Description
Baked tilapia topped with a bright lemon-garlic butter and fresh parsley.
Ingredients
- Tilapia fillets
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Unsalted butter (melted)
- Garlic (minced)
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
- Lemons (zest, juice, and slices)
- Fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400?F and place tilapia in a baking dish; season both sides with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Prepare lemons: zest, slice into rounds, and juice as needed; mince the garlic.
- In a bowl, mix minced garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, melted butter, and red pepper flakes if using.
- Pour the garlic-lemon butter over the tilapia and place lemon rounds on top of each fillet.
- Bake until the internal temperature reaches 145?F, about 10-20 minutes, checking at 10 minutes for doneness; fish should be opaque and flake with a fork.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10-20 mins