Mahi-mahi With Creole Sauce (atkins)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (6 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup chopped canned tomato, with juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
• hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle fish with lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
• 2 in a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter. saut onions and peppers until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
• 3 add tomatoes: reduce heat to medium and simmer until sauce thickens, about 8 minutes. stir in cilantro and hot pepper sauce to taste. set aside.
• 4 heat oil in large non-stick skillet over high heat. saut fish until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. spoon sauce over fish before serving.