Easy Meal Ideas: A favorite from a friend

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Easy Meal Ideas From Janet's Kitchen   Monterey Cod and Rice This is a recipe from my friend Linda's excellent dinner repertoire. She says she makes it once a week! I shared it more than a year ago but think it's well-worth repeating. The recipe calls for cod loins. Who knew a cod had a loin? Not me. You can buy them frozen. I've found them at Sam's Club and Publix. Monterey Cod and Rice 1 tablespoon butter mixed with a minced garlic clove 2 10-ounce packages frozen cod loins, thawed 2 tablespoons bread-dip seasoning (Sicilian blend),       divided 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes, well-drained Juice of 1 lemon 1 8.8-ounce pouch precooked long grain and wild rice Preheat large saute pan on high 1-2 minutes; add butter. Sprinkle lightest side of fish with 1 tablespoon seasoning; place in pan with darkest side up. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon seasoning over fish; cook 2 minutes. Arrange tomatoes in pan around fish. Cut (rinsed) lemon in half and squeeze juice (about 2 tablespoons) over fish. Cover and reduce heat to medium-high; cook 4-6 minutes or until internal temperature is 145 degrees. Remove fish from pan. Reduce heat to medium and stir rice into tomato mixture. Cover and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Serve. Serves 4.		Tip of the day. Fish overcooks easily. Cook fillets just until flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork.     Deal of the day. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@tampabay.com or call 727-892-2237.       On Sale This Week. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@tampabay.com or call 727-892-2237.   Janet Keeler , who cooks in a kitchen she hates for a job she loves, has been food editor of the Tampa Bay Times since 2000. The paper's Taste section has been honored three times in the past decade by the Association of Food Journalists. Janet is the author of "Cookielicious: 150 Fabulous Recipe to Bake & Share" (Seaside Publishing, 2010) and is an adjunct journalism instructor at the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg.

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