Easy One Dish Family Dinner - Fish & Veggies

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Every week we roll into the evenings with the best intentions - THIS is going to be the week of zero slip ups, hitting every work out and eating off our nutrition plan without a hiccup. 

I can count the amount of weeks that my husband and I have been able to do that on one hand. Couple reasons for this: 

1.  Jimmy loves pizza. He must eat it every week or he will spontaneously combust (and he is very good at convincing me to eat it with him) Enter - the reason I perfected a cauliflower pizza crust that we love!

2. We are freakin' busy y'all! Just like each of you, the day just sneaks up on me and by 6pm I am tapped out. Work, kids, commute... it all adds up and if there is ever a time that I will go off track it is dinner. 

All I need is an evening with an unprepared-not prepped meal plan and the sky is the limit. Order Chinese food? Sure, general Tso's... get in mah belly! Want Italian? What is... I'll take a ginormous Stromboli to split, Alex? 

Even worse - this is when I go rogue and eat the foods that attach my body (gluten, soy, heavy amounts of dairy). It hurts and I pay for it but exhaustion and hunger can lead you to stupid and silly decisions. A missing thyroid is no joke people... granted, I joke about it regularly :) 

A couple weeks ago I came across a recipe that I knew I could make work for my husband and picky toddlers, and our busy schedule. I got rave reviews from the clan. This means Jim loved it, Wyatt ate it after a 30 minute argument, and McKinley shoved it in her mouth as fast as she could. 

Allow me to share:


One Dish Fish and Veggies: 


  • Fish Fillets (I used tilapia because my son loves them)
  • Asparagus or a green veggie of your choice 
  • Olive oil
  • dash of butter
  • Pampered chef lemon seasoning (or whatever tickles your fancy) 
  • Salt & pepper
  • Lemon – sliced
The Steps:
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • Place tin foil in pan and spray it down. 
  • Fill half pan with asparagus and cover with olive oil 
  • Place fillets on other half of dish and put a small dollop of butter on each. 
  • Sprinkle Pampered Chef or your choice of seasoning over fish. Season asparagus with salt & pepper to taste. 
  • Slice lemon and place on top of each fillet 
  • Cook for 30 mins or until fish is 145 degrees and veggies are tender. Be sure to check so your fish does not overcook :) 
Enjoy and relax...Prep time is 5 minutes top! 


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