Sylvia Wood's Sassy Catfish

Use this no-fuss recipe for a quick weeknight meal. Serve with rice and steamed broccoli for a complete meal.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
1 cup tomato purée
1 cup Sylvia's Hot Sauce®*
1/2 cup water
2 stalks celery, cut julienne style
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
2 lemons, sliced
4 (4 ounce) fillets catfish
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Sylvia's Secret Seasoning®
2 tablespoons olive oil

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine Splenda® Granulated Sweetener, tomato purée, Sylvia's Hot Sauce®, water, celery, onion, green bell pepper, and lemons in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Sprinkle fillets evenly with salt, pepper and Sylvia's Secret Seasoning®.
3. Sauté fillets in hot olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat 2 minutes on each side. Pour sauce over fish; simmer 2 additional minutes or until fish flakes with a fork. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings.

*Hot sauce or salt-free herb seasoning may be substituted for Sylvia's Hot Sauce® and Sylvia's Secret Seasoning®*. For that special flavor look for Sylvia's Hot Sauce® and Sylvia's Secret Seasoning® at your local market or order online.

Nutritional Facts Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 320; Calories from Fat: 150; Total Fat: 16g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 50mg; Sodium: 1160mg; Total Carbs: 27g; Dietary Fiber: 5g; Sugars: 20g; Protein: 19g.

Exchanges per Serving: 2 Medium Fat Meats, 3 Vegetables, 1-1/2 Fats, 1/2 Other Carbohydrate.

Recipe courtesy of Splenda, Inc. Splenda® is a no-calorie sweetener made from sugar that is suitable for diabetics. For more information regarding this product, please call 1-800-777-5363 or visit their website at www.splenda.com.