Creole Baked Tilapia Recipe

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“Since I'm originally from Louisiana, I love Creole cooking. This is quick and easy as well as healthy. It's great served with your favorite rice dish. Enjoy!” —Carolyn Collins of Freeport, Texas

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Creole Baked Tilapia Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
5 20 25

Ingredients

  • 4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1 small green pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning

Directions

  • Place tilapia in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, green pepper, onion and Creole seasoning; pour over the fillets.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: The following spices may be substituted for 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning: 1/4 teaspoon each salt, garlic powder and paprika; and a pinch each of dried thyme, ground cumin and cayenne pepper.

Nutritional Facts 1 fish fillet with 1/3 cup topping equals 166 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 83 mg cholesterol, 488 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Creole Baked Tilapia in Simple & Delicious July/August 2008, p28

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Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2012 by csnoeren

Pretty tasty, though it came out pretty wet. Maybe I should have patted the fish fillets dry before baking? Unlike a previous reviewer, I thought the seasoning was great--kicky, but not overwhelming.


Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2010 by kathywil06

This was good, but a little to much on the seasoning, I will cut it back the next time.

 
 
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