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Lemon-Pepper Tilapia

10 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023
I usually have the ingredients on hand for this lemony dish that’s ready in a jiff. I use tilapia, but this method peps up any whitefish. —Jill Thomas, Washington, Indiana
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Ingredients

  • 6 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°. Place tilapia in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. In a microwave, melt butter; stir in lemon zest and juice. Drizzle over fish; sprinkle with garlic salt, paprika and pepper.
  2. Bake, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

1 fillet: 177 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 93mg cholesterol, 254mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 32g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.