Best Easy Tilapia Recipes

EASY BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees F). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place the tilapia fillets in the bottom of the baking dish and dot with butter. Season with Old Bay seasoning and garlic salt. Top each one with a slice or two of lemon. Arrange the frozen mixed vegetables around the fish, and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Cover the dish and bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until vegetables are tender and fish flakes easily with a fork.

EASY BAKED FISH (HADDOCK, COD, TILAPIA)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Place the fish fillets in the baking dish and top with butter.
• Season with Old Bay and garlic salt.
• Add more butter, old bay and garlic salt to your liking if needed.
• Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

EASY TILAPIA WITH WINE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for medium-high heat.
• Place the tilapia fillets side by side on a large piece of aluminum foil. Season each one with salt and pepper. Place one tablespoon of butter on top of each piece of fish, and sprinkle garlic, basil and tomato. Pour the wine over everything. Fold foil up around fish, and seal into a packet. Place packet on a cookie sheet for ease in transportation to and from the grill.
• Place foil packet on the preheated grill, and cook for 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Open the packet carefully so as not to get burned from the steam, and serve.

EASY TILAPIA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tilapia fillets and sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, turn, and continue cooking until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 more minutes. Break fillets apart with a spatula, remove from the heat, and allow to cool. Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.
• While fish is cooling, mash avocado in a small bowl for guacamole. Mix in sour cream and season with garlic powder and salt.
• Place 1 tortilla in the cleaned skillet and cook over low heat until warm, about 1 minute. Remove tortilla and set on a plate with the uncooked side facing up. Cover one half of the tortilla with 2 lettuce leaves and salsa. Spread guacamole on the other half, then add 1/4 of the fish. Fold halves together. Repeat to make the remaining tacos.

EASY TILAPIA

Steps:

• Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Drizzle fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place fillets in skillet and sprinkle with half of the lemon over. Cook for 3 minutes per side, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Transfer fillets to a plate, and keep warm.
• Add wine, remaining 1/2 lemon, tomatoes, capers, and salt and pepper to the skillet. Increase heat to medium high and boil for 2 minutes to burn off alcohol. Reduce heat to low and return fillets to the pan along with the asparagus. Cover and simmer 2 minutes more, then transfer fish and asparagus to a serving dish and keep warm.
• Again, increase heat to medium high and whisk in butter, and boil to desired consistency. Spoon sauce over fish, and serve.

EASY BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Coat a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish with butter-flavored spray. Place fillets in dish; spritz with butter-flavored spray. Sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Top with lemon, peppers and onion; sprinkle with pepper., Cover and bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

EASY PAN-FRIED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Dry tilapia fillets and cut each in half. Season each fillet with Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Dredge in flour to coat, shaking off excess.
• Melt butter and oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Pan-fry fish quickly, working in batches if needed, until edges appear white, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue to cook until easily flaked with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes more. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
• Heat the same pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Pour white wine into the pan, reduce heat, and let simmer until reduced by about half, 5 to 7 minutes. Drizzle sauce over fish before serving and garnish with capers.

HEALTHIER EASY BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees F). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place tilapia fillets in the bottom of the baking dish and season with seafood seasoning. Melt butter with garlic in a small bowl in the microwave, about 30 seconds on medium; pour over fish. Top each fillet with a slice or two of lemon. Arrange the frozen mixed vegetables around the fish, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until vegetables are tender and fish flakes easily with a fork, 25 to 30 minutes.

EASY ROASTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Drizzle lemon juice over Tilapia fillet. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add thyme and garlic.
• Roast fillet on medium high heat on each side for about 3 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Remove fillet from pan and drain on paper towels.
• Add onion slices to pan and cook until soft for about 1-2 minutes.
• Serve fillet with onion slices.
• NOTE: Can easily be adapted for more than 1 serving. Just increase the amount of ingredients to your needs, but use as less oil as possible and do not use more than 8 sprigs thyme and 2 cloves garlic for one pan.

EASY, EASY ASIAN TILAPIA IN MICROWAVE

Steps:

• 1. Lay Tilapia fillets on a plate. Sprinkle with green onion and ginger. Drizzle soy, sesame oil and canola over top.
• 2. Cover plate with plastic wrap, leaving a small area unsealed. Microwave in 1 minute increments until fish is white all the way through.
• 3. Serve and congratulate yourself on the easiest fish dish you have ever prepared and it didn't stink up the house because of the ginger.
• 4. Garnish with more green onion if desired.

MEP'S EASY, TASTY TILAPIA

Steps:

• Melt butter and add lemon juice to taste.
• Lay tilapia filets in a broiler-safe pan.
• Brush each side with butter/lemon mixture.
• Broil, turning often and basting with butter till fish begins to flake easily.
• On last round, add pepper and a sprinkling of Old Bay seasoning on each side.
• Eat. It's yummy and good for you!

EASY GRILLED TILAPIA FILLET

Steps:

• Place lemon slice on a foil square.
• Cut garlic clove in half and rub both sides of fillet, place clove on foil.
• Place fillet on top, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place ice cube on top of fillet. Fold foil into packet.
• Grill for approximately 10-15 minutes on medium-high heat.
• Carefully open packet and serve.

EASY CHILI LIME TILAPIA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chili powder, seasoned salt and black pepper evenly over both sides of fillets.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Spray pan generously with cooking spray or pour light coating of vegetable oil.
• Cook fish about 3-4 minutes on each side, squeezing lime juice over fillets while cooking. Fish is done when it flakes with a fork.
• Serve with additional lime wedges.

SUPER EASY PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients (except Tilapia) in a bowl and set to the side.
• In the oven, broil Tilapia on each side for 2-3 minutes.
• After both sides have been broiled and fish is cooked (should flake easily), cover the top of the filets with parmesan mixture.
• Broild for two more minutes until cheese mixture is browned.

VERY EASY BAKED TILAPIA FILLETS

Steps:

• Spray or coat 8x8 glass baking dish.
• add fillets and season.
• mix other ingredients and pour over fillets.
• preheat oven to 400.
• bake15-20 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN TILAPIA (QUICK AND EASY)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Place the fish fillets in a baking pan coated with cooking spray. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine the tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olives, and feta cheese. Top the fish with the mixture. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.

EASY BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Mix oil and lemon juice in bottom of glass baking pan. Place fillets in pan, turning over to coat.
• Sprinkle seasonings on to taste and then place slices of tomato and onion on top of fish in a single layer.
• Top with Parmesan cheese, cover with foil, and bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes (until fish flakes easily with a fork).

EASY TILAPIA WITH SPINACH AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Clean tilapia filets. Set oven on 350 degrees. Cover bottom of 13 x 9 glass dish with olive oil. Place filets in dish and sprinkle lemon juice, white wine and dill weed. Crumble 2 oz. goat cheese over each filet. Cover each filet with spinach. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes and/or until spinach appears wilted. Serve immediately with bowtie pasta in a lemon-butter sauce.

EASY PARMESAN-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Place fish in single layer on parchment-covered baking sheet. Mix cheese and pepper until blended.
• Spread fish with mayo; sprinkle with cheese mixture.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

MEXICAN-STYLE TILAPIA - EASY & LOW FAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lay tilapia fillets in a baking dish.
• Sprinkle cumin and black pepper over fish.
• Add canned tomatoes, and sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve with rice, sweet corn and black beans.