Baked Lemon Butter Tilapia

Tilapia cooks quickly and is easy to store in the freezer, with it being so small - this is a go-to meal when I want to shut my brain off and have something tasty over rice or vegetables without putting in a lot of effort (to be honest).

INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED:

• Lemons - 2

  • Slice one and juice the other one, careful to pick out any seeds.

  • We’ll only need a little over half the lemon juice of one lemon

• Butter - 4 tbsp

• Tilapia, thawed - 5 fillets

• Kosher salt - 1/2 tsp

• Black pepper - 1/2 tsp

• Dried Calabrian chiles (alternative: red pepper flakes) - 1/2 tsp

• Garlic powder - 1 tsp

• Minced garlic - 1 tsp

• Smoked paprika - 1/2 tsp

• Parsley - 1/2 tsp

UTENSILS I’D SUGGEST HAVING:

• 9x13 casserole dish (any size is fine so long as the fish fit in it)

• Small bowl

• Spoon

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat? Yes - 400 degrees F (204 C)

• In a small bowl, melt your butter, then mix in your salt, pepper, chiles, garlic powder, minced garlic, lemon juice (a little over half of one lemon), and parsley

• Spoon a few tablespoons of this butter mixture in a line inside the casserole dish and then place your tilapia fillets along that line

• Pour the rest of the lemon butter mixture over the tilapia. Take your slice lemon pieces and place them under, over, and around the fish any way you’d like

• Sprinkle smoked paprika over the top and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes well under a fork

• Enjoy!