Description
Delight your taste buds with this succulent Baked Lemon Butter Tilapia recipe. Tender tilapia fillets bathed in a tangy lemon butter sauce, baked to perfection, and garnished with fresh parsley and lemon slices.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 tilapia fillets (about 6 oz each)
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and lightly grease a baking dish.
- Prep the Fillets: Pat the tilapia fillets dry and arrange them in the baking dish.
- Make Lemon Butter Sauce: Whisk together melted butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Bake: Spoon the lemon butter mixture over the fillets and bake for 12–15 minutes until cooked through.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with parsley and lemon slices before serving.
Notes
- Serve with steamed vegetables, rice, or a fresh green salad for a complete meal.
- You can substitute tilapia with other white fish like cod or haddock.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 370mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
