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Orange Tilapia in Parchment Recipe

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Sweet orange juice and spicy cayenne pepper give this no-fuss dish fabulous flavor. A bonus? Cleanup is a breeze! Tiffany Diebold — Nashville, Tennessee

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Orange Tilapia in Parchment Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1/4 cup orange juice
4 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
1/2 cup julienned carrot
1/2 cup julienned zucchini

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; set aside. Cut parchment paper or heavy-duty foil into four 18-in. x 12-in. lengths; place a fish fillet on each. Top with carrot and zucchini; drizzle with orange juice mixture.
Fold parchment paper over fish. Working from the bottom inside corner, fold up about 3/4 in. of the paper and crimp both layers to seal. Repeat, folding edges up and crimping, until a half-moon-shaped packet is formed. Repeat for remaining packets. Place on baking sheets.
Bake at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Open packets carefully to allow steam to escape. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 packet equals 158 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 83 mg cholesterol, 220 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 32 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 5 lean meat.

Originally published as Orange Tilapia in Parchment in Healthy Cooking February/March 2010, p47

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Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on May. 19, 2012 by angcy

This recipe is too bland for our family. I will use this recipe again because the flavor of the fish is good, but I will also make a side serving of sweet and sour sauce to go with it and serve it with rice.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by JennyLinnW

Made per recipe = FABULOUS. Wouldn't change a thing.

Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2010 by Rosik

Just received recipe. Sounds like a fantastic recipe. Will definitely make this many times if this works out very tasty.

Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2010 by Rosik

Just received recipe. Will try it first.

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2010 by dboat

I loved it just as the recipe is written. Then I tried it again, substituting 1/2 lemon juice/1/2 dry white wine for the orange juice, dill weed for the cayenne pepper, and lemon peel for the orange peel. Also delicious. I can imagine many variations on this basic technique.