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GARLIC BUTTER OVEN BAKED TILAPIA
Light, nutritious tilapia fillets are seasoned with garlic, butter, and lemon and baked to perfection.
Original recipe: diethood.com
- Yield:
- 4 servings
- Prep:
- 5 min
- Cook:
- 12 min
- Total:
- 20 min
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Ingredients
- 4 tilapia fillets
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 tablespoons butter, (melted)
- 4 cloves garlic, (minced)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 lemon, (sliced into rounds, for garnish)
- Red pepper flakes, (for garnish)
- Chopped fresh parsley, (for garnish)
- Lemon slices, (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Season tilapia with salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, and oregano; arrange fish in a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, and lemon zest; pour over tilapia.
- Bake tilapia for 10 to 12 minutes, or until fish flakes and is fork-tender.
- Garnish with pepper flakes, parsley, and lemon slices. Serve.