Best Basil Baked Tilapia Recipes

TOMATO BASIL TILAPIA

Steps:

• Grease the bottom of a casserole dish with oil.
• In a separate bowl, mix spinach, rigotta cheese, and worchesire sauce together, and then spread the entire mixture at the bottom of the casserole dish.
• Clean and pat fish dry. Spread the fish side by side on top of the spinach mixture.
• Sprinkle the fish with lemon juice and salt.
• Top each fish with tomatoes, basil, scallions, spices, butter and vinegar.
• Add the parm. cheese 5 minutes before the fish is done cooking.

BAKED ITALIAN TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place tilapia in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with pepper. Spoon tomatoes over tilapia; top with onion and green pepper., Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork., Freeze option: Cool fish mixture. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet, stirring occasionally, until a thermometer inserted in fish reads 145°.

ORANGE TILAPIA

Steps:

• Pour 1 1/2 cups orange juice into a resealable plastic bag. Add tilapia fillets, coat with the juice, squeeze bag to remove excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 3 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk butter, panko bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons orange juice, garlic, and basil together in a bowl.
• Remove tilapia from the orange juice and shake to remove excess liquid; arrange fillets in a 13x9-inch baking dish. Discard marinade.
• Pour 1/2 cup orange juice over the tilapia fillets. Spread butter mixture over the top of the filets to cover each completely.
• Bake in preheated oven until the liquid is bubbling and the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.

TILAPIA TOMATO BASIL FILLETS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In shallow dish, combine lemon juice, peel and oil. Dip fillets into lemon mixture turning to coat. Place in baking dish.
• Sprinkle basil, salt and pepper over fillets. Spoon tomatoes over fillets. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover with foil. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.

BAKED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place tilapia in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt; pour over the fillets. Sprinkle with capers, oregano and paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 425° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-15 minutes.