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Snapper Vera Cruz Recipe


This Snapper Vera Cruz 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 Snapper Vera Cruz Recipe, is that they can all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.




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Snapper Vera Cruz




Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 cup canned chopped tomatoes with liqui, d
1/2 of a 4-oz can chopped green chiles, drained, patted dry
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, plus extra
1 for garnish
2 lb red snapper fillets
2 tbsp capers, drained
6 stuffed green olives, sliced

Instructions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium
heat. Cook onion 5 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and cook 1 minute
more. Stir in tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro. Cook 10 minutes, until
mixture thickens slightly.

Arrange snapper fillets in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with salt
and pepper. Spoon sauce evenly over fish. Top with olives and capers.
Cover with foil.

Bake 20 minutes, just until fish is cooked through. Garnish with chopped
cilantro.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Carbohydrates: 7.5 grams
Net Carbs: 6 grams
Fiber: 1.5 grams
Protein: 48 grams
Fat: 17.5 grams
Calories: 385

Description:
"This famous dish from coastal Mexico has a light, delicate flavor.
Though snapper is classic, any white firm-fleshed fish may be
substituted."

Servings: 4




The bird of wisdom flies low, and seeks her food under hedges; the eagle himself would be starved if he always soared aloft and against the sun.
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LANDOR, Walter Savage