Name: Herbed Fish for Two
Ingredients: ½ lb fish fillets, about ½ inch thick (choose a mild-flavored fish for this recipe, such as cod, walleye, snapper or perch. Fish fillets may vary in thickness quite a bit. if possible, select fillets that are about ½ inch thick. if you have thicker fillets, you may need to add a few more minutes to; 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil; ¼ cup Bisquick Heart Smart ® mix; 2 tablespoons Progresso ® garlic herb bread crumbs; 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh or ½ teaspoon dried basil leaves; ⅛ teaspoon salt; 1 egg white or 2 tablespoons fat-free egg product

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Herbed Fish for Two

Time8 to 10 minutes

Ingredients

½ lb fish fillets, about ½ inch thick (choose a mild-flavored fish for this recipe, such as cod, walleye, snapper or perch. Fish fillets may vary in thickness quite a bit. if possible, select fillets that are about ½ inch thick. if you have thicker fillets, you may need to add a few more minutes to
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
¼ cup Bisquick Heart Smart ® mix
2 tablespoons Progresso ® garlic herb bread crumbs
1½ teaspoons chopped fresh or ½ teaspoon dried basil leaves
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 egg white or 2 tablespoons fat-free egg product

Directions

Prepare

Cut fish into 2 serving pieces.
In an 8‑inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
In a small shallow dish, stir together Bisquick mix, bread crumbs, basil and salt.
In another shallow dish, beat egg white.

Coat and cook

Dip fish into egg white, then coat with Bisquick mixture.
Reduce heat to medium‑low.
Cook fish in oil 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until fish flakes easily with fork and is brown on both sides.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

997Calories

66 gProtein

35 gFat

97 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Snapper	100g cooked	128
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Walleye	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,805 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + breadtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,091 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Fish + breadtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,668 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Fish fillets: Provides the main protein; a mild, flaky fish suits this coating and quick pan cooking.
Egg white: Acts as a binder so the crumb coating sticks evenly to the fish.
Bisquick mix: Forms a light crumb coating that browns in the hot oil.
Bread crumbs: Adds crunch and browning to the outer coating.
Basil: Adds herbal aroma to the coating.

The step that matters

Cook fish in oil over medium-low heat. Fish is delicate and cooks quickly. Moderate heat lets the coating brown without burning before the thick center is cooked through, so turn once and check that the fish flakes easily.

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fish, olive, garlic, bread, egg):

Capersfits better
Parsleyfits better
Thymefits better
Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fish, olive, garlic, bread, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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Herbed Fish for Two