Baked Catfish

I'm still eating throught the Lazy Lasagna from the last post. It turned out really well and I'm am excited to make it again.

For today, I am baking catfish. It is very easy to do and can be used for lunch the enxt day as left overs. Furthermore, you can buy it fresh at a grocery store in any weight that you would like. You can buy it frozen, but I think the fresh stuff is better (and you can limit your purchase to only what you will eat). Another great benefit that your house will not smell like fish all week long (catfish shouldn't really smell fishy. Cod however...).

Baked Catfish

Ingredients

• Catfish
• Olive Oil (optional)
• Cajun Seasoning (optional)
• Parsley Flakes (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat Oven to 375 degrees
2. Lay catfish on a baking sheet (seperated evenly)
3. Add a very light layer of olive oil over the catfish
4. Add seasoning and parsley
5. Bake for 30 minutes

Calories*	Total	from Fat
1 pound, baked catfish	976.6	585.9
1/2 pound, baked catfish	488.3	292.9
1 Large catfish, baked	1,054.9	632.9
1 Medium catfish, baked	704.0	422.3
1 Small catfish, baked	350.9	210.5
*Source: FitDay.com

Lazy Lasagna

The first meal that I will be cooking (prepping) is Lazy Lasagna. It is all over Pinterest (including my "Food and Drink" Board).

The idea is that you can modify a regular dish/meal, divide it into parts/portions, and cook it directly into a mason jar/sealable container. This makes it easy to pre-portion your meals (and not eat all of it at once...) and take to work (or just have ready to eat). Cook it then, Eat it now (or cook now, eat later).

This particular mason jar recipe comes from The Big Red Kitchen: a Regular Gathering of Distinguished Guests. It is in the oven as I type.

Lazy Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 12 ounce wide egg noodles
• 1 pound ricotta
• 1 egg
• 1 hand full Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 3 cups favorite marinara sauce
• 12 (8 ounce) wide-mouth mason jars or 1 9×13 inch baking dish
• (Note: I used 6 (16 oz) wide-mouth jars)

Directions:

1. Boil noodles according to package directions.
2. Drain and add back to the pot.
3. Mix in 2 cups of sauce.
4. In a bowl mix together ricotta, egg, Parmesan cheese, salt, and mozzarella.
5. Fold cheese mixture gently into the noodles, do not over stir.
6. Place in greased jars or baking dish and top with the remaining sauce, and sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese.
7. Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.
8. Reheat: Microwave, 4 minutes at 50% power, poke with a fork halfway though

Ingredient	Serving Size	Cal.	Number of Servings	Cal.	Cost
12 oz Pasta (Bowtie)	1 1/4 cups	210	6 servings	1260	$1.43
15 oz Ricotta Cheese (Part Skim)	1/4 cup	80	7 servings	560	$2.00
24 oz Pasta Sauce (Traditional)	1/2 cup	80	5 servings	400	$1.69
3 oz Parmesan (Only used 1.5 oz)	2 tsp	20	17 servings	340	$0.75	($1.50)
2 cups (8 oz) Mozzorella (Part Skim)	1/4 cups	80	8 servings	640	$2.50
Salt*	1/2 tsp	0	1 serving	0	$0.00
1 Egg* (Large)	1 egg	90	1 serving	90	$0.21	($2.50)
			Total Calories	3290	$8.58	Total Cost
			Servings	6	6	Servings
			Calories/serving	548	$1.43	Cost/serving