Pan seared tilapia w/ shrimp, scallops and veggies!

This was a very healthy meal that I literally just threw together. I keep fresh veggies as a staple in my home and I keep all of my meat in the freezer until the day that I am ready to cook(this way the meat does not go bad). So, I saw that I had some great seafood in the freezer and decided to make a seafood "stir fry" if you will. It really was delicious and very healthy!

I started off by taking about 1/2lb- 3/4 lb. of large gulf shrimp and 1 4 oz. pkg of baby scallops, and placed them in a bowl. Seasoned with a about a teaspoon of fish oil, season salt, pepper, garlic salt and crushed red pepper(optional).  I let that marinate while I prepared the rest of the meal. About 20-30 min.

While the seafood is marinating, I cup up my veggies. You can use whatever that you have in the refrigerator. I cut up 3 whole mushrooms, 1/4 sweet red pepper, 1 stalk of celery, 2 small asparagus stalks, 1 parsnip(or carrot), 1 jalapeno(optional), 1/2 sweet onion, 1/2 cup of red cabbage and about 1 cup of broccoli florets.

I know that sounds like a lot of vegetables! That is why I suggest that you just go through what you have instead of buying just for this recipe. That could get expensive! I honestly just chopped up what I had!

I then seasoned those veggies with 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 2 tablespoon's of lite Caesar dressing, some salt and pepper. I also cut up (2) slices of turkey bacon and mixed well...

I took my slices of tilapia and seasoned with the dry ingredients that I placed on the seafood. Then I heated one pan with cooking spray(i used cast iron, but it is not necessary) for the tilapia and heated a wok for the veggies and the seafood. The reason that I used a wok is b.c that is a lot of food, but if you don't have a wok, I would just use 2 separate pans. One for the veggie mix and another for the seafood mix. So you would have 3 pans going at one time.

If you are using a wok, place the seafood in first. For about 3 min. or until it turns pink. Then add the veggies and stir fry for another 7 min.

For the tilapia.... On med-high heat cook each side for 5 min.(or until flaky).

Place your veggie/seafood mixture on a plate and add the pan seared tilapia and Waaalllaahhh... you have a healthy, delicious meal! Happy eating Y'all!

Baked tilapia w. veggies and rice

First I took the tilapia and marinated it in about 3/4 cup of white wine and a spicy brown mustard. I let sit for about 30 min.

I then took about 3/4 cup of panko bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of Kellogg's corn flakes crumbs. I mixed them together with a tblsp. of melted butter and about 2 tblspns. of cilantro(you can use parsley as well).

dip your tilapia in the bread mixture on both sides and place on a baking sheet and place in a 375 degree oven for 12-15 min. (I like to place the oven on low broil right at the end to give it a browning).

And waaallllaaahhh! happy healthy eating y'all! I served with some steamed veggies and steamed rice! DELICIOUS!!!!!

who wants the easiest recipe for blackened fish?

This will be the EASIEST recipe that I will EVER post!

If you take your favorite fish(In this case I used tilapia), and place in a large Ziploc bag. Then add whatever seasonings that you choose. I used lemon pepper, season salt, paprika, black pepper, a chipolte seasoning and a dash of jalapeno salt.The one seasoning that I recommend.. some type of acidity.. lemon pepper, lemon zest, or a dash of lemon juice. This is good on any type of fish! Shake up your seasonings w/ the fish in the ziplock bag and let stand for 30 min.

The key to a great blackened recipe to me is that the dry seasonings set on the meat. This is a dry rub marinade so to speak(you don't want liquids). Then I took my cast iron skillet and placed just enough grape seed oil(you can use olive) to coat the skillet. Then I placed each piece of fish on for 4 min. on each side(tilapia is thin so it did not take long) And.... waaaaaaaallllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh.... easy peasy(lol)! Happy eating y'all!