Mediterranean Fish Casserole Recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound small white potatoes, cut into quarters
2 large Italian frying peppers, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
4 3/4 inch-thick U.S. Pacific-caught cod or halibut fillets, about 5 ounces each
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch wedges
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease an oval 2-quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread potatoes and peppers over bottom of dish. Season with 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.

2. Scatter garlic over potatoes and peppers. Season fish with remaining 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper and place on top of the potatoes. Distribute olives and tomatoes over the casserole. Drizzle with lemon juice and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle with parsley.

3. Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.