Baked Stuffed Flounder With Cheese Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 lemon, zested
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup dry white wine
10 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
1 1/2 - 2 lbs flounder fillets
3 cups cooked rice

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Filling:
In medium pan melt butter over low heat. Saute onion with salt to sweat onion, until translucent.
Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Add spinach and lemon zest and cook until heated through.
Add parsley and stir through.
Remove from heat and keep warm.
Sauce:
Place cream and wine in saucepan over medium heat and bring to gentle simmer.
Gradually add grated cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat and keep warm.
Spread cooked rice evenly in a 2 &1/2 qt casserole dish.
Season fish fillets with additional salt and the pepper.
Divide the spinach mixture evenly among the fillets.
Roll up fillets and place seam side down on the cooked rice.
Pour cheese sauce over all.
Bake, uncovered for 25 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Note: Serving size is approximate. The original recipe said \"serves 4-6\".