A refreshing taco bowl made with baked fish, black rice and grilled pineapple. This quick to make & assemble Pineapple Fish Taco Bowl will soon become your summer favorite.
Hello Friday and Hello 3 Day Weekend!
I’m sure no one will be reading my blog today so I can say anything I want. I can do anything I want. I can talk about what I want. I can swear if I want. Oh, wait. I already do that. Every. Single. Day. This is my blog. My very own blog. Okay, now I feel like Mary Katherine Gallagher. My boss was telling me this week about a woman who kept saying in a meeting “I’m so excited. I’m just so excited! I’m so so excited!!!” He said she was over the top like a Saturday night live episode. So in case you can’t tell, I’m a little jazzed up for the weekend. Bring it!
Technically last weekend was a 3 day weekend for me in Boulder for Blend, but that’s a different kind of vacation. A going away kind of vacation requires logistics getting yourself on a plane and back. This weekend is a staycation. No logistics required. It makes me wonder how I traveled every week for years as a consultant. Somehow I’ve become more inefficient with traveling. That’s probably a good thing otherwise I’d be jet setting more often.
As I was saying, I need this weekend. Not because I have specific plans but because I need to get my life in order. Originally I planned to drive to Tucson to see friends, but my car situation has me gun shy. Truthfully my house needs a little TLC. I have algae growing in my water fountain, a layer of dust on my desk and I can’t remember the last time I vacuumed my bedroom. Not to mention, I have a errands to run, desperately need a hair cut/color and should probably buy a car or at least figure out what kind of car I will want to buy when mine dies.
Ironically you will likely find me in the kitchen at least 1 of the next 3 days cooking up a storm. I have a thousand recipes I’ve been dying to try. I haven’t cooked in 2 weeks and I’m like an addict going through withdrawal right now. I have sticky notes all over the kitchen with recipes on them so I don’t forget. I also have sticky notes with all my other to do things I don’t want to forget. So I guess it’s me and my sticky notes this weekend unless a hunky guy shows up. Yeah, I’m a little type A but I’m ok with that and I’m ok with doing nothing too.
Something I’m not ok with? Not having a working grill on Memorial Day weekend. Mine broke while my parents were visiting a few months ago. My Dad changed the gas tank, it worked once then the next time we went to use it, it wouldn’t ignite. Being grill-less has forced me to figure out how to make meals just as easy indoors. Sometimes you have to improvise. Lately I’ve been craving fish and Chipotle bowls. So why not combine the two? I’m actually wondering why Chipotle hasn’t added fish to their menu yet. These bowls are ridiculously easy. Remove frozen fish from the freezer, place in oven and bake. Make rice, grill pineapple on the stove. Assemble your bowl and voila! You have yourself a yummy fish taco bowl. Now I’m off to consult with Chipotle. Have a fun weekend!
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- 2 cups shredded green cabbage
- 5 ounce white fish - cod, mahi mahi, trout, sablefish
- 1 cup pineapple
- ¼ cup black rice
- 4 tbsp fresh & spicy 5 minute blender salsa http://skinnyfitalicious.com/5-minute-spicy-fresh-blender-salsa/
- Preheat oven 350 degrees
- Remove fish from freezer (no thawing required)
- Place fish in a glass baking dish with ⅛ cup of water
- Bake fish 30 minutes until flaky
- Meanwhile cook rice according to package
- Heat a grill pan on stovetop to medium high
- Spray pan with cooking spray
- Place pineapple on grill pan
- Grill 5 minutes each side until grill marks appear
- In a bowl, add cabbage, fish, rice, pineapple & salsa

What are your Memorial plans? Do you grill? What’s your idea of a vacation?
Love this recipe! I will have to try this out soon! We don’t have a grill because we’re not allowed to at our apartment, so I feel your pain. I hope you have a nice staycation!
Thank Janelle! Hope you have a great long weekend!
I’m reading! So funny you mentioned Mary Katherine because Drew has been saying “I love it I love it I love it!” lately and that’s all I’ve been thinking about. Lord knows my house needs TLC too, but this will not be the weekend for it since all three days are busy! Love the idea of a fish taco bowl, yum 🙂
Drew is hilarious! I’m glad someone got my joke. Sometimes I wonder if I’m only funny in my own head.
this looks like the perfect summer dinner.
Thanks Kristin!
I LOVE that you grilled the pineapple! Ah this is such an easy super yummy meal!
Grilled pineapple is so delicious. I always forget to do it though. Have a great weekend Rebecca!
This sounds amazing. I’m hosting a BBQ in a few weeks and I think this just may HAVE TO be on the menu : ) I’m heading up to Nantucket after work today and plan on spending all my weekend on the beach with friends!! Hope you have a great MDW!!
This will be perfect then for your BBQ. You can set out the fixings and everyone can make their own bowl. Have a good weekend Jamie!
Ha!!! Hail yeah for a little crazinesss! Ummm I am a definite fish lover and this recipe looks so exotic! Staycation sounds perfect to me, sometimes that is what the doctor would order. 😉 Have some fun in the kitchen!
Another fish lover! Hope you have a great weekend Elsie.
That one looks delicious! I should give it a try.
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Well hope you get to relax this weekend! I’ll be running a 10 Mike run tomorrow early morning and then heading out to my dad’s ranch in Mexico. I am pretty excited for some time off 🙂
Have fun with your race and time off Daisy!
I love fish taco bowls but I haven’t made one if forever. Adding it to the menu for next week.
Have a wonderful weekend Megan!
Thanks Jill, have a relaxing weekend too!
This look delicious! I love black rice! I just had it for the first time a few months ago, and I’m totally hooked! I’m also a pineapple fanatic…so this looks even better with that!! Seams so simple and great to just through together when everything is prepped before!
No big plans for this weekend, but looking forward to some beach vacations this summer! 🙂
I’m saving myself for the beach in July too. Hope you had a great weekend! 🙂
I never would have thought to mix fish with pineapple. This looks yummy I can’t wait to try it out. Thank you for linking up at #HomeMattersParty this week.. Looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.
I love pineapple in Mexi-style dishes. Especially in this summertime. It’s perfect right now!
Grilled pineapple is yummy! And I bet it tastes perfect with baked fish. I’ve never heard/seen black rice before.
Thanks for sharing your recipe at Inspire Me mOnday!
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
Thank you! So glad you liked it!