A delicious lightly flavoured fish dish that tastes like a piece of summer all year long.
Course
Main
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time15minutes
Total Time25minutes
Servings4servings
AuthorFamily Food and Travel
Ingredients
1small lemon
4tablespoonsbuttersoftened
1tablespoonfresh chopped parsley
3/4teaspoonsalt
1/8teaspoonblack pepper
1/4cupchopped green onionswith tops
4tilapia filletsabout 6 ounces each, about 1 1/2 pounds total
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°. Zest lemon and squeeze 1 tablespoon of juice. In a small bowl, combine the peel and juice with the softened butter, parsley, salt, pepper, and green onions.
Butter a 12x8-inch baking dish. Place fillets in baking dish, folding thinner ends under as necessary. Top fillets with the butter mixture. Bake fillets for 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.