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Pepita-Crusted Rainbow Trout & Rice

Pepita-Crusted Rainbow Trout & Rice

with Roasted Broccoli & Smoky Red Pepper Crema
4.0(83)
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on December 19, 2025
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Calories
910 kcal
Protein
44g protein
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Fish
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
serving amount

1 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

½ cup

Panko Breadcrumbs

(Contains: Wheat)

1 tablespoon

Fry Seasoning

1 unit

Tomato Paste

unit

Zucchini

8 ounce

Broccoli

¾ cup

Jasmine Rice

2 tablespoon

Smoky Red Pepper Crema

(Contains: Milk)

10 ounce

Rainbow Trout

(Contains: Fish)

1 unit

Lime

1 tablespoon

Mexican Spice Blend

2 teaspoon

Dijon Mustard

½ ounce

Pepitas

Not included in your delivery

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

¾ teaspoon (tsp)

Sugar

2 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking Oil

2 tablespoon (tbsp)

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

teaspoon (tsp)

Salt

/ per serving
Calories910 kcal
Fat33 g
Saturated Fat12 g
Carbohydrate102 g
Sugar13 g
Dietary Fiber7 g
Protein44 g
Cholesterol125 mg
Sodium560 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Small pot with lid
Baking Sheet
Medium Bowl
Medium Oven-Proof Pan
Paper Towel

Cooking Steps

Cook Rice
1
    • Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

    • In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 15-20 minutes.

    • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 5.

  • In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Prep & Mix Coating
2
    • While rice cooks, finely chop pepitas (or crush in their bag with a heavy-bottomed pan or rolling pin). Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; slice crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Quarter lime.

    • Place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until butter has melted, 30-45 seconds. Let cool slightly, then stir in pepitas, panko, Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper.
Season & Coat Trout
3
    • Pat trout* dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper. Drizzle skin sides with oil; rub to coat.
    • Place trout, skin sides down, on one side of a baking sheet (for 4 servings, spread out across entire sheet). Evenly spread tops with mustard; sprinkle with a pinch of sugar and mound with pepita mixture, pressing firmly to adhere.
  • Pat trout* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. Drizzle skin sides with oil; rub to coat. Place trout, skin sides down, on one side of sheet tray. Evenly spread tops of fish with a thin layer of mustard; sprinkle with a pinch of sugar and mound with pepita mixture, pressing firmly to adhere.

  • Toss zucchini on other side of baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Place tray in oven and roast on top rack until crust is golden brown, fish is cooked through, and zucchini is tender, 10-12 minutes. (For 4 servings, transfer zucchini to middle rack; add trout to a second sheet and roast on top rack.)

Roast Trout & Zucchini
4
    • On opposite side of baking sheet from trout, toss zucchini with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, toss zucchini on a second sheet.)
    • Roast on top rack until crust is golden brown, fish is cooked through, and zucchini is tender, 10-12 minutes. (For 4, roast zucchini on middle rack and trout on top rack.)
  • Divide fish, rice and zucchini between plates. Drizzle crema on top of fish; serve with remaining lime wedges.

Finish Rice
5
    • Meanwhile, in a second medium bowl, combine tomato paste, stock concentrate, half the Mexican Spice Blend, 2 TBSP water, ½ tsp sugar, and juice from two lime wedges (¼ cup water, 1 tsp sugar, all the Mexican Spice Blend, and juice from four lime wedges for 4 servings).
    • Fluff rice with a fork; stir in tomato mixture.
Serve
6
    • Divide trout, rice, and zucchini between plates. Drizzle trout with red pepper crema; serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
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