Cajun Pecan-Crusted Catfish

Submitted by TXOLDHAM

"Adapted from Eating Well "Healthy in a Hurry""

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup fat-free buttermilk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon hot sauce or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 cups corn flakes
• 1⁄2 cup pecan pieces
• 1 lb catfish fillet, about 1 inch thick, cut into 4 portions

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and cover a baking sheet with foil.
2. Blend the first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish. Combine cornflakes and pecan pieces in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped (or crush with a rolling pin in a sealable bag.).
3. Alternate dipping fish first in buttermilk mixture and then in the cornflake-pecan mixture coating both sides.
4. Bake in the oven until fish flakes easily (about 20 to 25 minutes.) Serve.