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Garlic Butter Oven Baked

Garlic Butter Oven Baked

This Garlic Butter Oven Baked recipe features tender tilapia fillets baked with a flavorful garlic butter sauce, perfect for a quick and delicious meal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 fillets
Calories 279 kcal

Equipment

  • Oven
  • baking dish
  • Mixing bowl
  • whisk

Ingredients
  

Fish

  • 4 fillets tilapia

Seasonings

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano

Sauce

  • 4 tablespoons butter melted
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Season tilapia with salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, and oregano; arrange fish in a 9x13 baking dish.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, and lemon zest; pour over tilapia.
  • Bake tilapia for 10 to 12 minutes, or until fish flakes and is fork-tender.
  • Garnish with pepper flakes, parsley, and lemon slices. Serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1filletCalories: 279kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 35gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 190mgPotassium: 563mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 473IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword easy fish recipes, Garlic Butter, Garlic Butter Oven Baked, oven baked fish, Seafood, tilapia
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