Flounder Fillets With Spinach and Orzo

Name: Flounder Fillets With Spinach and Orzo
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-6 , 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs flounder fillets (about 4-6 fillets); 3 tablespoons butter (divided); 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can crab, drained; 3/4 cup orzo pasta, cooked and drained; 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated; 1/2 cup Ritz cracker, crushed fine; 2 tablespoons butter; 5 cups baby spinach leaves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper

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Recipe by Jb Tyler

Flounder fillets lightly sauteed with a topping of crab meat and buttery crumb topping nestled in a bed of lightly sauteed fresh spinach and a layer of orzo.

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READY IN: 35mins

SERVES: 4-6

YIELD: 4-6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1 ¹⁄₂

lbs flounder fillets (about 4-6 fillets)
3

tablespoons butter (divided)
¹⁄₂

teaspoon garlic salt
2

teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
2

teaspoons olive oil
1

(6 1/2 ounce) can crab, drained
³⁄₄

cup orzo pasta, cooked and drained
3

tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
¹⁄₂

cup Ritz cracker, crushed fine
2

tablespoons butter
5

cups baby spinach leaves
1

teaspoon salt
1

teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cook orzo according to directions and drain. Put into a baking dish 8 X 12. Season it with a bit of the salt and pepper, sprinkle it with the parmesean cheese and 2 t. of the butter.
In a non stick frying pan with 1 T. butter sautee the spinach until nicely wilted. Season with a bit of the salt and pepper. Layer this on top of the orzo.
Lightly sautee in 2 t. of olive oil the flounder fillets (they don't have to be completely cooked at this point). Place them on top of the orzo/spinach. Top fillets with the drained crab meat. Sautee the crushed crackers in 1 T. butter for a moment, then top the crab meat with the crumb mixture and top with parsley.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minute.

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