Description
This delightful and easy-to-make Oven-Baked Lemon Garlic Tilapia recipe is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a light lunch. The combination of zesty lemon, garlic, and red pepper flakes gives the tilapia fillets a burst of flavor that pairs beautifully with the tender fish.
Ingredients
Scale
Tilapia:
- 4 (6-oz.) tilapia fillets
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Lemon Garlic Butter:
- 5 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- Juice and zest from 1/2 lemon
- 1 lemon, sliced into rounds
For Serving:
- Chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 400°. Season tilapia with salt and pepper and place on a small baking sheet.
- Step 2: Mix together butter, garlic, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, and zest then pour over tilapia. Place lemon rounds on top and around tilapia.
- Step 3: Bake tilapia until fork-tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 304
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 518 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 123 mg
