potatoes
1 lime, juiced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 whole chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced
2 cups spinach, coarsely chopped
½ cup chopped cilantro
¼ cup olive oil
Method
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray
Scrub your sweet potatoes clean and lay them on the baking sheet.
Roast in the oven until soft, somewhere in the range of 1 hour. Start checking them after 40 minutes if they are on the small side.
Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and carefully slice them in half.
Scoop out the flesh and put it in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Leave a little flesh on the potato to create a wall. Set the skins aside.
Once the flesh has been removed, mash it all up in the mixing bowl.
Add in the lime juice, minced garlic, cumin, chili powder, and minced chipotle in adobo sauce and mix until combined.
Stir in the spinach. The potatoes should still be hot enough to wilt them as they are mixed in.
Line the skins up on the baking tray. Stuff them with the chipotle sweet potato mixture and drizzle with olive oil then sprinkle on the cilantro.
Put them back in the oven for about 20 minutes until starting to brown.
6 Servings
Ingredients
1 lb green beans
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 medium red onion, sliced
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
½ teaspoon granulated onion
½ teaspoon pepper
½ cup of water
Method
String and snap the beans.
Heat a large frying pan on medium heat, add the olive oil, green beans, carrots, onions, salt, granulated garlic and onion and pepper.
Mix until vegetables are thoroughly coated in oil and seasoning.
Add the water bring to a boil then reduce heat to low cover and cook 5 - 10 minutes or until onions are translucent.
Remove from heat and serve hot.