Easy Baked Lemon Garlic Tilapia Recipe - The Frugal Chef

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with good fats.

tilapia fillets

🥗Healthier: cod fillets

💰Cheaper: pollock fillets

Cod is leaner, while pollock is often cheaper.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Season tilapia fillets lightly with salt and black pepper on both sides.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and mix in 1 teaspoon of lemon zest.

Add 1 clove of minced garlic to the butter and zest mixture.

Drizzle the juice of 2 lemons over the tilapia fillets.

Spread the butter mixture with garlic and zest over the tilapia fillets.

Layer finely chopped parsley evenly over the fish.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes; check for doneness at around 17 minutes until fish is flaky.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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