Baked Whole Trout

This dish is a bit fancier, but extremely easy to put together.  It's very simple and packed with flavor.  Very nice and delicious.  I have been eyeing the whole trout at Costco for months.  I love fish, but I have never cooked a whole one.  So, while drooling over it I tried to think what could I do with it.  By the way, did you know that buying the whole fish is way cheaper than the fillets?  Anyway, this recipe seemed perfect and it did not disappoint.  I served it with polenta (mamaliga) and they made a perfect match.  Enjoy!

 Ingredients:
-2 whole rainbow trout fish, cleaned, scaled and gutted
-1 lemon
-salt
-lemon pepper
-garlic powder
-onion powder
-dried parsley leaves
-butter-flavored cooking spray
-paprika
-1 cup white grape juice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 475 F.  Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.  Place a baking rack in the prepared sheet.
Rinse the fish under cold water and pat dry. 
Slice the lemon as thin as you can with a very sharp knife.
Sprinkle lightly the inside of the fish with salt, lemon pepper, garlic and onion powder.  Sprinkle a little parsley as well.  Place a couple lemon slices inside each fish.
Spray the fish on both sides with the butter cooking spray.  Place the buttered fish on the rack in the cooking sheet.  Spread more parsley leaves on top of the fish.  Top them with the remaining lemon slices and sprinkle some paprika on top.  Pour juice on the bottom pf the pan.
Place pan in preheated oven and bake for about 30 minutes.  The fish should come right off the rack.  Enjoy!