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easy fish tacos recipe with sauce

These easy fish tacos are made with frozen wild-caught pollock fish fillets and topped with magical jalepeño sauce! 

I made the most scrumptious, quick, and easy fish tacos this week and was jumping for joy that I finally nailed a recipe for this meal. I LOVE fish tacos, but couldn’t get them right for so long. The transformative ingredients? Frozen fish fillets and a magical spicy sauce.

The Frozen Fish Fillets I Use for Easy Fish Tacos:

The frozen fish fillets I use and that I’ve been loving are Gorton’s Golden Crispy Panko Fish Fillets, pictured above. We purchased at BJ’s! Since I’m just cooking for two, I am able to fit all our fish fillets (one per mini taco) in our toaster oven. I line our toaster oven tray with aluminum foil, so there is no mess (always a plus!).

The Secret Sauce:

I’ve searched high and low for the right fish taco sauce, and the Trader Joe’s Jalapeño Sauce (pictured above) is “I-T it”. (If you don’t like spicy, this sauce is not for you. Instead, I may recommend you try Trader Joe’s cilantro salad dressing.) When topping the fish tacos with this extra spicy sauce, I also drizzle on a tasty Trader Joe’s Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde. The Jalapeño Sauce is really the star of the show though!

Other Key Ingredients:

  • Chopped Green Cabbage: The Southwestern Chopped Salad Mix from Trader Joe’s works out so nicely because its main incredient is green cabbage, which gives that needed crunch and substance.
  • Mini Flour Tortillas: The mini flour tortillas are the perfect size for the fish fillets!
  • Sliced Grape Tomatoes: I slice up grape tomatoes instead of a whole tomatoes, and they fit the whole ‘mini taco’ vibe. They also are a lot less watery than other tomatoes once sliced, which I like!
  • Mexican Cheese Blend: I make a line of cheese on each tortilla on the plate and put in the microwave for 20 seconds to warm up. *Side Note: Warming up the tortilla prevents breakage.

Easy Fish Tacos Recipe

Finally, let’s hop into the full recipe so you can get started with making your easy fish tacos! Don’t forget to pin this recipe to your dinner ideas Pinterest board – you’ll thank me later!

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Easy Fish Tacos

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican

Equipment

  • 1 Toaster Oven or Oven
  • 1 Oven Tray with Tin Foil
  • 1 Small Cutting Board This is just to slice the tomatoes! This is the "biggest" prep of the entire recipe. It's so little effort – amazing!
  • Utensils

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Bag Gorton's Golden Crispy Panko Fish Fillets (Frozen) You'll need one fillet per taco!
  • 1 Bottle Trader Joe's Jalapeño Sauce
  • 1 Container Trader Joe's Salsa Verde
  • 1 Package Mini Flour Tortillas
  • 1 Bag Chopped Green Cabbage
  • 1 Bag Mexican Cheese Blend
  • 1 Package Grape Tomatoes

Instructions
 

  • Line your toaster oven or oven tray with aluminum foil for easy clean-up.
  • Take your frozen fish fillets out of the freezer and place the number you will need on the aluminum foil-lined tray. You will need one fillet per taco.
    (For example, 6 tacos = 6 fillets. I'd recommend making 3 tacos per hungry person for a full meal.)
  • Follow fish fillet package instructions (typically baked at 450 F for 20 minutes).
    (If cooking for two or less, you can just use a toaster oven – so easy. If you're making for a larger group, you'll want to use a full oven.)
  • Wash and slice grape tomatoes.
  • Now, we are going to warm up the tortillas with some cheese on them as the fish fillets finish their last couple of baking minutes.
    *If cooking for two or less, just use the microwave for each plate served. For example., place 3 mini flour tortillas on a plate and form a line of Mexican cheese on each tortilla. Heat for 20 seconds. Repeat for the second plate.
    *If cooking for more than two, you can warm these up on another tray in the oven!
  • Safely remove the warmed-up tortillas/cheese and baked fillets from their respective heating sources.
  • Place one fillet on each tortilla and add your toppings – cabbage, tomatoes, jalapeño sauce, salsa verde.
  • Enjoy!
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