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Oh. My. Stop. You have to try this 20 min Fast & Easy Garlic Lemon Swai & Dairy-Free Pasta complete meal! Even my kiddos gobble this one up. This is a recipe will soon have a place on repeat on your menu!

In a pinch? We got you!

20 min Mediterranean Garlic Lemon Swai & Dairy-Free Pasta

Aldi had some swai for a great deal recently. I found this recipe from Sweet & Savory Meals that looked quick and adapted it and make it sheet pan ready. Not everything I come up with works, but this one… this one was a winner!

In less than 20 minutes, we were eating what tasted and felt like a meal I’d spent hours preparing!

And, even better, the leftovers stored well for dinner the next day (which can’t be said for all fish dishes).

My original intention was to make mac & cheese but we were out of dairy-free mac (hubby recently diagnosed with a true dairy allergy). I was thinking of alternatives when the oven went off. Pulling out the pan from the oven, the aroma… oh my! Wow! It smelt like just so sweet, so deep. I thought, “why not use it over the noodles?”

So I really hope you give this one a go. Even if you aren’t a crazy fan of fish, I think you’ll like it!

20 Min Super Speedy Garlic Lemon Butter Swai & Dairy-Free Pasta Dinner

Oh. My. Stop. You have to try this one. Even your children's children will like this one. This is a recipe will soon have a place on repeat on your menu!

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Cook Time 12 days d

Total Time 16 days d

Servings: 4

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 4 fillets, Swai fish (any white fish like cod, flounder, or mahi mahi, would work great here)
• Garlic Butter Sauce:
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted dairy-free butter (or regular butter)
• 4-5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 tablespoon grated ginger root
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• Garnish:
• Lemon
• Italian parsley chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

Method

 

1. Instructions
2. Pan Bake:
3. Simply lay fillets, tomatoes, and asparagus out on a pan. Drizzle olive oil and coat with all the ingredients for the garlic butter sauce . Bake a 425 degree for 12-15 minutes, until the fillets reach an internal temp of at least 145 degrees.
4. Make the Side Pasta:
5. To a medium-sized pan, boil about 3 cups of water. Add about 4 servings or about 12 oz of pasta (three-quarters of a 1 lb box) and cook per packaging.

   Add the drippings from the sheet pan to the pasta to taste.
6. Plate & Enjoy:
7. Plate fish, veggies, and pasta. Drizzle the sauce on top with a spoon on the fillets, as well, and garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.
   
8. Serve immediately.

Notes

Pro tip: 

Be sure fillets are defrosted before baking to allow for an even bake.

If the fillets need to be defrosted, run under room temp water until thoroughly thawed.