Recipe

Tilapia in Stewed Tomatoes

Name: Tilapia in Stewed Tomatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 (4 ounce) tilapia fillets; salt and ground black pepper to taste; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste (Optional); 1 teaspoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or to taste (Optional); ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme, or to taste (Optional)

Learn how to cook tilapia with this easy, 15-minute recipe for pan-seared tilapia that's delicious and full of flavor. This simple method of cooking fish fillets is great for a weeknight meal. Serve with fresh veggies.

Prep 5mCook 10mTotal 15mServes 4

Ingredients

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Instructions

1
Gather the ingredients.
2
Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper.
3
Place flour in a shallow dish. Gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off any excess.
4
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook tilapia fillets in the hot oil, in batches if necessary, until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side.
5
Brush melted butter onto the tilapia fillets in the last minute before removing from the skillet. Drizzle fillets with lemon juice and garnish with parsley and thyme.

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