Fish Made Easy
Salmon-Potato Cakes [1]
Bring a new flavor to salmon with our quick-cooking fish-and-potato cakes. Serve the cakes on a bed of lettuce with honey-Dijon salad dressing on the side. Only 20 minutes from start to finish!
Potato Chips Meet Fish [5]
Serve tilapia coated with potato chips, herbs and honey-mustard dressing.
Mango-Barbecue Fish Tacos [9]
Fresh fruit and bottled barbecue sauce lend sassy sweetness to low-cal, vitamin-rich grilled fish tacos.
Grilled Fish with Moroccan Vinaigrette [13]
Cook fish directly on your grill rack or tuck it in a foil packet. You'll get more grilled flavor with the direct method, but the foil packet makes for easy cleanup. We like this fish with a squeeze of lemon and served over greens and couscous.
Fish Tostadas with Chili-Lime Cream [17]
Top crunchy tostadas with broiled tilapia fillets, veggies and a zesty chili-lime cream for a dinner that's ready in 20 minutes.
Tilapia with Almond Butter [21]
Serve skillet-cooked tilapia on a bed of snow pea pods, drizzled with butter and sprinkled with sliced almonds.
Salmon Wrapsody [25]
Great Lakes salmon has a lot to sing about. It's packed with nutritious omega-3s and is sturdy enough for easy grilling. Marinated and wrapped in a tortilla with garlic-lemon mayo, it's a sure hit for an easy dinner.
Salmon Wrapsody [26]
Mediterranean-Style Snapper [29]
Cook fresh snapper fillets or other firm-flesh white fish with an easy tomato-olive mixture and crumbled feta cheese for a dinner that takes only 15 minutes to make. Serve with rice, pasta or couscous.
Glorious Glazed Salmon [33]
Sweet tamari sauce brushed on the salmon caramelizes into a delicious glaze.
Tilapia Tacos with Chipotle Cream [37]
Either fresh or frozen tilapia works well for these tacos. Just rub the fish with seasonings, and it's ready for the skillet. Serve with a creamy chipotle sauce and a zesty combination of chopped onions, tomatoes and cilantro.
Crispy Almond Fish [41]
Make a quick, crunchy coating for baked fish with chopped almonds, fresh thyme and bread crumbs.
Crispy Almond Fish [42]
Mediterranean Salmon & Noodle Bowl [45]
Top fettuccine with skillet-cooked salmon, fresh baby spinach, roasted sweet peppers and reduced-calorie dressing for a speedy meal.
Great Lakes Salmon Chowder [49]
Freshwater salmon teams up with potatoes and asparagus for an exceptionally satisfying soup.
Grilled Bass with Strawberry Salsa [53]
Combine chopped strawberries with fresh cilantro, cayenne pepper, toasted cumin seeds and chopped fresh poblano chile pepper for a zesty fish topper. Adjust the amount of pepper to suit your family's preference for heat.
Grilled Salmon with Pistachio-Basil Butter [57]
Top grilled salmon with fresh basil, pistachios, lime juice, garlic and butter. Store leftover pistachio-basil butter in your refrigerator for up to a week; toss with hot pasta or spread on toasted French bread.
North Woods Fish Tacos [61]
We trolled the lakes for this south-of-the-Canadian-border specialty. To give extra zip to the marinated whitefish, spoon on sweet-tart Midwest cherry salsa. Roll the chunks of fish in a tortilla along with the burgundy salsa, and finish it off with tangy sour cream.
Sweet and Sassy Walleye Chowder in Bread Bowls [65]
Linda Rohr of Darien, Connecticut, came up with a Midwest version of East Coast chowder using lake-fresh walleye, corn and sweet potato chunks in a golden bread bowl. This recipe was a finalist in our Best of the Midwest® annual cook-off.
Citrus Salmon with Broccoli [69]
Cook tender salmon fillets in your skillet with a simple lemon juice-sugar combination and a sprinkling of fresh dill. Broccoli or green beans round out this quick and easy dinner.
Asian Grilled Tuna [73]
Marinate tuna in a blend of rice vinegar, canola oil, sugar and ginger for fresh Asian-inspired flavor. Serve with steamed julienne carrots and green beans for a colorful presentation.
Asian Grilled Tuna [74]
North Shore Fish Cakes [77]
Every self-respecting North Shore cook makes a version of this traditional Scandinavian main dish. A touch of nutmeg flavors the moist-on-the-inside and crisp-on-the-outside patties.
Honey-Bourbon Salmon [81]
Marinate the fish in bourbon, brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, ginger and pepper, then grill.
Honey-Bourbon Salmon [82]
The Walleye Whopper [85]
This Heartland fried-fish sandwich comes from a Garrison, Minnesota, restaurant. The town is home to Lake Mille Lacs, known for its abundance of walleye.
The Walleye Whopper [86]
Parmesan-Crusted Fish [89]
Sprinkle panko (Japanese-style bread crumbs) and Parmesan cheese on fish fillets for a super-easy flavor coating. While the fish is baking, cook julienned carrots in a skillet and serve with butter and ginger.
Fish and Corn Chowder [93]
Ready in just 20 minutes, this chowder gets rich flavor and creamy texture from ingredients such as cream-style corn, shredded Swiss cheese, chopped veggies and evaporated milk.
Oven-Fried Fish [97]
A coating of seasoned dry bread crumbs, cornmeal and lemon-pepper seasoning gives baked fish a satisfying crunch without the fat and calories of pan-frying.
Oven-Fried Fish [98]
Lemon and Dill Walleye Sandwiches with Tartar Sauce [101]
These sandwiches showcase fish grilled on a bed of lemon slices and served on toasted bread.