Baked Fish with Paprika-Lemon Butter - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 5-ounce 3/4-inch-thick snapper or halibut fillets
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine 3 tablespoons butter, sweet paprika, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, fresh lemon juice, lemon peel, salt, and ground pepper in small bowl and stir to blend. Spread seasoned butter mixture over both sides of fish fillets. Sprinkle each with additional salt and pepper. Transfer fish to prepared dish. Bake fish until just opaque in center, about 10 minutes. Transfer fish to platter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley. Garnish platter with lemon wedges and serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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