Unfried Catfish

 This is a quick and easy way to have dinner on the table in half an hour with precious little work.  I make up the coating in bulk and keep it in a jar so I can just pull it out when needed. Since the most time-consuming part of this recipe (aside from waiting for it to cook) is making up the coating, it takes less than 5 minutes to get this in the oven. 

• 3/8        cup  pork skins -- crushed
• 1 1/2     teaspoons  thyme
• 1 1/2     teaspoons  dried basil
• 3/4        teaspoon  garlic powder
• 3/4        teaspoon  lemon pepper
• 6           teaspoons  blackening seasoning
• 6           catfish fillets -- 4 oz. each
• 3/4        teaspoon  paprika
•              lemon wedges -- garnish
•              parsley sprigs -- garnish
  

Heat oven to 400*. Coat baking sheet with aluminum foil.  Spray vegetable oil over the baking sheet 3 times to coat.

Dredge each fillet with coating and place on baking sheet.

Coat the catfish lightly w/ cooking spray. Place the baking sheet on the bottom shelf of the oven. Bake X 20 minutes.

Reduce the heat to 350* & bake about 5 more minutes or until crust is golden & the fish flakes easily.

Spray w/ more butter spray once removed from the oven.

Good with corn on the cob, cole slaw, and cornbread.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 236 Calories; 9g Fat (36.3% calories from fat); 35g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 106mg Cholesterol; 383mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 5 Lean Meat; 0 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0