Tomato-Stuffed Flounder
Recipe from Family Circle

Thin flounder fillets are great for stuffing, especially when filled with a fresh and flavorful mix of grape tomatoes and purchased pesto.


Tomato-Stuffed Flounder

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Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Related Categories: Dinner, Father's Day, Flounder, Mother's Day, Peppers, Pesto Sauce, Quick and Easy Dinners, Quick and Easy Lunches, Rice, Special Occasions, Spinach, Tomatoes
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  cup
    grape tomatoes, quartered
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  • 3/4  cup
    prepared basil pesto
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  • 4 
    flounder fillets (6 ounces each)
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    black pepper
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  • 1  large
    lemon
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  • 2  packages (8.8 ounces each)
    ready-to-reheat long-grain white rice
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  • 1  package (10 ounces)
    frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
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  • 1  small
    sweet red pepper, cored, seeded and thinly sliced
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 400 F. Coat a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2.
In a small bowl, toss the tomatoes with 1/4 cup of the pesto. Spread the fish fillets out flat on a work surface. Spoon about 1/4 of the tomato mixture over half of each fillet. Fold the other half of each fillet over the filling, using a toothpick to secure if needed. Season the fish with 1/8 teaspoon of the salt and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper. Slice half of the lemon and place slices over top of fish. Squeeze the remaining half lemon and reserve juice.
3.
Place fish in prepared dish; bake at 400 F. for 25 minutes, until fish flakes easily.
4.
About 5 minutes before fish is done, microwave rice following package directions. Microwave spinach until just heated through.
5.
In a large bowl, mix rice, spinach, red pepper, remaining 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper, remaining 1/2 cup of the pesto and reserved lemon juice. Serve rice with fish.

Nutrition information
Calories 619, Total Fat 26 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 97 mg, Sodium 739 mg, Carbohydrate 51 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 43 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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