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I’m sure you can figure out how this recipe came about. I was making fish one day, and it got stuck to the pan. I guess I didn’t add enough oil. Who hasn’t done that, right? So, I broke it up in the pan. If you want to cut it up before cooking, go for it. This is lazy Maggie’s quick way of making Jalapeño Fish Pasta, and it’s delicious!
I’m using cod for my Jalapeño Fish Pasta. It’s a mild not very fishy fish. You can use any type of white fish for this dish – tilapia, halibut, bass, sole.
If you prefer to use Greek yogurt, it is already tangy. You might need to adjust the lime amount, or it will come out too pungent. You can also use sour cream, but remember that sour cream is salty. Again, adjust the salt to your liking.
Jalapeño Fish Pasta reminds me of the time I spent in Tabasco, Mexico. The area provides tons of fish and seafood because of the Gulf of Mexico and the many rivers that run through the state. If you’re not a spicy food eater, take the jalapeño out. It will still come out delicious. iBuen provecho!
Jalapeno Fish Pasta
Ingredients
- ½ package penne pasta
- Olive Oil
- 2 cod fish or any white fish
- salt
- pepper
- 1 jalapeno finely diced
- ¼ Onion finely diced
- 1 tablespoon Cumin
- Juice of 2 Lime
- 1 6- ounce Plain Yogurt container
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- Cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to the directions on the package.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
- In the meantime, salt and pepper the fish.
- Place fish in the skillet and cook 3 minutes on each side.
- With a spatula, break up the fish into pieces.
- Add the jalapeño, onion, more salt and pepper.
- Cook until the onion is translucent, about 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat.
- In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, lime juice, garlic powder, and a dash of salt.
- Taste the yogurt sauce for good measure.
- Add cooked pasta and yogurt sauce to the fish and mix well.
- Top with chopped cilantro.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
I need to add this simple dish to my repertoire!
Please do. You’ll love this one!
I can’t say I’ve ever had fish done this way before. It looks really good. I love the heat of the jalapeno.
Reading this post made me so hungry!!! I would love to try it, hopefully over the weekend. Thanks a lot.
I’ve never mixed fish with my pasta before but this sure does look yummy! 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious! I would have never thought of the fish and jalepeno combo but this makes me want to try it out ASAP -Sondra Barker @cuisineandtravel.com
What a great idea using broken up fish, and the recipe looks delicious and super healthy as well!
We love jalapenos in everything! Great idea with pasta!
This is a dish made for hubby. He’s not a great fan of fish but the jalapenos and lime would definitely make him notice (and enjoy).
Very interesting dish and I am going to try it out and see if my family like it. Glad that fish is used, full of protein.
I have never tried a f ish pasta and this looks something that my kids would really love. I need to try making this.
I love fish and I love pasta, but I’ve never tried this combination before. I would definitely try this recipe though. Thanks for sharing.
Now this is an interesting recipe! I like it! I’ve ever had pasta and fish together like this. It looks really great. I can umagine the kick the jalapeno gives ut.