Best 10 Lemon Cilantro Tilapia Recipes

LIME-CILANTRO TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cumin. Dip fillets in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess., In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add fillets; cook, uncovered, 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove and keep warm., To the same pan, add broth, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice and remaining cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with tilapia.

CILANTRO TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Coat the bottom of a baking dish with olive oil.
• Place the tilapia fillets in the pan.
• Sprinkle desired amount of garlic salt, cajun seasoning, and pepper over tilapia pieces.
• Press several sprigs of cilantro on top of each piece.
• Bake tilapia for 8 to 12 minutes.
• Enjoy alone or with lemon!

LEMON CILANTRO TILAPIA

Steps:

• Marinade the fillets with half a cup lemon and Tony's Creole Seasoning for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Blend butter/olive oil, garlic, cilantro, and remaining lemon juice in blender. Pour over fillets.
• ENJOY!

TILAPIA POCKETS WITH CILANTRO-LEMONGRASS MOJO

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the lemongrass, all but 2 tablespoons of the cilantro, 1/2 cup of the mint, 1/2 cup of the oil, garlic, jalapenos, paprika, and salt in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of oil and vinegar and process until smooth. Place the fish fillets in a large baking dish, cover with the mojo and turn to coat. Marinate fish for up to 1 hour.
• Place 4 (16-inch) long pieces of parchment paper on your work surface with the short half facing you. Crease each down the middle. Place a fillet in the center of the bottom half of the rectangle and pour about 1/4 cup of the mojo over each fillet and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro. Fold the top half of over the fillet so that the top and bottom edges meet. Tightly crimp and fold the edges of the parchment working from 1 end around to the other to seal the package. Place the packets on a baking sheet and bake for 9 to 10 minutes for 3/4-inch thick fillets or up to 12 minutes for 1-inch thick fillets.
• Place the fish packets on a large serving dish and open the packets tableside. Serve with juices from the packet and sprinkled with the chopped cilantro and mint leaves.

LEMON BUTTER TILAPIA RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together flour and salt.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Dredge tilapia fillets in flour mixture and sprinkle each with lemon pepper seasoning, then add them to the melted butter in the skillet.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until the tilapia is cooked through and flakes easily.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In the heated butter, add in sliced lemon and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until they start to brown.
• Add the tilapia back to the skillet and drizzle with lemon juice, cooking for 1-2 more minutes.
• Serve warm.

LEMON-CHILI TILAPIA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Cut fish crosswise into 2-inch-wide pieces; set aside.
• Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or finely crush cereal in food processor).
• In shallow bowl, mix cereal, lemon peel, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper. In another shallow bowl, place milk. Dip fish pieces into milk, then coat with cereal mixture; place in pan. Drizzle oil evenly over fish.
• Bake uncovered 10 to 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients except cilantro until blended. Stir in cilantro. Serve sauce with fish.

LEMON-PEPPER TILAPIA

Steps:

• 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., Bake, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Sprinkle with parsley.

LEMON TILAPIA

Steps:

• Season both sides of fillet with light layer of Garlic Powder and Lemon/Pepper Seasoning. Set aside.
• Put Oil in a large skillet and bring up heat to Med-Low.
• Add garlic clove and allow to simmer, slightly-browned. Move oil and garlic around pan for easy coating.
• Place fillets into skillet, adding cooking wine and lemon juice. Cover to steam.
• Cook for 7 minute or until fish flakes. Do not touch the fillets, do not flip over the fillets.

PAN SEARED LEMON TILAPIA WITH PARMESAN PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil over medium heat, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the macaroni uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle both sides of the tilapia fillets with lemon juice, oregano, basil, cilantro, salt, and pepper, and lay the fillets in the heated skillet, making sure they don't touch. Sear the fillets for 2 to 4 minutes on each side, until the fish is golden brown on the outside, and opaque and flaky inside.
• Return the hot, cooked macaroni to the saucepan, and stir in 1 tablespoon of olive oil to coat the pasta. Sprinkle on the Parmesan cheese, stir to mix, and stir in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, the garlic powder, basil, oregano, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Divide the pasta between two plates, and top each with a tilapia fillet.

LEMON GARLIC TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Rinse tilapia fillets under cool water, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place fillets in baking dish. Pour lemon juice over fillets, then drizzle butter on top. Sprinkle with garlic, parsley, and pepper.
• Bake in preheated oven until the fish is white and flakes when pulled apart with a fork, about 30 minutes.