Baked Lemon Butter Tilapia

Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Tilapia Speedy Recipe

Baked lemon butter tilapia is mild white fish coated in a lemon garlic butter, topped with lemon slices, and baked until it flakes. It is a quick oven dinner with no marinade required. Serve it warm with rice, a crisp salad, or a simple roasted vegetable.

Prep Time5

Cook Time13

Total Time18

Course: Fish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: tilapia

Servings: servings

Calories: 119kcal

Author: Daisy Merano

Equipment

1 Baking tray or oven-safe pan Holds the fillets in a single layer.
1 Small bowl For mixing the lemon garlic butter.

Ingredients

3 pieces tilapia fillet
1 piece lemon sliced crosswise
3 tablespoons butter melted
4 cloves garlic minced
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon parsley chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F.
Rub salt and ground black pepper all over the tilapia fillet. (see notes below)
½ teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, 3 pieces tilapia fillet
Make the lemon butter mixture by combining 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, melted butter, and garlic. Stir.
1 piece lemon, 3 tablespoons butter, 4 cloves garlic
Grease a baking tray or pan. Arrange the tilapia fillet. Spoon the lemon butter mixture all over the tilapia fillet. Top with lemon slices.
Put in the oven. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes.
Remove from the oven and then sprinkle some chopped parsley on top. Enjoy!
1 teaspoon parsley

Notes

Make ahead: Mix the lemon garlic butter up to a day in advance and refrigerate it. Warm it just enough to pour before assembling.

Butter swap: Salted butter works in a pinch. If you use it, cut the salt on the fillets down to 1 teaspoon.

Scaling: This serves 3. To feed 6, double everything and use two pans so the fillets stay in a single layer.

Doneness check: Tilapia is fully cooked at an internal temperature of 145°F if you want to confirm with a thermometer.

Serving: Set out extra lemon wedges so anyone who wants a brighter, more citrusy bite can squeeze more over the top.

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