Main Dishes · No. 52
Baked Tilapia
Your weeknight fish dinner doesn't get much easier or tastier than with this 20-minute baked tilapia recipe.
Serves 4Total time 20 min224 calories per servingAmericanDinner
Ingredients
- 4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
Method
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the tilapia fillets in a single layer in an ungreased 13x9-inch baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt. Pour the sauce over the fillets, covering as much of the fish as possible. Sprinkle with capers, oregano and paprika. Editor's Tip: For safety, cook fresh fish within one to two days of buying it, refrigerating it in the meantime. Remove frozen fish from its vacuum packaging and seal it in a new zip-top bag before you thaw it overnight in the refrigerator or under cold running water.
- Bake the fish, uncovered, until it just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes. Use a slotted spatula to transfer the fillets to a serving platter. If you'd like, drizzle the fish with the sauce left in the pan and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Times from the recipe page: prep 10 min, cook 10 min, total 20 min.
- 224 calories per serving, from the recipe page (yield as listed: 4 servings).
- Recipe and photo from Taste of Home (tasteofhome.com), by Julie Laing. Saved for personal use.