Pesto Trout

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 15 min 3
Pesto Trout
Health Highlights
This delicious fish recipe provides maximum flavor with minimal mess. Serve with a side of steamed, roasted, or grilled veggies and your favorite grain.

Ingredients


1 whole fish Trout
3 tbsp Olive Oil, Extra Virgin (or enough to cover both sides of trout)
1 tsp Celtic sea salt
2 tsp Black pepper (freshly ground)
1/4 cup Basil pesto
1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes (washed, halved)
1 medium Lemon (sliced)

Instructions


Step 1:  Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut a 13-inch square of parchment paper.

Step 2: Place the trout, skin side down, on the parchment paper. Lightly brush both sides of the trout with oil and season both sides with salt and pepper. 

Step 3: Coat both sides of the trout with the basil pesto, add the halved cherry tomatoes around the edges of the fish on the parchment paper and garnish with lemon slices on top.

Step 4: Lift the parchment paper on 2 opposite sides to meet in the middle above fish. Tightly fold down paper until it reaches fish, crimping to seal, forming a packet.

Step 5: Place packet of fish onto a baking sheet and put in the oven. Bake the trout for 10 to 15 minutes, checking after 10 minutes. The flesh should pull apart and flake easily with a fork.

Step 6: When the trout is done, place the packet on a plate. Carefully open the parchment — take care not to let the steam burn you. Slide the fish  onto the plate and pour the remaining juices over it.

Step 7: Serve with a side of veggies and your favorite grain! 

Notes:

Nutrition Note:

Trout is a great source of protein and Omega 3 Fatty Acids, which are essential in the body and must be obtained through food and supplements!


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 329
Calories from fat 248
Calories from saturated fat 44
Total Fat 27.5 g
Saturated Fat 4.9 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 14.0 g
Cholesterol 34 mg
Sodium 841 mg
Potassium 395 mg
Total Carbohydrate 7.5 g
Dietary Fiber 2.5 g
Sugars 4.1 g
Protein 13.9 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.3
Meat 0.6
Vegetables 0.3

Energy sources


Pygal8%400.81129005200137109.7535765772459575%405.3347696402433279.0131653211317417%335.46301023641104119.392334761626378%75%17%CarbohydratesFatProtein

Meal Type(s)

  • Nicole Nicole (June 22, 2021, 8:43 p.m.)

    Isn’t the fat in the pesto enough? I want to try without the oil.





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