Baked Fish with Cheese Sauce Recipe

By dette

There's plenty of time to whip up this flaky fish and decadent cheese sauce. Turn a ho-hum weeknight into a special occasion.—Kristin Reynolds, Van Buren, Arkansas

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 4 orange roughy fillets (4 ounces each)
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup 2% milk
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Place fish in a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. Brush with butter; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese and mustard until cheese is melted. Serve with fish. Yield: 4 servings.


Cooking for 2: Baked Fish with Cheese Sauce for Two

Nutrition Facts: 1 fillet with 3 tablespoons sauce equals 206 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 279 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.