Cajun Catfish (low-carb, gluten-free, and delicious!) - Willow Bird Baking (2024)

I promise I will talk about important things again soon, but right now I want to take five minutes or so and just think about TRADER JOE’S and CAJUN CATFISH. Anyone up for five minutes of self-care with me?

Here’s the plan: let’s talk about our favorite things at Trader Joe’s because that’s always fun, and then I’ll give you an awesome recipe that has nothing to do with Trader Joe’s just ’cause it’s really tasty. Sound good? Good.

My favorite things at Trader Joe’s right now in no particular order are:

• Truffle Macarona Almonds. Truffled things are always hit or miss for me, but these are a huge hit. They’re super salty but sooo addictive.
• Fish Curry. This is my favorite frozen meal at TJ’s right now. I have no idea how they made a frozen entree taste this good.
• Chile-Spiced Mangoes. OH MY GOSH, Y’ALL. Someone come take these away from me.
• Vegetable Masala Burgers. These are my quick snack staple, along with the tahini sauce! So delicious.
• Pinks and Whites. I NEVER buy these cookies ’cause I’ll eat the whole box. They are so flippin’ good.
• Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels. Snacking kryptonite: salty and sweet in one crunchy, creamy bite!
• Frozen Pizzas. I love TJ’s selection of frozen pizzas — particularly the Tarte d’Champignon (okay I guess that’s a tart? But really it’s a pizza, y’all) and the Organic Woodfired Sicilian Style Pizza (it comes with this hot pepper oil that’s a game-changer).

How about you? What are your TJ’s faves?

This Cajun Catfish isn’t at Trader Joe’s, but it IS another quick and easy weeknight option. The whole recipe takes 20 minutes to whip up from scratch. You’ll be amazed at how delicious this is with so little effort thanks to the fatty, flavorful catfish! Enjoy!

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Cajun Catfish (low-carb, gluten-free, and delicious!)

This Cajun Catfish is a quick, easy, and delicious weeknight dinner, ready in around 20 minutes! If you don't have garlic salt (I never do, for some reason), you can use this little recipe to whip some up from garlic powder and table salt. To avoid overcooking the fish, I sometimes take it out when it's not quite fully cooked (e.g. a little wet inside as opposed to flaky) and cover it with aluminum foil to rest for 10 minutes, at which point it flakes easily. Keep your eye on it, since your filets may be a different thickness than mine were.

6 Comments on Cajun Catfish (low-carb, gluten-free, and delicious!)

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   allie

   January 24, 2017 at 2:10 pm (7 years ago)

   This catfish looks great Julie, AND, I love all the Trader Joe recommendations. Could be dangerous. We are getting a Trader Joe’s about five minutes away this spring. We finally got WF last fall. Like I said, dangerous for my pocketbook. Have loved having WF close by though, and will keep your TJ recommendations for when I need them soon! YAY!

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   Rebekah

   January 26, 2017 at 12:39 am (7 years ago)

   I love their peppermint Joe-Joe’s.
   I also really liked the stuffing flavored potato chips they had out at Thanksgiving – did you try them?
   Newest favorite is the pretzel bagels. I like them with cheese and a fried egg.
   They have a cheddar gruyere blend that’s excellent too.
   The three pack of Belgian dark chocolate bars at the register are my weakness too.

   Now I want to go to TJ’s.

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     Rebekah

     January 26, 2017 at 12:40 am (7 years ago)

     OH and I got petty and bought their version of Milano cookies when I heard Pepperidge farm was suing. They were great!

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   Joanna

   February 3, 2017 at 1:32 am (7 years ago)

   It’s a good thing we are VERY far away from a Trader Joe’s! But we are also far away from any catfish 🙁 That delicacy will have to wait until we return to Arkansas…

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   Jeremy

   October 14, 2022 at 10:54 pm (2 years ago)

   Trying to go low-carb, so I decided to try this recipe. I enjoy breaded and fried catfish so I was expecting to to be disappointed by this. But it was really good! My daughter’s boyfriend, who doesn’t like fish, liked it, too!

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     Julie Ruble

     October 15, 2022 at 3:58 am (2 years ago)

     So glad you enjoyed it! I need to make it again soon, such a good easy recipe to have in rotation:)

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