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Lime Tilapia with Crisp-Tender Peppers

Name: Lime Tilapia with Crisp-Tender Peppers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each); 2 teaspoons lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 each medium sweet red, yellow and orange pepper, cut into thin strips; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

4 servings

Super adaptable tilapia takes on citrus notes with ease. Switch out peppers for mushrooms and you've got a whole new entree. —Janee Gragston, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Ingredients

4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 each medium sweet red, yellow and orange pepper, cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil

Directions

Place fillets on a 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with lime juice; sprinkle with lime zest, salt and pepper. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook and stir peppers in oil over medium heat until crisp-tender; stir in basil. Serve with tilapia.

Lime Tilapia with Crisp-Tender Peppers

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