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Snapper Tacos with Chipotle Cream

Cooking Light

Randy Mayor; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

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

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 taco)

Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup  fat-free sour cream
  • 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  butter
  • 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) fat-free flour tortillas

Preparation

Combine sour cream, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and chile; set aside. Combine 1/2 cup onion and 1/2 cup tomato; set aside.

Melt butter 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.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
340 (21% from fat)
Fat:
7.8g (sat 4g,mono 2g,poly 0.9g)
Protein:
28.1g
Carbohydrate:
38.1g
Fiber:
3.3g
Cholesterol:
56mg
Iron:
2mg
Sodium:
896mg
Calcium:
108mg
Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2002