Day 11 - January 14, 2014: Tilapia Sandwiches

Tonight was one of those nights where things had to go fast.  So, instead of trying to find the recipe that I was actually going to make, I opted for breaded tilapia fillets served in warm rolls with lettuce and tomato instead.  Trader Joe's has some decent frozen fish, which is not expensive and doesn't have 10 ingredients one can't pronounce.  I usually get their "Battered Halibut" for this recipe, but that's $8.99 for the box, instead of $5.99.  So, in order to stay under my $10 goal, I tried out the "Panko breaded Tilapia Fillets" and I think I will get them again sometime.  They did work well with this.

So, here is what I spent on tonight's dinner:
TJ's panko breaded tilapia fillets: $5.99
Aldi's dinner rolls: $1.99
ca. 2/3 tub of spring mix greens: $0.90
1/4 cucumber: $0.12
1 tomato: $0.78
Total: $9.78

I tossed the greens, sliced cucumber and tomato, in an olive oil vinaigrette, baked the tilapia and the rolls according to the instructions and assembled everything as such:

Verdict:
My husband and I liked it.  We each had about 3 servings of salad.  Yes, that's because my kids are very much anti-salad, unless it's fruit salad.  So they picked out the cucumber and tomato and my husband and I had all the leafy greens to ourselves.  Though the kids liked the fish sandwiches - without greens but with mayo, please.