Un-Fried Catfish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Light vegetable oil cooking spray
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. lemon pepper
4 tsp. blackening seasoning
4 4-oz. catfish filets
1/2 tsp. paprika

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Spray the vegetable oil over the baking sheet 3 times to coat.
Put the cornmeal, thyme and basil on a large plate and mix well.
Sprinkle 1/8 tsp. of the garlic powder, 1/8 tsp. of the lemon pepper and 1 tsp. of the blackening seasoning on each catfish filet.
Coat the filets thoroughly with the cornmeal mixture and transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Dust each filet with 1/8 tsp. of paprika.
Coat the catfish lightly with the cooking spray.
Place the baking sheet on the bottom shelf of oven.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350\u00b0 and bake for about 5 minutes more, until the crust is golden and the fish flakes easily.