Mahi-Mahi With Creole Sauce (Atkins)

MichelleWilliams's Note:

Atkins website.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep 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

Directions:

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.