TEX-MEX TILAPIA

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This light, white fish is marinated with olive oil and lime juice and then pan-fried with tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro until just done. It's quick, easy, and amazing!

Provided by bawkbagawk

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 1h28m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 (3 ounce) fresh tilapia fillets
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup fresh lime juice
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings
8 sprigs cilantro leaves
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Lay tilapia fillets in a glass baking dish. Drizzle olive oil and lime juice evenly over the fish. Season with salt and pepper. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
Transfer tilapia to a non-stick skillet and pour the lime juice mixture over the fish. Scatter the tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro over the fillets. Cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.6 calories, Carbohydrate 4.8 g, Cholesterol 31.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 18.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 44.4 mg, Sugar 2.5 g