Tilapia with Kale, Tomatoes and Capers #Recipe

Yes, I am up at 4:00 am blogging. Why? Hmmm.....1) because the hubs accidently woke me up and once I'm awake, I'm awake. 2) I wanted to put up a blog post and 3) because I made up this recipe yesterday and now if I don't write it down I'll totally forget it. So why not kill all three birds with one stone? You know, that's a horrible expression. Just saying. 

I was inspired to make this recipe by Oxygen Magazine but when I went to make it I didn't have the ingredients on hand. As I was pulling out the things I did have and kicking myself for not having the other things, I looked in the fridge...and just went with it. It turned out yummy, flaky, and just a little sweet. 

Tilapia with Kale, Tomatoes and Capers

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

4 6oz. tilapia fillets
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 large red onion, chopped (or 1 small)
1 cup kale, ribs removed, coarsely chopped
3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons capers
2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

1. Place 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and season with salt and pepper and then cook until opaque throughout, about 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
2. Once the fish is done cooking, place in s toaster oven on 200 to keep warm (alternatively, you can use two large pans and cook simultaneously).
3. Cook brown rice as directed (I used Birds Eye Steamfresh select Brown Rice)
4. Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil  to the skillet. Add kale and onion, cook for about 8 minutes, until tender.
5. Stir in the tomato, capers and garlic and keep on heat until warmed through.
6. Serve fish and tomato "sauce" over brown rice.

When I make it again, I think I'll double or even triple the kale. My husband thinks kale is gross so I was trying to be sneaking. He didn't even ask what the "green stuff" was just kept carrying on about how much he loved it. Maybe if I slowly increase the amount of kale over time he'll never notice. Yeah, I'm sneaky like that.

Now hopefully, I can get a quick nap in, do day 7 of 30 Day Shred, and then go to my mom's to spend the day with her and the girls. And, oh no, I haven't forgotten...somewhere in there I'm sneaking in a five mile run before midnight. Fearless!

Small Talk

What are your weekend plans? Do you like kale? What do you do when it turns out you don't have what you needed for a recipe?

Today's Workout:

Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Day 7
5 by the 5th Virtual Race 1 - 5 miles (treadmill)