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Butter Poached Lemon Garlic Tilapia Recipe
Tilapia fillets are poached in a decadent buttery lemon garlic sauce to flaky perfection. This tilapia recipe is fast, fresh and so easy to make!
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
4
Calories:
272
kcal
Author:
Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
3-4
fresh tilapia fillets
1
lemon
1/3
cup
salted butter
2
tablespoons
minced garlic
1
teaspoon
dried parsley flakes
pepper to taste
Lemon slices for garnish if desired
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400 °F.
Grease the pan with your butter, then melt the remaining butter.
Juice and zest the lemon.
Rinse the tilapia fillets under cool water and then pat them dry with paper towels.
Place the tilapia fillets into the buttered baking dish.
Mix the lemon juice, butter and garlic together, then drizzle over the fish fillets.
Sprinkle the fillets with pepper and parsley.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. The fish is done when it turns a solid white and flakes easily when pulled apart with a fork.
Serve.
Notes
I had very large and thick tilapia fillets so mine took 25 minutes to bake. Fish is done when it reaches 145°F.
The nutrition includes ALL of the butter sauce which you don't eat, so values will be less
Nutrition
Calories:
272
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
4
g
|
Protein:
26
g
|
Fat:
18
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10
g
|
Cholesterol:
104
mg
|
Sodium:
203
mg
|
Potassium:
438
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
473
IU
|
Vitamin C:
16
mg
|
Calcium:
32
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg