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Red Snapper, Vegetable And Pesto Packets Recipe


This Red Snapper, Vegetable And Pesto Packets Recipe is one of many in our collection of Low Carb Recipes. these are culled from various sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also some low fat recipes, whilst and diabetic recipes. The one thing they all have in common with this Red Snapper, Vegetable And Pesto Packets Recipe, is that they can all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.




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Red Snapper, Vegetable And Pesto Packets




Ingredients:

1/2 cup pesto
1 = (store-bought or homemade)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
4 red snapper fillets - (6 oz ea)
12 asparagus spears, cut 2 pieces
2 small yellow squash, cut thin diagonally
4 green onions, cut thin diagonally
1 small red bell pepper, cut thin strips
2 tbsp pine nuts

Instructions:

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine pesto, lemon juice, olive oil and salt
in a large bowl. Gently spread half the mixture on fish, and toss
vegetables with remaining mixture to coat.

Cut four 12- by 12-inch squares heavy-duty aluminum foil; fold each square
in half, then open again. Distribute vegetables evenly over one side of
each square, leaving a 1-inch border; lay one fillet on top of each.
Sprinkle with pine nuts. Seal and crimp edges to make packets.

Transfer packets to a baking sheet, and bake 25 minutes. Open packets
directly on dinner plates.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Carbohydrates: 9 grams
Net Carbs: 5.5 grams
Fiber: 3.5 grams
Protein: 32 grams
Fat: 21.5 grams
Calories: 353

Description:
"This is the perfect dish for summer or spring. Its easy, light, and
takes advantage of summer veggies. Foil packets can be made ahead and
refrigerated up to 1 day before baking."

Servings: 4




I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.
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FRANKLIN, Benjamin