Halibut Florentine

Rating: 4.22 stars
36 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 22
  • 4 star values: 7
  • 3 star values: 3
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 3

Halibut in a cheesy sauce over spinach. This is SO easy and the halibut comes out moist and flaky. Great for company because it's fancy but simple to make!

By Kimberly

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
1 hr
total:
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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  • In a saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, and milk until melted and well blended. Mix in the flour and water, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth.

  • Layer the spinach in the bottom of a baking dish. Arrange the halibut steaks over the spinach, and season with salt and pepper. Pour the cheese sauce mixture over the halibut.

  • Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
587 calories; protein 63.3g; carbohydrates 18.8g; fat 28.8g; cholesterol 132.3mg; sodium 750.6mg. Full Nutrition
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17sugars
Rating: 5 stars
08/11/2006
This was a really good recipe. I lightened it up a bit. I used skim mik and 2% cheese and I omitted the water (since the skim milk is thin to begin with) and added salt and pepper to the milk mixture. I also used talapia and fresh spinach. I sauteed the spinach first a bit but I don't think I will bother next time. It came out great! Thanks! Read More
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thomas
Rating: 1 stars
11/18/2007
why waste good fish. Read More
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(7)
36 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 22
  • 4 star values: 7
  • 3 star values: 3
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 3
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17sugars
Rating: 5 stars
08/11/2006
This was a really good recipe. I lightened it up a bit. I used skim mik and 2% cheese and I omitted the water (since the skim milk is thin to begin with) and added salt and pepper to the milk mixture. I also used talapia and fresh spinach. I sauteed the spinach first a bit but I don't think I will bother next time. It came out great! Thanks! Read More
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(18)
Sharon78
Rating: 5 stars
04/22/2007
I made this recipe for my family and it was DE-lish. I used fresh spinach instead of frozen only because that's what I had on hand. It turned out great. I will definitely make this again. Also it was very easy to make. The family really enjoyed it! Read More
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thomas
Rating: 1 stars
11/17/2007
why waste good fish. Read More
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gardengirl
Rating: 5 stars
10/25/2005
This was so easy to make. My husband's comment was 'This is like a great meal at a great restaurant!! How'd you do that?!' (and I'm NOT a bad cook!!) Read More
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mama toto
Rating: 5 stars
09/19/2007
Great recipe. I used halibut fillets instead of steaks and fresh spinach as is. This would work well with cheaper fish also. I had twice as much cheese sauce than was required so saved till the next day for Tuna Mornay. I will never make cheese sauce any other way - I'm so grateful to have learned this method. I cut the cooking time by at least half. Read More
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LLANDAFF
Rating: 5 stars
07/20/2005
Excellent. I've never made cheese sauce this way before but it turns out OK and is much quicker than the roux method. Read More
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HALEY13
Rating: 3 stars
02/25/2005
I made this for my family tonight and they really didn't enjoy it. I think the cheese to spinach/fish ratio was too much it would have probably been better if I had used the sauce sparingly since it was really rich. Read More
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NikkiP
Rating: 5 stars
08/07/2008
Outstanding! I made this tonight and it was wonderful. It was a great way to get the kids to eat spinach. Make sure to drain the spinach well before you line the pan otherwise it will water everything down. Read More
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SONYABOW
Rating: 4 stars
09/07/2010
Had problems with the white sauce so went back to tried and true method. Once it was all together the whole family thought it was good. Read More
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