Barbecue Chip Catfish

SERVES: 4

COOK TIME: 18 Min

If you love potato chips, especially barbecue-flavored chips, then get ready for one of the tastiest fish dishes you’ve ever had. And when you top it with our 5-minute southwest corn salsa, with or without the tequila, get ready for lots of oohs and aahs. So our suggestion is don’t wait another moment, pick up a package of U.S. farm-raised catfish and before you know it, you’ll have a new weeknight favorite.

What You'll Need

1/2 cup ranch salad dressing
1 (6-ounce) package barbecue-flavored potato chips, crushed
4 (6-ounce) U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets (about 1-1/2 pounds)
1 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
3 scallions, sliced
Juice from 1 lime
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons tequila (optional)

What to Do

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
Place ranch dressing in a shallow dish. Place potato chips in another shallow dish. Dip catfish fillets into dressing, then into potato chips, coating completely on both sides; place on baking sheet.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until fish is firm in center and the coating is crispy and golden.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine corn, bell pepper, scallions, lime juice, salt, black pepper, and tequila, if desired; mix well. Serve corn relish over catfish.