Jan 8, 2009

Baked Garlic Lemon Tilapia





Classic sauce of butter, lemon and fresh parsley goes perfect with any fish. I try to eat fish twice a week. For a quick healthy dinner on a busy weeknight, this is simple and delicious.



Baked Garlic Lemon Tilapia
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 servings Total Time: 15 minutes Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 199.5 • Fat: 7.2 g • Carb: 1.0 g • Fiber: 0.1 g • Protein: 33.4 g • Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 29.0 mg

Ingredients:
  • 6 (6 oz each) tilapia filets
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 4 tsp fresh parsley
  • salt and pepper
  • cooking spray

Directions:
    Preheat oven to 400°.

    Melt butter on a low flame in a small sauce pan. Add garlic and saute on low for about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and shut off flame.

    Spray the bottom of a baking dish lightly with cooking spray. Place the fish on top and season with salt and pepper. Pour the lemon butter mixture on the fish and top with fresh parsley. Bake at 400° until cooked, about 15 minutes.
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    34 comments:

    1. This looks absolutely delicious!

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    2. This was wonderful! I made it for dinner last night and it was a big hit! I also made Ramen Noodles (The Shrimp Flavor) as a side dish and it worked really well with the fish.

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    3. if you use land o lakes light butter with canola oil the dish is only 4 pts total!

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    4. This was so yummy! It was my first time making fish ever, and it was easy and very tasty! i used Flounder ( being a fish novice) and my house smelled like fish for days ....so im going to try the tilapia next! My new favorite site!

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    5. Yeah, the bad part about making fish is the smell afterward. Lot's of candles should do the trick :)

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    6. Started the New Year off hoping to loose weight.. decided to make this meal with a side of rice.. overall I enjoyed it very much and so did my wife .. it was her first time having fish..

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    7. It came out great! But for some reason my garlic when it was hit with the lemon juice turned lime green. But the dish was fantastic.

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    8. looks great... gonna try it soon... just joined WW, and I love this site,,,thanks :-)

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    9. Tried this tonight and it was a hit. I used halibut since I had some in the freezer. Two of my kids said "I usually don't like fish, but I LIKE this one!"

      Kristina

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    10. I made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious.

      The only change I made was doubling the garlic (because I love it and figured some would slide off the fish into the dish when serving).

      I microwaved an artichoke and made the WW light aioli (http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=218981) to serve with both the artichokes and fish. GREAT meal!

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    11. I made this one last week...it was delicious! I think maybe the best fish recipe that I've tried. Thanks for posting this...I love your blog!

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    12. This. Is. Simply. Amazing. Thanks, Gina! To say that I love all of your recipes would be an understatement!

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    13. We made this the other night and it tasted great and was very easy! We topped the fish with about 2T of capers in addition to the parsley, tasted almost like a fish version of chicken piccata! My kids even ate it, a success! Yum!

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    14. Our grocery store was out of tilapia, and I used flounder instead. So freaking good (and easy!).

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    15. My husband and I loved this! Made the scallion cilantro rice as a side. Another excellent simple recipe - thanks!

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    16. I made this tonight and it is really good and so fast. It was in the oven in less than 5 minutes.

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    17. We had this tonight. I used flounder since that is what I had on hand. It was fantastic and so quick to put together. Even my kids raved about it. This will definitely be a staple for our family and with fresh parsley growing in the garden, it will be one more great recipe to use with it.

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    18. I did all but lick my plate after dinner tonight! Quick, simple and oh so flavorful! I try to incorporate fish into my diet as often as possible; generally when my husband is working nights. This is will be something I make again and again. Served with asparagus; but saved enough to make the steamed asparagus w/ poached egg from this blog for breakfast tomorrow!

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    19. OMG!! This was sooo good. My 6-year old picky eater even asked for seconds. The only difference from making this was instead of heating up the house with the oven, I used my grilled pan and it came out delicious. I will definitely make it again. . . Gina, thank you so much for sharing ALL this wonderful recipes. :)

      ~Bianca

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    20. Oh that is great Bianca!! It's my pleasure!

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    21. What is the side dish shown in the pic? :) Do you have a recipe for it?

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    22. I made this great recipe tonight-had some fresh fish my husband had caught, and it was marvelous! Thanks for such a great recipe-you make eating healthy fun, good and easy! Thanks, Gina!

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    23. Just made this tonight! Substituted sole for tilapia and it was AMAZING. Thank you so much for these scrumptious recipes!

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    24. I just made this tonight with cous cous and some frozen veggies. It was fabulous! 2 for 2 this week on awesome recipes from this site!

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    25. Could I use Frozen fish or does it need to be fresh fish??

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    26. This was delish...made it last night & the whole family loved it. Very quick & simple :). Thanks for sharing.

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    27. Would you mind posting the recipe for the delish looking zucchini in the background? :) Thanks!

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    28. If you use frozen fish just make sure it's thawed.

      The vegetable in the photo is the baked zucchini sticks.

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    29. This was great and so easy. My 4 year old loved it too. I had some basil flv olive oil from Williams Sonoma. I sauteed some rice in it before I added chicken broth to it and it was a great side dish

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    30. I want to know what the side item with it is. I'm making Tilapia tonight and that look great. Anyone know?

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    31. I made this earlier this week and it was very good! I served it with parmesan couscous. My fiance loved it. He's a big fan of my cooking now that I've found this site :D

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    32. I made this for dinner tonight and even my fish-hating husband loved it!

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