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Poached halibut and peppers is for Dinner.

Poached halibut and peppers takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Poached halibut and peppers takes 12 minutes to cook.

Poached halibut and peppers makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Poached halibut and peppers are:

1.5 c dry wine or chicken broth (this est for broth); 1c water; 1 medium yellow sweet pepper, chopped; 3Tbsp drained capers; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (or more to taste); 4 halibut steaks (1.5lb approx) - or cod or other whitefish; salt and fresh ground pepper to taste; parsley for garnish.

Here is how you make Poached halibut and peppers:

1. For poaching liquid, in a large skillet combine wine (broth), water, sweet pepper, capers, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.2. Place fish in a single layer in the poaching liquid in the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon liquid over fish. Return to simmer. Cook, covered, 4 to 6 minutes per 1/2-inch thickness of fish until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Remove fish to serving platter. Spoon or pour cooking liquid into a small serving pitcher. Sprinkle with fresh parsley. To serve, place fish in individual serving bowls, pass remaining broth. Makes 4 servings.(note, you can drizzle the cooked fish with approx 2 Tbsp basil or olive oil - the original recipe called for this, but I have removed it from this version to reduce calories)Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ASPENGRRL.

The nutritional information for Poached halibut and peppers is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 260.6

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 71.6 mg
• Sodium: 671.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 4.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 46.6 g