How to make Baked Tilapia

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is dairy-free.

tilapia fillets

🥗Healthier: cod

💰Cheaper: pollock

Cod is a lean fish, while pollock is often less expensive.

Chop green onions and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon of olive oil mayonnaise, and 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs.

Stir the mixture until it is moist and well combined.

Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, removing any seeds.

Add a pinch of salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.

Place the two tilapia fillets on a baking sheet.

Spread half of the mayonnaise mixture on top of each tilapia fillet using your fingers.

Preheat the oven and set it to broil, placing the baking sheet on a lower rack to avoid burning.

Broil the tilapia for 5 minutes until browned on top.

If the fillets are larger than 5 oz, lower the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for a couple more minutes.

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