Monday, September 10, 2007

Snapper Tacos with Chipotle Cream Sauce

Snapper Tacos with Chipotle Cream

The fish cooks on top of the vegetables in one skillet. Break the fish into chunks to finish the filling.

1/2 cup greek style yogurt
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and minced
1 1/2 cups chopped onion, divided
1 1/2 cups chopped tomato, divided
2 tablespoons olive oil or canola
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 pound red snapper fillets, skinned
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
4 (8-inch) Whole Wheat flour tortillas

Combine greek style yogurt, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and chile; set aside. Combine 1/2 cup onion and 1/2 cup tomato; set aside.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 1 cup onion, 1 cup tomato, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and minced garlic; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in cilantro. Arrange fish over onion mixture in pan; cover and cook 3 minutes. Turn fish; cover and cook 2 minutes. Break fish into chunks. Stir in rind and juice; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Warm tortillas according to package directions. Fill each tortilla with 1/2 cup fish mixture and 1/4 cup reserved onion mixture; top each serving with 2 tablespoons chipotle cream. Fold in half or roll up.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 taco)CALORIES 340 (21% from fat); FAT 7.8g (sat 4g,mono 2g,poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 28.1g; CHOLESTEROL 56mg; CALCIUM 108mg; SODIUM 896mg; FIBER 3.3g; IRON 2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 38.1g

Modified from a Cooking Light recipe, SEPTEMBER 2002

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