Baked Sole And Spinach Recipes

SOLE AND SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook fresh spinach in a tightly covered saucepan with no liquid added.
• (If using frozen spinach, drain thoroughly but do not cook).
• Combine spinach with onion and spread in a shallow nonstick baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Add milk, sprinkle with cheese, and arrange fillets over cheese in a single layer.
• Sprinkle dish with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.

SPINACH STUFFED BAKED SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray the bottom of a 9 by 9 casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Lay the fillets out onto a clean work surface. Evenly divide the spinach and artichoke dip, about 2 tablespoons for each fillet, and spread it over the length of the fillets. Roll each fillet up and place rolled-side down in the prepared casserole dish. Place the lemon wedges down the center of the casserole dish between the rolls and drizzle each with the lemon juice. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Bake until the fish is opaque and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with Artichoke Ratatouille on the side.
• In a high-sided skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the eggplant, vegetable stir-fry blend, artichokes hearts, garlic, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper. Saute until vegetables are almost completely cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes, cover and simmer on low until the eggplant is soft and the ratatouille is thickened slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the basil. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

CREAMY BAKED SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook spinach according to package directions; drain well. Stir in cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter and salt. , Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over spinach mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

SOLE STUFFED WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Blanch fresh spinach if using, thaw frozen if using. Squeeze all excess moisture out, and chop if not already chopped.
• Place in bowl.
• Sauté mushrooms, onion, garlic till mushrooms are slightly golden, Season with salt, pepper and thyme.
• Add to spinach.
• Mix in rest of ingredients except fish.
• Tear off 8 pieces of plastic wrap about 4" x4".
• Place 2 Tbsp or so on one piece and roll up so that you have a little log about 3 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. Do this with all the stuffing mixture.
• Place in a single layer in freezer for a couple of hours until frozen.
• Thoroughly thaw fish if frozen.
• Unwrap 1 stuffing portion for each piece of fish.
• Roll up fish around frozen stuffing.
• Place seam side down in baking dish.
• Season with salt and pepper & brush with melted butter.
• Bake 20 min at 350°F.
• Place unused portion of stuffing in a ziploc bag in freezer for future use.

PAN-BAKED LEMON SOLE WITH SPINACH, OLIVES, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Cook garlic in 2 tablespoons oil in a 2-quart flameproof gratin dish over moderate heat (on stovetop), stirring until softened (but with no change in color), 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes with juice, breaking them up with a spoon, and gently simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Add sea salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.
• Prepare fish while sauce simmers:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pulse olives, basil, and anchovy to a coarse paste in a food processor (or finely chop with a knife). Add 2 tablespoons oil and pulse to combine.
• Lay fish fillets, skinned sides down, on a work surface and season with pepper. Divide olive paste among fillets and spread evenly. Beginning at narrow end, roll up each fillet.
• Bake fish:
• Arrange fish rolls, seam sides down, on tomato sauce in gratin dish. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil and bake, uncovered, in middle of oven, until fish is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer fish to 4 heated plates. Heat tomato sauce in gratin dish over moderate heat (on stovetop), then add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 1 minute. Spoon sauce with spinach alongside fish.

SOLE ROLLS WITH SPINACH AND LEMON SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center. In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium; add spinach and salt, and season with pepper. Cook, tossing frequently, until wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander, pressing down to remove liquid. Chop finely; squeeze out remaining liquid. Divide spinach into four equal parts.
• Slice lemon in half crosswise; grate zest of half, and combine with almonds and herbs in a small bowl; set aside. Slice other lemon half very thinly into rounds.
• Lay fillets flat on a work surface, prettiest side down; place one part spinach at the narrow end of each. Roll fish into a cylinder, enclosing spinach. Place in a gratin dish, with lemon rounds in between. Pour wine into dish. Sprinkle a quarter of the almond mixture on top of each roll; cover with parchment and then aluminum foil. Bake until fish is opaque and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven; serve immediately.

BAKED SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart baking dish.
• Clean spinach thoroughly. Remove all excess water. Chop spinach. Arrange spinach and flour in layers, nestle beaten eggs about midway between the layers.
• Combine cheese and bread crumbs. Mix in optional parsley, if desired. Sprinkle over top of spinach. Mix butter or margarine, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 50 minutes to one hour.

SOLE FILLETS WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Spray 13x9-inch aluminum foil pan with cooking spray. Rinse spinach; shake off excess water, but do not dry. Place about three-fourths of the spinach leaves in pan, covering bottom completely.
• Mix poultry seasoning, chili powder and salt. Lightly rub into both sides of fish. Place fish on spinach, folding thin tail ends under and, if necessary, overlapping thin edges slightly. Drizzle with butter. Cover fish completely with remaining spinach.
• Cover and grill fish and spinach 4 inches from medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Check after about 3 minutes; if top layer of spinach is charring, sprinkle with about 1/4 cup water. Serve fish and spinach from pan with a slotted spoon. Serve with lemon wedges.

GRANDMA'S SPINACH SOUFFLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of an 8 inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese and eggs. Stir in spinach, salt, nutmeg, and 11/4 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese. Mix until well blended. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until firm. Remove from oven, and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.