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Easy Provencal Fish
Cod fillets poached in a skillet with crushed tomatoes, olives, sweet onions, bell peppers, and whole garlic cloves.
Adapted from The Spruce Eats, by Peggy Trowbridge Filippone
- Mediterranean
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- Dairy-free
- Heart health
- Balanced
- Gluten-free
- Keto
- Low-carb
- Paleo
- Psoriasis
- Gluten-free dairy-free
- Gluten-free lunch

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 red, yellow, or green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced into 1/2-inch strips
- 1 medium sweet onion , halved and sliced into 1/2-inch strips
- 10 whole cloves of garlic , peeled
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 12 kalamata or Nicoise olives
- 1/2 teaspoon Caribbean seasoning blend or lemon pepper
- 4 (5-ounce) cod fillets
- Kosher salt , to taste
- Black pepper , freshly ground, to taste
Method
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a saute pan over medium-low heat, heat the oil until hot, then add bell peppers, onions, and whole garlic cloves; cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.5 min timer
- Add crushed tomatoes, olives, and seasoning. Continue cooking until garlic cloves are easily pierced with a fork, about 5 minutes. If mixture becomes dry, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, as needed.5 min timer
- Increase the heat to medium. Add the fish fillets to the pan, spooning the sauce over top. Saute until cod is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 7 minutes . Season to taste with salt and pepper.7 min timer
- Serve cod filets with the Provencal sauce over the top.
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