Frig dinner

OK, the plating isn't the best, but I wasn't designing the food for a magazine shoot.  I decided to challenge myself last night and only use ingredients that I had on hand in either my frig or pantry.  Here's what I came up with: 

2 tilapia fillets, thawed (or any white flaky fish you like or have on hand)
1 small onion diced (I used a yellow onion)
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup sliced mushrooms (any variety)
broccoli (as much as you would like)
1 large roasted red pepper, sliced
1/2-1 cup frozen potato shreds (like hash browns)
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
1-2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
crushed red pepper flakes (we love spicy food, so I added quite a bit, but add to your taste)
white wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 425
Place tilapia fillets on baking sheet, rub with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper
Bake for about 10-12 min. until fish is flaky
Meanwhile, heat a large skillet with cooking spray or olive oil to medium high heat
Put onions in the pan and cook until softened and slightly browned
Add mushrooms, broccoli, and garlic and cook another minute until mushrooms and broccoli are softened and garlic is cooked
Add roasted red pepper, potato shreds, thyme, parsley, crushed red pepper, and salt and pepper
Stir and heat everything through
When everything is heated and cooked, splash white wine vinegar over the ingredients and stir
To serve:  place a mound of the veggie mixture on the plate and top with the fish

My husband isn't crazy about boring tilapia, but the veggie mixture adds so much flavor that he loved it!  This is another simple (and very healthy) recipe where you probably already have a lot of the ingredients. However, add or take away anything you like to suit your tastes. That's the beauty of cooking!