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Pan Seared Tilapia
This Pan Seared Tilapia is my favorite quick fish dinner. It’s fast, flavorful, and finished with a buttery lemon sauce that tastes way fancier than it is.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 19 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 4 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- bowl
- pan
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make Sauce
2
Make Lemon Butter Sauce: In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add lemon juice, garlic powder, and onion powder and mix to combine. Set aside and keep warm.
lemon juice1 tablespoons
3
Combine
4
In a small bowl, make the seasoning by combining Old Bay, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
5
Press Seasoning
6
Thoroughly dry tilapia fillets with paper towels. Press seasoning evenly onto both sides of fillets.
tilapia fillets (4oz each)4
7
Pan Fry
8
In a large pan or skillet, heat 2 TB oil until very hot/smoking. Add 2 tilapia fillets to the pan and cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes, without moving the fish. Carefully flip over and cook another ⏱️ 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining fish.
tilapia fillets (4oz each)4
9
Serve
10
Pour warm lemon butter sauce over fish and garnish as desired. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
calories
368 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.2 g
sugar Content
0.2 g
sodium Content
157 mg
protein Content
34 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
108 mg
carbohydrate Content
1 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
15 g
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