Marmie's Version Of Halibut Florentine

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• 2 halibut fillets (3/4 in thick)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, kosher
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 6 cups swiss chard, with stems seperate and cut in 1 inch pieces...leaves chopped coarsley
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped coarsley
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter and saute 4 crushed cloves garlic 4 minute
• 2 add chard stems and cook 7 minutes untill a little tender.
• 3 add chopped chard leaves and simmer 5 - 8 min untill leaves are wilted, not cooked.
• 4 remove from pan and set aside.
• 5 in same pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter,
• 6 add 2 tbsp flour and mix till smooth.
• 7 add 3/4 cup milk slowly and simmer to make rue.
• 8 add 3 tablespoons parmesan to milk, stir.
• 9 add 1/2 cup tex mex cheese and blend gently.
• 10 place chard in bottom of casserole dish.
• 11 place halibut on top of chard.
• 12 pour sauce over halibut.
• 13 bake 350 degrees f for 20 min.
• 14 remove and sprinkle 1/2 cup tex mix over top.
• 15 broil another 7 min or so untill nicely golden.