Dinner for 4

Mexican Style Fish

Name: Mexican Style Fish
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb fish filets; 1 lime; 1/3 cup flour; 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced; salt and pepper; 2 tbsp canola oil; 2 large tomatoes diced; 1/2 cup white diced onion; 1 jalapeño o serrano pepper minced; 1 large garlic clove minced; 1 tbsp canola or olive oil; salt to taste (optional); chopped cilantro or parsley to garnish optional

$13.59for 430 minServes 4

Flour-coated fish cooks in a skillet, then gets topped with tomatoes, onion, garlic, pepper, and lime.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	White fish (tilapia, 1.5 lb$6.99/lb typical	1.5 lb	$10.48Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Garlic, 1.25$0.75 each typical	1.25	$0.90Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 2.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	2.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Onions, 0.15 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.20Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.59

Swaps

Swap white fish (tilapia for salmon filletsabout $3.00/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSalt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Mexican Dairy-free High-protein Family Dinners

Typical price

$3.40 per serving$13.59 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb fish filets
1 lime
1/3 cup flour
2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
salt and pepper
2 tbsp canola oil
2 large tomatoes diced
1/2 cup white diced onion
1 jalapeño o serrano pepper minced
1 large garlic clove minced
1 tbsp canola or olive oil
salt to taste (optional)
chopped cilantro or parsley to garnish optional

Steps

Season the fish with salt, pepper, and lime juice, then rest it for 5 minutes.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
Coat the fish lightly with flour and cook for 4 minutes per side, until it flakes easily or reaches 145 F.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a second skillet over medium heat.
Cook the onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, and sliced garlic for 8 minutes, until softened.
Top the cooked fish with the tomato mixture and serve with the remaining lime.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with white fish (tilapia, cod, haddock) on sale.