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Every so often I like to change up our meals around here. So when I was asked to try out the Van De Kamp’s/Mrs. Paul’s Fish Tenders and the Bird’s Eye Vegetables, I knew right away I wanted to have some citrus fish tacos for our dinner this week.
We usually eat chicken or beef in our tacos, so I was excited to try the fish tacos. It was actually our first time having them. We don’t usually have fish very often for our meals. Maybe with new recipes like this, we will start incorporating it in our dinner menu more often.
I decided on our side dish and taco toppings and then headed out to Walmart for all my ingredients. You can see my whole shop over on my Google+ page.
Now depending on what part of the country you live in will determine if you can find Van de Kamp’s or Mrs. Paul’s fish tenders. My local store happens to carry the Van de Kamp’s fish tenders. I love that both companies use 100% whole fillets for their fish tenders. These are great quality products to keep in your freezer for quick and easy dinners.
Bird’s Eye vegetables are also a high quality, healthy option. The company flash freezes the product to protect the color, flavor, and texture. I love the packages that you can just cook in the bag. That saves me time washing dishes later.
The first thing I did when I got the ingredients home, was to create the fruit salsa. You want to give those flavors time to blend and mix while you prepare the rest of the meal. I chopped up all the veggies at once, setting aside some for the rice I was making a little bit later. Give the salsa ingredients a little stir and put the bowl in the refrigerator until later.
The next thing I make up is the cole slaw sauce. I like to throw all the ingredients into my food processor. In two minutes, you have a fresh sauce with great flavor. Toss in the bagged cole slaw and into the refrigerator it goes.
Now the fish goes into the oven, and I can concentrate on making some rice. By choosing the 10 minute rice, I can have the rice put together and finished while the fish is cooking.
All that is left to do is to set the table and to plate the tacos. The fruit salsa was the perfect addition to our citrus fish tacos. We loved how all the citrus flavors went so well with the fish and the veggie rice.
It is nice to have a dinner recipe on hand that can be made in a short amount of time. I love a meal that is quick to prepare and gives you restaurant flavor.
Be sure to enter the Win Dinner with the Neelys Giveaway! One lucky grand prize winner gets a trip for two to NYC and dinner with the Neelys. There is also $1 off coupon you can print for Van de Kamp’s fish products!!
Citrus fish tacos with a side of Rice and Corn.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine all the salsa ingredients in a bowl and stir together. Place in the refrigerator for later.
- Place the mayonnaise, yogurt, chili powder, cumin, salt, cilantro, lime, and vinegar in a food processor. Puree until smooth. Toss with the coleslaw mix. Place in the refrigerator for later.
- Place fish on a baking sheet and cook according to box directions.
- Boil water and cook rice according to package directions. When the rice is done cooking, stir in the onion, red pepper, jalapeno pepper, and corn. Season to taste with the salt and pepper and lime juice. Keep warm.
- Serve the fish on tortillas with coleslaw and salsa on top and the rice on the side.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
I love fruit salsa and the rice looks terrific!
Melissa Lawler recently posted..Save Oogave!
Not even gonna lie, fish tacos are one of my favorite things ever. We don’t eat them often enough though!
Karly recently posted..Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
These are great Jocelyn! Easy and delish!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Chore Chart and Whatever Friday
Yum! I love making fish tacos!!!
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These look like something I would love! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh yeah – a recipe from you that makes me hungry in a healthy way (although you know I adore your sweet stuff). This looks amazing…so putting it on the menu this week!
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Oh, yum! Any chance to use pineapple in a recipe makes me happy! Love how colorful and full of flavor your recipes are. Simple, yet stunning. Thanks for sharing. I must try your fruit salsa recipe.
I’ll admit, I was going to skip over this recipe…but that first picture is amazing and so enticing I had to check it out! Glad I did, b/c the Cilantro Lime Cole Slaw is going on my “to make” list. Actually, I want to make all of it…sounds delicious!
Kim of Mo’Betta recently posted..Treats and Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Thank you Kim. I hope you enjoy the slaw.
Girrrrrllll my stomach is grumbling. These tacos look awesome and easy for my busy weeknights!
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Thanks Carrie. I really did love how easy these were to put together! Busy nights need easy meals!
Hee! We just had fish tacos for dinner tonight–even my kiddo loves them! I never thought about using fish tenders like this, though. What a great idea for a weeknight meal…I’m always on the lookout for those! These look great, Jocelyn!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..Chocolate Brownie Waffles
MMM looks scrumptious! I love that you are posting more savory recipes too
Desi recently posted..Bananas Foster
Thanks Desi. I am enjoying the challenge of making and photographing the real food!
What a great idea! My hubby loves fish tacos (well, the one time he had them in the USA!) but we don’t really have them here in the UK…but seeing this post tells me I can try them at home
Have pinned this for later!
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Amazing Jocelyn! These look so delicious!
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