Tex-Mex Tilapia

37 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 8 min
Ready In: 1 hr 28 min

“This light, white fish is marinated with olive oil and lime juice and then pan-fried with tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro until just done. It's quick, easy, and amazing!” - by bawkbagawk

Ingredients

4 (3 ounce) fresh tilapia fillets
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings
8 sprigs cilantro leaves
salt and ground black pepper to taste

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Lay tilapia fillets in a glass baking dish. Drizzle olive oil and lime juice evenly over the fish. Season with salt and pepper. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
Transfer tilapia to a non-stick skillet and pour the lime juice mixture over the fish. Scatter the tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro over the fillets. Cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
225 cal
11%

Fat
14.9 g
23%

Carbs
4.8 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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cookntraveler

Mar. 24, 2010

"Yum! This was fast, easy and very good. My hubby kept raving. Didn't have fresh jalapenos on hand so I subbed 1 can of Rotel tomatoes with chilis drained and 1 large fresh tomato. It would be even be..." See moretter with all fresh ingredients. Served with cilantro brown rice, white corn and a southwestern salad."

Indiana Kate

Jul. 14, 2009

"I modified it for the grill, and it was really really good!! I also added in more vegetables that I like. It was very spicy also, so I wouldn't necessarily feed this to kids...." See more"

GodivaGirl

Jul. 18, 2008

"My family did not like this dish at all. Followed the recipe exactly. They love the broiled parmesan tilapia recipe from here so guess I will stick with it!..." See more"

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