Spicy Oven-Fried Cod Fillets

This is recipe number 3 for our fish dinner once a month.  The recipe comes from one of my Pampered Chef cookbooks, Stoneware Inspirations.  It's a great cookbook and a great recipe.  We really enjoyed the fish and the tangy sauce really makes it something special.

Sauce:

2 tsp. thinly sliced green onion with top

1 small garlic clove, pressed

1/2 c. Thousand Island dressing

1/4 tsp. chili powder

Dash cayenne pepper

Cod Fillets:

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/2 c. Italian style breadcrumbs

1/4 tsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 lbs. cod fish fillets (about 4 fillets)

Preheat oven to 450F.  For sauce, thinly slice green onion, press garlic and add to salad dressing.  Mix in chili powder and cayenne pepper.  Mix well.  Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to allow flavors to blend.  For cod fillets lightly beat egg.  Combine bread crumbs, chili powder and salt in a shallow dish.  Dip fillets in egg, then into bread crumb mixture, coating evenly.  Arrange on a pan; lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake for 15-18 minutes or until cod flakes easily with a fork.  Remove from oven; serve cod with sauce.