tilapia recipe

This baked fish is our absolute favorite baked white fish recipe. It's cooked in a delicious lemon garlic butter sauce until tender and flaky. It's a 20-minute dinner recipe you don't want to miss! 
If you love this recipe as much as we do, let us know with a 5-star review in the comments!

Lemon Garlic Butter Baked Fish

butter

garlic cloves,

lemon

½ fish

EACH: sea salt and pepper

parsley,

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Melt the butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and let it cook for 1 minute. Zest the lemon (preferably with a Microplane) and add it to the butter. 

Thinly slice the zested lemon and place the slices in the bottom of a baking dish. If there are extras, save them for the top of the fish. 

Dry the fish with paper towels, season both sides with salt and pepper, then lay the fish on top of the lemon slices. Spoon or brush the garlic butter over the fish.

Bake the fish for 10-12 minutes, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Serve with a little parsley sprinkled over the top for color.

So good and so easy!  My wife commented twice on how good they were. Will make again! Thank you!!

Amazing and BEAUTIFUL 
Only way to enjoy baked fish 
LOVE the recipe

I made this Baked Fish recipe using Cod and followed the recipe except I add a sprinkle of Italian Spice mix and toasted sliced almonds. My family loved it! 
Thank you so much for this recipe and the many others I have tried and enjoyed.
Deboria Henson

Super easy way to prepare haddock! Came out delicious. Served over farro with roasted asparagus, and drizzled some of the leftover butter sauce over the top. Yum!

Wonderful recipe, I used Pollock filets, Italian dressing and added capers.
Thank you !

Delicious with just lemon and salt and pepper and garlic.  I served with steamed rice and fresh microwaved buttered carrots. It was a fast and delicious recipe for cod fish.

This was a great recipe. Thanks for sharing it!

This looks quick and easy. Most importantly, I think my son will actually eat it. He is not a fish lover. Fish was a staple when I grew up. We lived very close the Baltic Sea and a fish monger would come around once a week with fresh caught fish. The grocery stores of course had fish as well.

So quick and easy to make. Came out delicious! My kids loved it! I'll be making this again.

My family loved this recipe and gave it 5 stars. We will definitely use this recipe again. It is really delicious and a crowd pleaser. It was super easy to make which is great. Thank you for sharing it.

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This baked fish is our absolute favorite baked white fish recipe. It's cooked in a delicious lemon garlic butter sauce until tender and flaky. It's a 20 minute dinner recipe you don't want to miss!

Baked Fish 

Crispy Fried Tilapia cooked in a tasty sweet and sour sauce.

Sweet and Sour Tilapia

tilapia (cleaned)

Knorr Liquid Seasoning

red bell pepper (julienne)

green bell pepper (julienne)

carrot (julienne)

garlic (crushed)

onion (sliced)

thumbs ginger (julienne)

cornstarch

water

white vinegar

tomato ketchup

white sugar

cooking oil

Salt and black pepper

Apply Knorr Liquid Seasoning all over the tilapia. Let it stand for 10 minutes so that the fish can absorb the flavor of the seasoning.

Heat around 1 cup of cooking oil in a pan. Once the oil gets hot, fry the fish until the color turns golden brown. Flip to fry the opposite side. Remove from the pan. Place on a clean plate. Set aside.

Make the sauce by heating 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a cooking pot. Saute onion and garlic for 10 seconds. Add ginger. Saute for 12 seconds.

Pour white vinegar and water. Let boil.

Add tomato ketchup. Stir until it completely dilutes in the mixture.

Add sugar. Stir until the sugar gets fully incorporated.

Put carrots and bell peppers. Cook for 3 minutes.

Combine cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water. Mix well. Pour into the cooking pot. Stir until sauce thickens.

Season with salt and ground black pepper. Add a piece of tilapia and cook for 3 minutes.

Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with rice. Share and enjoy!

Garlic butter baked tilapia is great for when you want lots of flavor without a lot of work. Make this recipe for dinner in less than 30 minutes!

Garlic Butter Baked Tilapia

unsalted melted butter

parsley

onion powder

paprika

garlic

lemon juice

tilapia

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease an 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray*. In a small bowl, whisk together butter, parsley, onion powder, paprika, garlic and lemon juice. Set aside.

Season tilapia with salt and pepper, to taste and place onto the prepared baking dish.

Pour the butter mixture over the tilapia fillets.

Place into oven and bake for about 10-12 minutes or until tilapia flakes easily with a fork. Serve immediately with rice, cauliflower rice, mashed potato, mashed cauliflower or roasted veggies.

This 5 ingredient tilapia recipe with miso butter is a delicious dinner, which is ready in 15 minutes. I always love easy, 15 minute dinner recipes that are also very kid friendly!

5 Ingredient Tilapia with Miso Butter

tilapia fillets

Tablespoons butter

white miso paste

green beans (french style)

white rice (cooked)

salt

In a small bowl melt butter in the microwave (usually 30 seconds for me). Whisk in miso paste until mixed. 

In a nonstick pan over medium-high heat add 1/2 of the butter/miso mixture and the tilapia fillets. Cook 6-8 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the tilapia fillets are coked through and browned on both sides. Note: don&#39;t flip the fish more than once, otherwise it will fall apart.

Sprinkle tilapia with salt while it&#39;s cooking if it&#39;s desire (I usually just add a pinch, but it&#39;s fine without it if using salted butter.)

Cook green beans and rice (I use frozen green beans which can be steamed/cooked in the microwave and 90 second rice).

Divide rice and beans on plates, top with tilapia fillet, and then drizzle/spoon remaining butter/miso mixture onto the tilapia. 

Baked Tilapia with mustard sauce - an easy baked fish recipe that comes together very quickly. The base mustard sauce takes just 5 minutes to assemble. When tilapia fish bakes in the sauce, it cooks moist and bursting with tangy mustard flavor. It is a perfect weeknight dinner that you can ready at moment's notice. Gluten free, low carb.Oh, don't forget to serve crusty bread on the side to scoop the delicious sauce. Sauce also pairs well with side of spaghetti or penne pasta. I recommend&nbsp; to serve a refreshing salad on the side. Try <a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/960/heirloom-tomato-salad" title="Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe">Heirloom Tomato Salad</a> or <a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/1008/massaged-kale-salad" title="Massaged Kale Salad">Massaged Kale Salad</a>.Baked TilapiaEveryone in my family enjoys a good fish dinner. Fish is not only easy to cook, healthy but also makes a delicious dinner option. I love to keep few healthier and low-oil/oil-free fish recipes in my repertoire to make fish dinner at moment's notice.<img alt="Mustard Baked Tilapia" height="500" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-with-mustard.jpg 750w" width="750" />Today's recipe I first posted on blog 12 years ago. Recently when I served baked tilapia with mustard for dinner, I thought about adding new pictures to the old recipe. Honestly, it's a nostalgic recipe.<img alt="Baked Tilapia" height="555" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 740px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/740/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/740/0/0/mustardcodfish/bakedmustardcod_10.jpg 740w" width="740" />The aroma of fresh fish baking with mustard sauce reminded me of old blog days when I stood hours to take pictures of recipes. I was a newbie and had no idea of all photography gears that can do the job in minutes instead of hours.What Do You Need to Make Baked Tilapia?Here is what you need to make Baked Tilapia with Mustard Sauce:<ol><li>Tilapia Fillets</li><li>Crème Fraiche</li><li>Mustard - Dijon and wholegrain</li><li>Capers</li><li>Onion</li><li>Lemon zest</li><li>Salt and Pepper</li></ol><img alt="Baked Tilapia Mustard Sauce Ingredients" height="500" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baked-tilapia-sauce-ingredients.jpg 750w" width="750" />That's it. Really all you need is: ingredients 2-7 are for Mustard Sauce and&nbsp;Tilapia.&nbsp;Mustard SauceFor mustard sauce, I use French style clotted cream or crème fraiche. Crème Fraiche will not break when heated. This makes a creamy sauce which is never broken.Two kinds of mustards - Dijon mustard and Wholegrain mustard adds double flavor of mustard and give perfect mustardy flavor to the sauce. I highly recommend using both.&nbsp;The flavor of onion is very subtle in the sauce. Along with capers, these two give sauce depth of flavor.I have to say that while fish and lemon is match made in heaven, mustard works great with fish too. In-fact, I used a few tbsps of leftover sauce for dipping the vegetables I served on the side. So so good! Even if you don't want to bake the fish, you can try scrumptious mustard sauce with French fries or fresh steamed vegetables.TilapiaTilapia is lean white fish. It is low in calories and bakes perfectly moist in 12-15 minutes. The best about baked tilapia is that you can use any tangy and bold flavor paste and it will make perfect flavorful tilapia. <img alt="Tilapia Fillets Ready to Bake in Oven" height="1125" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-fillets.jpg 750w" width="750" />For instance, if you tried my recipe for <a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/979/air-fryer-salmon-miso" title="Air Fryer Miso Salmon">Air Fryer Miso Salmon</a>? The same Miso marinade goes great with tilapia fillets. Bake in the oven or even in the air fryer!Note: Always remember to fully pat dry fish before baking. Moisture in fish will result in thin sauce. If using frozen fish, thaw fully and pat dry.Baking Tilapia with Mustard SauceOnce sauce is mixed and fillets are pat dried. Simply preheat the oven and get tilapia ready to bake.<img alt="Making Baked Tilapia" height="578" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/making-baked-tilapia.jpg 750w" width="750" />Spread a layer of sauce at the bottom of oven-proof dish. Layer fish in single layer on the top of mustard sauce. Spoon remaining sauce on the top covering fish completely. Fully covering fish in the sauce keeps fish moist as it bakes.<img alt="Tilapia Fillets with Mustard Sauce" height="562" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/baking-tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 750w" width="750" /> Baking Tilapia Bake tilapia with sauce at 425 degree Fahrenheit for 12-15 minutes. Check in last 2-3 minutes. If fish flakes easily then it is ready.<img alt="Creamy Baked Tilapia Fillets" height="1125" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/creamy-baked-tilapia.jpg 750w" width="750" />5 Ounce of crème fraiche makes good sauce to serve on the side with bread. Recipe also doubles easily.When we are on vegetarian diet, I bake veggies such as cauliflower, broccoli in the same sauce. It makes an excellent vegetarian side dish. (hint hint)<img alt="Tilapia with Sauce" height="1125" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 750px, (max-width: 414px) 93vw, 96vw" src="https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg" srcset="https://media.chefdehome.com/800/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 800w,https://media.chefdehome.com/655/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 655w,https://media.chefdehome.com/550/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 550w,https://media.chefdehome.com/492/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 492w,https://media.chefdehome.com/375/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 375w,https://media.chefdehome.com/310/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 310w,https://media.chefdehome.com/100/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 100w,https://media.chefdehome.com/750/0/0/tilapia/tilapia-with-sauce.jpg 750w" width="750" />What To Serve with Baked Tilapia (5 Recipe Ideas)A saucy creamy baked fish such as this Baked Tilapia goes great with crusty bread or rice. A refreshing side salad is good for a daily serving of greens. Here are my favorite recipes to serve with Baked Fish:<ol class="link-list"><li><a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/925/kale-and-brussel-sprout-salad" title="Massaged Kale Salad Recipe">Massaged Kale Salad</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/960/heirloom-tomato-salad" title="Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe">Heirloom Tomato Salad</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/941/broccoli-rice" title="Broccoli Rice Recipe">Broccoli Rice</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/975/asparagus-in-air-fryer" title="Parmesan Asparagus Recipe">Parmesan Asparagus</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chefdehome.com/recipes/925/kale-and-brussel-sprout-salad" title="Kale Brussels Sprouts Salad Recipe">Kale Brussels Sprouts Salad</a></li></ol>Busy Weeknights - Quick DinnerThis one pot fish recipe you can totally trust during busy weekdays/weeknights, combine sauce ingredients and leave in refrigerator. In evening, just preheat oven, spoon sauce over fish and bake for easy, healthy, flavorful fish dinner in just 15 minutes. Serve with bread or steamed rice on the side.

Baked Tilapia with Mustard Sauce

1.5 lbs Fish, 4-5 tilapia fish fillets, skinless

Oz Creme Fraiche, sour cream

whole-grain mustard

Capers,

tbsp Red Onion, fine minced red onion

Salt

tsp Lemon, fresh grated lemon zest

Black Pepper, freshly ground

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a bowl, combine the creme fraiche, both  mustard - stone ground and dijon, minced red onion, capers, salt, black pepper, lemon zest. Mix well until salt is fully mixed in. Set aside.

Spoon 1/4 of the sauce on the bottom of a large ovenproof baking dish and spread evenly. Place tilapia fish fillets in the dish. Spoon the remaining sauce over the tilapia fillets, making sure the fish is completely covered.

Bake uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. Once done take out and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve hot with the sauce from the pan spooned over the top. Enjoy with a slice of bread or rice and fresh salad.

This baked tilapia recipe is bursting with flavor! Pair the fish with lemon, tomatoes and feta for a impressive yet easy dinner.

Baked Tilapia 

cherry tomatoes, sliced

shallot,

lemon,

olive oil, divided

block feta cheese

Italian seasoning

red pepper flakes (optional)

smoked paprika (or standard paprika)

capers

black pepper

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

Chop the tomatoes, shallot, garlic, and lemon as noted above.

Place the chopped vegetables and lemon slices in the bottom of a 9 x 13&#8243; baking dish and mix with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and fresh ground black pepper. Crumble the feta cheese into rough chunks and add it to the pan, tossing gently to combine.

Pat the tilapia dry. Rub it with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, split between the filets. Place it on top of the vegetables and feta in the pan. Sprinkle both fillets with the Italian seasoning and a few grinds fresh ground black pepper, then add the red pepper flakes and smoked paprika. Sprinkle the capers over the top.

Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes (depending on the thickness of the fish), until the fish is flaky and the internal temperature is 140 degrees Fahrenheit when measured with a food thermometer. Garnish with chopped parsley and remove the lemon slices when serving (or eat them if you like!).

Made this for dinner tonight. Very good, quick and easy.  Served with roasted broccoli and roasted yukon gold potatoes.

Love this recipe. Will be making it again and again!

Loved the recipe, didn’t have Italian seasoning so I just used salt,pepper,dill,oregano, and paprika and it turned out great, also used cream cheese instead of feta and cilantro instead of parsley. The cooking time was perfect, thank you for the recipe, my mom loved it

Delicious! We absolutely loved this and my husband asked if I'd make it again. Definitely will! I paired it with a quinoa/ spinach dish.

Delicious! Didn’t have capers or feta cheese, still excellent. Cooked 12-15 min. Served on bed of angel hair pasta with Italian seasoned steamed zucchini, yellow squash and tomatoes. Sprinkled grated Romano cheese. So colorful. Will definitely make again!

Pan seared tilapia is all about the breading and seasonings! Add a bit of paprika, salt, and pepper for a crispy, tasty fish fry.

Crunchy Breaded Pan Seared Tilapia

tilapia filets

olive oil (separated)

tsp kosher salt

tsp black pepper

panko breadcrumbs

smoked paprika

avocado (diced)

pico de gallo

lime

In a small bowl mix together the pico de gallo and diced avocado. Cover and refrigerate while you make the tilapia.

Avocado Salsa

Drizzle tilapia with 1 tablespoon olive oil, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle panko crumbs on top, pressing gently to adhere. Sprinkle smoked paprika over the breaded tilapia. Turn and repeat on other side.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tilapia filets and saute for 3 minutes, then carefully flip filets over and cook other side for 3 minutes.

Remove pan from heat, and transfer fish to serving plates. If desired, serve over steamed rice and top with avocado pico de gallo and fresh lime wedges.

Tilapia

Flavorful stew with marinated tilapia, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions in a coconut milk broth.

Brazilian Fish Stew

lime juice

cumin

pepper

fillets,

olive oil

frozen pepper and onion strips ((1 bag))

tomatoes, drained ((1 can))

coconut milk ((1 can))

fresh cilantro, chopped ((optional))

Combine the lime juice, cumin, paprika, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.

Add in the tilapia and mix until coated.

Cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 20 minutes or so.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or casserole over medium-high heat. Add the peppers and onions and cook until they begin to thaw, about 3 minutes.

Add the tomatoes and marinated tilapia and mix them in.

Pour the coconut milk over everything, mix and cover, and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In the last few minutes, stir in the cilantro (optional).

When the tilapia is cooked through, garnish with additional cilantro (if desired) and serve.

I made this exactly as written. Looked just like the picture. So so good. I'd make it again and again.

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Brazilian Fish Stew is a flavorful soup with marinated tilapia, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions in a coconut milk broth. So delicious! And this quick and easy fish stew is simmered to perfection in 30 minutes with very little effort!

This Pan Fried Tilapia is a quick, flavorful dish featuring tender tilapia fillets pan-seared to golden perfection and drizzled with a rich lemon butter sauce. It’s perfect for a weeknight dinner or an elegant occasion.

Pan Fried Tilapia (with Lemon Butter Sauce): A Simple, Elegant Meal

tilapia (6 oz each (1.5 lb total))

garlic powder (for seasoning tilapia)

tsp sea salt

salted butter (for sauce)

tbsp lemon juice (from 1 lemon)

garlic powder (for sauce)

Prepare the Tilapia

Pat 4 tilapia fillets dry with paper towels. Season both sides with garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper. Set aside.

Heat the Pan

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes, until hot but not smoking.

Cook the Tilapia

Place the seasoned fillets in the skillet in a single layer. Cook for 3-4 minutes on the first side, until the edges turn opaque. Flip gently and cook the other side for 2-4 minutes, until the fish is fully cooked and flakes easily. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.

Make the Lemon Butter Sauce

Reduce the skillet heat to medium-low. Add 1/2 cup salted butter and let it melt, stirring occasionally. Stir in lemon juice and garlic powder, cooking for 1-2 minutes until smooth and slightly thickened.

Serve the Dish

Drizzle a small amount of lemon butter sauce on each plate. Place the cooked tilapia fillets over the sauce and drizzle more sauce on top. Serve immediately with your choice of sides.

This baked tilapia recipe is bursting with flavor! Pair the fish with lemon, tomatoes and feta for an impressive yet easy dinner.

WOW, this dish was superb! I started with excellent tilapia and followed exactly as described (except using regular paprika and not smoked).  Zero left in the dish after dinner tonight.  We are eating the Mediterranean diet as much as we can.  This hit all my happy tastebuds, with the lemon, garlic, tomatoes, capers, feta, seasonings…A dish of perfection! I will be making this on a regular basis 😋

I made that last night with tilapia and also 2 chicken breasts for my kiddos. It came out so perfectly! So flavorful! Fast! Healthy! I will definitely repeat this recipe again.

My husband and I are blown away by this recipe. I put his portion over brown rice and I put mine over greens to make a warm salad. Both equally delicious. The only thing I would change is covering the pan with foil because the capers got a bit too crispy. Otherwise, super delicious! Very complex flavors

This is my new favorite A Couple Cooks recipe! So flavorful and easy to make. This is absolutely going on the regular dinner rotation at our house!

So flavorful and quick to whip up! I am dairy free and used vegan feta cheese and this dish was still so yummy. Will be making again!

I loved this recipe. Simple, tasty and healthy. Even my fussy eaters enjoyed it. This will become a regular meal at my home. I used Snapper fillets as I’m in Australia.

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