This easy Spicy Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia takes all of 5 minute of preparation time before you pop it in the oven. Pair it with sautéed vegetables and steamed rice for a hearty meal. Here is a video recipe of how to make Lemon Garlic Tilapia.
This Lemon Garlic Tilapia is not even a recipe. You just have to mix a handful of ingredients in a bowl, pour them over the fish fillets, pop the tray in the oven and the dinner is ready. Yes, that easy 🙂
Also if you don’t have access to Tilapia, feel free to use any other white fish. It’s mostly about the marinade guys. I like to use Tilapia because it’s not super expensive, do not taste super fishy and I get frozen fillets easily where I live.
We loved this dish at home so much that I am going to do it a couple of times this week. Or wait, why me? Even Bhavye can do it for us.
This Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia is a delicious recipe and is one of the many Oven Baked Tilapia Recipes that you can do in your kitchen. Here are some pointers that you should know before starting to make this dish.
How long to bake Tilapia?
The fillets of Tilapia may vary in size and hence baking time slightly varies for everyone. I bake the fish until the flesh turns white and flaky, which happens usually between 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees C. If you have a candy thermometer, you can check the temperature of the inside of the fish and it should be 62Degrees C or 145 Degrees F. Do check your fish filets after 15 minutes and if the flesh doesn’t look white and flaky, keep it in the oven for some more time. Do not over bake the fish otherwise it will become too dry.
How to make Baked Tilapia in Foil
This is a great recipe for BBQ. You can wrap the fillets individually in foil with some sauce on top and pop the foil packets in the BBQ for 15-20 minutes. If you are going outdoors for BBQ, these packets are very easy to carry along.
Can you re heat baked Tilapia?
Although I would recommend having it just out of the oven, reheating it is definitely an option. Just pop the bowl in microwave for a minute or pop the tray back in the oven for 5 minutes at 160 degrees for re heating the fish.
What goes with Baked Tilapia?
You can serve this baked tilapia with some boiled white rice or any other grain like quinoa, couscous etc. I also like to serve some sautéed vegetables along with it to make it a fullsome meal. You can also make Tacos using this Baked Tilapia Fillet Recipe.
How to make Baked Tilapia without butter?
Butter gives a very delicious taste to this dish but if you are on a healthy regime, you can very well replace it with olive oil. The taste will be very different but I can assure you it will be delicious.
How to make Lemon Garlic Tilapia Step By Step Recipe
Ingredients for marinade added in a bowl.
Marinade ready.
Drizzle the marinade over the Tilapia fillets.
Baked to perfection.
Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia Video Recipe
Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia Recipe
Spicy Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia
This Spicy Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia takes all of 5 minute of preparation time before you pop it in the oven.
Ingredients
- 4-6 Tilapia Fillets
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic Minced
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper Freshly Cracked
- 1 lemon Cut into thin slices
- 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley Chopped
Instructions
Wash the Tilapia fillets and pat them dry.
Arrange the fillets in a baking tray.
Mix lemon juice, butter, garlic, paprika, salt and black pepper in a bowl.
Pour this mixture over the tilapia.
Arrange lemon slices in between the fillets.
Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
Bake the fish for 15-20 minutes.
Garnish with fresh parsley.
Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
You can increase the amount of lemon juice if you like it even more tangy.
Do not overcook the fish otherwise it will become dry.
Use the residual liquid to pour over the fish fillet once you have served it on the plate.
Serve this dish as an appetizer or with steamed rice and sautéed vegetables as main course.
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