SEVEN OR LESS
Drizzle fish dish with orange marmalade sauce

Associated Press

Orange-sauced fish with broccoli is a nifty one-dish dinner that cooks entirely in the microwave, calls for only seven ingredients, and is ready in just under half an hour. The sauce is made with orange marmalade. Associated Press

This good advice from Better Homes and Gardens' "Simple Everyday Meals" is backed with a nifty fish recipe. It's for a one-dish dinner, using only seven ingredients, that you can easily cook in less than half an hour. The sauce is made with orange marmalade, which combines pleasantly with broccoli and couscous to make a base for the fish.

"Simple Everyday Meals," a special interest publication, groups together about 100 recipes for busy cooks to use — and to file away for re-use.

Orange-sauced Fish with Broccoli

• 1 pound fresh or frozen fish fillets, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
• 10-ounce package frozen chopped broccoli
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup quick-cooking couscous
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Cut into serving-size pieces; set aside.

Place broccoli and 1 tablespoon water in a microwave-safe 2-quart square baking dish. Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on 100 percent power (high) for 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender, giving the dish a half-turn and stirring broccoli once.

Stir 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons of the orange marmalade, and the salt into the broccoli. Stir in couscous. Spread evenly in dish. Arrange fish on top of couscous mixture, folding under any thin edges. Sprinkle fish with salt and ground black pepper.

Cover with vented plastic wrap and microwave on high for 7 to 9 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, giving the dish a half-turn once.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine remaining marmalade, the butter and lemon juice. Microwave, uncovered, on high for about 1 minute, or until butter melts and sauce is bubbly. Stir sauce; drizzle over fish.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 420 cal., 5 g total fat (2 g saturated), 62 mg chol., 312 mg sodium, 66 g carbo., 5 g fiber, 29 g pro.