Lemon Butter Cajun Baked Tilapia

Tilapia baked in a cajun lemon butter with lime and topped with fresh parsley.

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Lemon Butter Cajun Baked Tilapia

Cajun Baked Tilapia is quick and easy for any weeknight dinner. The tilapia is baked in a lemony, garlic and butter sauce to get a rich fish dish to serve within 30 minutes

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword baked tilapia, cajun fish fillet, fish in butter sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 160kcal

Author Eileen Murphy Kelly

Equipment

Ingredients

½ teaspoon unsalted butter for baking tray Note 1

Preparing the Tilapia

4 (6 ) ounce tilapia fillets (2.5 lb | 1 kg) Note 2
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon homemade Cajun seasoning or store bought
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large lemons

Garnishes

1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped optional garnish
1 large lemon, sliced thin optional garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F/ 200°C. Rub a 9 x13 inch baking dish with ½ teaspoon unsalted butter or non-stick baking spray.
Place 4 (6 ) ounce tilapia fillets in the prepared baking dish.
In a small mixing bowl, combine ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper, 1 teaspoon homemade Cajun seasoning, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped, 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced, and 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature. Spread the mixture equally on each fish.
Slice 2 large lemons in half and squeeze each half over the seasoned tilapias.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes. The fish will be flaky and fork tender.
Ready to serve. Optional garnish, serve tilapia fillets with 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped, and 1 large lemon, sliced thin.

Notes

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Note 1: Use either ½ Tablespoon unsalted butter or non-stick baking spray on the baking pan.

Note 2: We use tilapia filetts that weight about .5 to .6 ounces each. If using frozen tilapia fillets, defrost them in the refrigerator overnight before using in the recipe.

Storage: Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Freezer Instructions: Allow to cool down and freeze in an airtight container for 1 month.

Reheat: Reheat in the microwave until heated through.

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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