Greek Fish with Tomatoes and Onions: The BEST fish dinner!

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Goat cheese offers a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

whole fish

🥗Healthier: fish fillets

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Canned fish is more affordable and still provides good flavor.

Heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil in a pan over medium high heat until it shimmers.

Add one whole, large yellow onion that has been halved and thinly sliced to the pan.

Sprinkle in a large pinch of kosher salt and cook the onion for about 5 to 7 minutes until softened.

Add minced garlic to the pan along with canned whole tomatoes, breaking them up slightly.

Season the mixture with another dash of kosher salt, black pepper, and 2 teaspoons of dried oregano.

Cover the pan and allow it to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.

While the sauce simmers, season the whole fish with kosher salt, black pepper, and oregano on both sides.

Add 1 teaspoon of paprika and 1/2 teaspoon of cumin to the fish.

Juice one large lemon over the fish, tossing to coat it in the citrus.

Check the sauce, then tuck the seasoned fish into the sauce in the pan.

If the pan is not oven-safe, transfer the sauce to an oven-safe dish before adding the fish.

Cover the fish with the sauce and place it in an oven preheated to 400°F (204°C).

Bake the fish for about 15 minutes, checking for doneness as it may take between 10 and 20 minutes depending on thickness.

Finish the dish with chopped parsley and a squeeze of additional lemon juice before serving.

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