Fish in foil – easy recipe (Pescado Empapelado)

Fish in foil recipe is a great option when you don’t have time to cook but, you want to eat something tasty, nutritious, and low calorie.

This recipe is excellent if you are on a low-calorie diet, or if like me, the doctor recommended adding more fish to your diet. Foil-wrapped tilapia is very easy to prepare.

Fish steamed with foil is very versatile, you can use tilapia, salmon, or some other fish that you have in your fridge. Same with vegetables or vegetables, check your refrigerator for vegetables and add the ones you like the most.

Another option is adding chihuahua cheese or one that melts on top of the fish, but the recipe would no longer be as low in calories.

How to make fish in foil in the stove

Ingredients

4 Tilapia fillets

4 garlic cloves

1 poblano pepper

Olive oil (I used spray oil)

1/4 onion

1-2 Tomatoes

Broccoli

Paprika

Pepper

Salt

Cut 4 pieces of foil and place a fish fillet in each of them.

Add extra virgin olive oil or use extra virgin spray olive oil on each of your fish.

Season the fish in foil with salt, pepper, and paprika to taste, and add slices of garlic, a few slices of poblano pepper, tomato, onion, and broccoli.

Once you put all the vegetables, add pepper and salt, and wrap the fish in foil as shown in the picture below.

Steam the fish in foil packets on top of an electric comal for 10-15 min. If you want you can also do it on a cast iron comal on the stove.

And voila your food will be ready in minutes!

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Fish in foil – easy recipe (Pescado Empapelado)

Edith Gonzalez

This recipe is excellent if you are on a low-calorie diet, or if like me, the doctor recommended adding more fish to your diet. Foil-wrapped tilapia is very easy to prepare.

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Course Breakfast

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4 people

Calories 185 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 Tilapia fillets
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 poblano pepper
• Olive oil (I used spray oil)
• ¼ onion
• 2 Tomatoes
• Broccoli
• Paprika
• Pepper
• Salt

Instructions

 

• Cut 4 pieces of foil and place a fish fillet in each of them.
• Add extra virgin olive oil or use extra virgin spray olive oil on each of your fish.
• Season the fish in foil with salt, pepper, and paprika to taste, and add slices of garlic, a few slices of poblano pepper, tomato, onion, and broccoli.
• Once you put all the vegetables, add pepper and salt, and wrap the fish in foil as shown in the picture below.
• Steam the fish in foil packets on top of an electric comal for 10-15 min. If you want you can also do it on a cast iron comal on the stove.
• And voila your food will be ready in minutes!

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Nutrition Facts

Fish in foil – easy recipe (Pescado Empapelado)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 185 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 85mg28%

Sodium 93mg4%

Potassium 725mg21%

Carbohydrates 5g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 141g282%

Vitamin A 623IU12%

Vitamin C 33mg40%

Calcium 32mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.