This will be my first of many post of recipes and I hope you will enjoy them :)
Tonight I made Talapia with a Mushroom Shrimp Sauce. Very Easy! I do make some things from scratch, but this is one of my easy meals! There is not always time to make things from scratch, right?! This meal takes about 10 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes to cook .
I did not take a picture of the tilapia package, but we buy our tilapia at many places. I have purchased it at Walmart, Costco, and recently Aldi. I will say that I will only buy the fish that is in individual packages or fresh. I also use small peeled and devained shrimp. I purchase these at walmart, as they so far have been the lowest price.
I always lay the fish and the shrimp out on my counter about an hour before I begin cooking, just to make sure they are thawed. If I make this on a weeknight, I place them in the fridge in the morning. Note, I only use about a handful of shrimp so if you buy a large bag, you can put what you need in a ziplock and leave the rest in the freezer. I buy the small bags and use close to half of it for this dish.
So here is how I get started:
I start by dicing a small package of mushrooms, half of a small white onion, and I grate approx. 1/4 -1/2 cup of cheese. I have uses a lot of different cheeses in this. I typically stick to white cheeses, so choose the one you enjoy. Tonight I used pepperjack, which was what I had on hand.
Once I get these diced, I add all of the onion and 1 tbs garlic to a skillet to saute. I use butter or olive oil, tonight I used butter. Once I get the onions in, I prep the baking dish I will cook the fish in. I put 2 tbs butter in a baking dish and place in the oven on 375. Once the onions begin to cook,
I pull the baking sheet out of the oven and place the fish in it. I only season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. The sauce will be where the flavor and seasonings are.
Next, I put the fish in the oven. After doing this,
I add the mushrooms to the skillet and continue to cook.
Once the onions are browning, you are ready to add the shrimp.
This will only need to cook for a couple of minutes before you add one to two cans of Cream of Shrimp. To feed four ppl I would use two cans.
Now add the cheese
Stir this on medium heat until it begins to simmer, reduce to low and let thicken.
The fish has been in the oven close to 15 minutes now. It should be time to pull it out and see if it is finished. I learned from my mom to test fish with a fork. If it is flaky it is finished. If it is real soft, put it back in for an additional 5 minutes.
Finished! Now to plate it and eat it!
Recap:
*I used Tilapia, Small shrimp, 1/2 cup of pepperjack cheese, mushrooms, half of an onion, cream of shrimp soup, minced garlic
*Make this to YOUR taste. We love mushrooms so I put quite a bit in ours. I am not a huge fan of onions and choose to only put half of a small onion.
*We love tilapia, but this will go well with any white fish.
*I have only found the cream of shrimp at Tom Thumb and Walmart on occasion. When I see it, I always purchase at least 3 cans.
*you may note that I did not salt any of this. The canned soups typically have a lot of sodium already in them. You will not need the added salt.
Thank you for reading this and I hope that you will be making this in your kitchen, I know that it is a regular in mine! If you do make this or have any questions please comment below. I would love to hear from you!
As always I would love if you chose to share this recipe, just please include a link to my blog if you do.
Have a great evening!
-Beth
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