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Lime Fish Tacos

SUBMITTED BY: Tammy Hayden

"'The secret to getting my family to eat fish is tucked inside these tempting tacos,' confides Tammy Hayden, Carmichael, California. The tastes and textures in this unusual entree blend in a surprisingly pleasing way. Lime adds a zippy twist to the flaky fillets and the creamy sauce."

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PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	20 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1 pound red snapper or orange roughy fillets
1 garlic clove, minced
7 teaspoons lime juice, divided
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons reduced fat sour cream
2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
1 dash hot pepper sauce
7 (8 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup chopped fresh tomato

DIRECTIONS

Remove skin from fish and cut fish into 1-in. cubes. In a nonstick skillet, saute garlic in butter and 5 teaspoons lime juice for 30 seconds. Add fish and pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes over medium heat until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Meanwhile, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce and remaining lime juice. Place as spoonful of fish on each tortilla. Top each with lettuce, tomato and sour cream sauce; fold over.

FOOTNOTE

Nutritional Analysis: One taco equals 238 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 366 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 15 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 lean meat.

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Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2009 by I'm nuts too...

Absolutely fantastic! I only had one small lime so I used half in the sauce and half on the... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2007 by Christine M

These were quite good! I prefer this over breaded and fried fish tacos. I will follow the... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2008 by templina71

These were excellent! I used sriracha sauce and Tony Chachers seasoning in the mayo sauce. I... MORE

Reviewed on May 25, 2007 by Steve The Bear

Tasty...however, next time I make it I'll use more hot sauce and maybe add a little cilantro.... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2007 by radcook

I used tilapia and corn tortillas. I doubled the sauce but thought it had to much lime in it.... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2007 by welldone

We loved this low fat dish. Its light but has lots of flavor. I did think the lime was a... MORE

Reviewed on May 6, 2007 by Miss Sharon

Great recipe. I used Tilapia which works well with fish tacos. I did add some chopped cilantro... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2006 by Jessica

I made these with Red Snapper and topped them off with Spicy Bean Salsa - also from this... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2009 by erika rojas

Decent tacos, but not the best. A few recommendations, I would use tilapia fillet instead of... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2007 by AKrause

I thought this was a very good recipe, and true to form for fish tacos. I prepared the recipe... MORE

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