Tilapia in Oven Recipe
Make this delicious baked tilapia recipe! It's seasoned with garlic butter and just the right touch of lemon to make a super tasty, easy dinner.
Ingredients
- 4 - 6 ounces tilapia fillets
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 lemon 1/2 juiced and zested, 1/2 sliced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Place the butter, lemon juice, zest and minced garlic into a 9x13 baking dish.
- Put the baking dish in the oven and begin to preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Allow the butter and lemon juice to combine as the butter melts. Once the butter is melted, remove it from the oven.
- Lay the tilapia into the lemon, garlic butter and season one side of the tilapia with salt, pepper and red pepper. Flip the tilapia over and season the other side.
- Add the sliced lemon on top of the fillets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the fillets is white, tender and still somewhat firm. When a fork goes through it, it will have a flaky texture. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 310mgPotassium: 136mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 398IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.4mg
This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.
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