Recipe: 5-Minute Fish Tacos
Planning dinner can be hard when you don’t have a lot of time on your hands. But these thin and flaky fish tacos cook in just five minutes!
Recipe: 5-Minute Fish Tacos
Delicious, flaky fish with crunchy veggies
Need a quick meal for two that’s also low-fat and healthy? These delicious fillets are thin and flaky — and they cook up in five minutes.
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Ingredients
2 four-ounce frozen or fresh tilapia fillets
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix labeled “less or lower sodium”
¼ cup water
1 cup shredded cabbage (or use a coleslaw mix — cabbage and carrots without any sauce — that can be found in the bagged salad section of the grocery store)
¼ cup low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
4 six-inch low-carb whole grain tortillas
Preparation
- Place the fillets in a non-stick pan, sprinkle with seasoning and add the water.
- Cover the pan and cook on medium-high heat for five minutes or until fish is cooked thoroughly.
- Warm tortillas in microwave for one minute.
- Flake the fillets.
- On each tortilla, spoon two ounces of the fish, ¼ cup shredded cabbage and one tablespoon shredded cheese. Top with extra salsa as desired.
Nutrition Information
Makes 2 servings
Calories: 400
Total Fat: 9 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 70 g
Sodium: 660 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 38 g
Dietary Fiber: 22 g
Sugars: 3 g
Protein: 41 g
