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Freddie Prinze Jr. Shares His Kid-Friendly Spicy Fish Taco Recipe — Try It!

Freddie Prinze Jr.
Freddie Prinze Jr.

He’s all that with a whisk! Freddie Prinze Jr., who will release his first cookbook, Back to the Kitchen, on June 7, was making gourmet meals by age 8.

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Now he enlists daughter Charlotte, 6, and son Rocky, 3 (with wife Sarah Michelle Gellar), as sous chefs. For a kid-friendly bash, the family serves “sweet and spicy” tacos, says the actor, 40: “Sneak in watermelon for children. If they don’t like fish, tell them it’s chicken. We lie about Santa Claus; lie about this!”

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Try out his easy fish taco recipe for a fun evening of cooking as a family!

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Spicy Fish Tacos

Serves 4

2 cups diced seeded watermelon

1 cup diced seeded cucumber

2 limes

3 tbsp olive oil

1½ lbs tilapia or any other flaky white fish fillets

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 

1 fresh Thai or serrano chili, thinly sliced

8 small flour or corn tortillas (6-inch diameter), warmed 

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

½ cup fresh cilantro leaves (optional)

1. In a medium bowl, combine the watermelon and cucumber. Squeeze in the juice from the limes. Mix well and refrigerate.

2. In a skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Season the fish with the salt and pepper. Add fish to the skillet and top with a few slivers of the chili. Heat until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Flip and add a few chili slivers. Continue cooking until the fish easily flakes apart into pieces with a fork.

3. Place the fish on a cutting board. Add a few pieces to a warm tortilla. Top with a sprinkle of cheese, a spoonful of the watermelon-cucumber mixture, the remaining chopped chili and cilantro leaves, if desired.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and their daughter Charlotte, 3, meet Rapunzel at the all-new
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and their daughter Charlotte, 3, meet Rapunzel at the all-new “Fantasy Faire” attraction at Disneyland on March 6, 2013 in Anaheim, California.

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