The Freshman Cook: A Guest Blogger and a Recipe Swap!

Today’s the day! Welcome to an Old Fashioned Recipe Blog Swap! I am swapping blogs with Tessa from tessacotton.  She has a fabulous recipe I know you will love! There are 30 different blogs participating! Click on the links of the swap hosts at the bottom of this post to see all of them!
Hey friends! My name is Tessa and I’m so excited to be guest posting here at The Freshman Cook as part of the Good Old Fashioned Recipe Swap. I run the blog over at tessacotton and I’ve created a simple fish and veggies bake (with a chicken option for those of you who don’t care for fish).

Tilapia and Spinach Bake

Ingredients: 

10 oz chopped spinach (fresh or thawed and squeezed)

1 large diced tomato

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (divided)

1 cup bread crumbs (divided)

2 eggs beaten

3-4 pieces tilapia

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 tsp red pepper flakes

1 tbs minced garlic

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

Combine 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, 2 eggs, garlic, tomatoes. spinach, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper in a med bowl, mix well.

Spread spinach mixture on the bottom of a 9×9 or similar sized pan. Arrange tilapia in a single layer on the spinach. Top with remaining breadcrumbs and shredded cheese.  
Bake 17 min or until fish is flaky and cooked through. There you have it! 
**To make with chicken, preheat oven to 350 degrees, cover dish with foil, bake 35 min, remove foil for last 10 min**