Spinach And Rice Fish Roll-ups

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic, to taste
• 3 -4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup cooked rice or 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained (squeeze out any excess moisture with hands)
• 1/4-1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (more if desired)
• 6 (4 ounce) sole fillets (fresh or frozen thawed, or use a similar fish)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 grease a 11 x 7-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a small saute pan, saute the onion and garlic in oil until soft (about 5-7 minutes).
• 4 in a medium bowl, combine onion mixture, mozzarella cheese, cooked rice, spinach, parmesan cheese, egg , salt and pepper; mix well to combine.
• 5 pour the lemon juice in the bottom of the prepared baking pan; set aside.
• 6 cut each fish fillet lengthwise into 2 strips (or leave whole, whatever you desire).
• 7 spoon about 1/4 cup (about 1/3 cup for whole fillets) spinach/cheese mixture onto each fillet strip.
• 8 roll up to enclose the filling; secure with a toothpick.
• 9 sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper (sprinkle with a lttle more fresh lemon juice if desired).
• 10 place (cut-side down) over the lemon juice in the baking dish; cover with foil.
• 11 bake for 30-35 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.