Lemon Garlic Tilapia

Lemon Garlic Tilapia is an easy lunch or dinner recipe to empower you towards a healthy living. This recipe calls for just a handful of ingredients to create an easy delicious dish in 10 minutes from start to finish. Whenever I am time constrained the first thing that comes to my mind is Tilapia because it does not need an elaborate list of ingredients and secondly it is very easy and quick to make. The lemon in the dish adds the zest that is needed and  the garlic and pepper add the flavor. I normally serve it with dill rice to make it a hearty meal but you can serve it with steamed or sautéed vegetables of your choice or green salad. Another good benefit of the recipe is that it is low in carbs and rich in nutrients. To sum it all, it should become a new staple in your dinner menu. 

Lemon Garlic Tilapia

If you are looking for an easy, simple, fast and delicious dish your best bet would be the lemon garlic tilapia. All that you need are a few ingredients to cook up this awesome meal. The lemon infused fish just melts in your mouth. Care has to be taken not to overcook this fish. Lemon juice, garlic and olive oil are the main ingredients to cook up this almost effortless dish.

It can be served with rice, vegetables of your choice or a simple green salad.

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Prep Time 4 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Servings 1

Calories 222 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 Tilapia filet
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

 

• Take a pan and heat the oil and butter 
  
• When the butter melts add the garlic and fry till it lets out an aroma  
  
• Now add the filet,black pepper, basil, lemon juice and salt to taste 
  
• Fry on each side for 3 minutes 
  
• Serve it with rice and sauteed  vegetables 
  

Keyword Seafood, Tilapia