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Dinnertime just got a whole lot easier! With this premade meal plan take the stress out of meal time. Each recipe is ready in 30 minutes or less to save you time and money while being inspired to try new recipes!
Dinnertime just got a whole lot easier! With this premade meal plan take the stress out of meal time. Save time and money while being inspired to try new recipes!
Dinnertime just got a whole lot easier! With this premade meal plan take the stress out of meal time. Save time and money while being inspired to try new recipes!
This lemon pepper tilapia recipe is the perfect easy weeknight dinner! The tender, flaky fish is bursting with zesty citrus…
This lemon pepper tilapia recipe is the perfect easy weeknight dinner! The tender, flaky fish is bursting with zesty citrus and ready in under 30 minutes. We love it with a simple salad or quick sauteed veggies (even the kids are fans!).
Lately we’ve been struggling with that old question, “What’s for dinner?” As cookbook authors we have written whole books of ideas, but believe us—it’s still a question we ask on a daily basis!
Here’s a great recipe that solves that dilemma: lemon pepper tilapia! It comes together in under 30 minutes and the fish is so tender and zingy, it’s irresistible! Pair it with a quick veggie like sauteed broccoli, an easy arugula salad, and couscous, rice or quinoa, and you’re in business! Our whole fam loves this one, especially with a dipping sauce like dill sauce or tahini yogurt, or lemon garlic butter sauce.
This lemon pepper tilapia recipe uses just a handful of ingredients for big, bold flavor. The key—of course—is lemon pepper, a seasoning mix you can find in your local grocery. Here are a few ingredient notes and substitutions:
Keep in mind, some brands of lemon pepper you’ll find at the grocery include salt. Make sure to review the ingredients on the lemon pepper container before you start cooking, and reduce the salt in the recipe if it does contain salt.
Don’t have lemon pepper? You can also simply use fresh ground black pepper in this recipe! The recipe also calls for lemon zest from a real lemon, which will bring plenty of citrus notes to the salmon.
Most of the of tilapia that’s available to buy is farm raised, so you’ll want to look for responsibly farmed tilapia. Here’s what Monterrey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch recommends when looking for sustainable tilapia.
While you don’t have to serve this lemon pepper tilapia with anything fancy, everything tastes better with a little dipping sauce! Our favorite ways to serve it are with a butter sauce over the top, or a creamy sauce for dipping. Here are a few ideas:
This lemon pepper tilapia is the best easy dinner idea since there’s barely any prep involved! There are so many easy ways: we like to mix up a fresh salad or quick sauteed veggies while the fish is baking. Here are a few ideas:
Lemon pepper tilapia stores refrigerated for 3 to 4 days. Personally, we find fish is best when it is freshly made. When we repurpose leftover fish, we like to make it into new things like tuna salad or tuna cakes (but using tilapia).
We love eating tilapia at our house: it’s quick, simple and flavorful, and it has a mild flavor that everyone in our family enjoys. A few more of our top tilapia recipes are this baked tilapia (a fan favorite!), fried tilapia, Parmesan crusted tilapia, and blackened tilapia.
This lemon pepper tilapia recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, and pescatarian.
Tilapia is a good source of lean protein and contains various vitamins and minerals. It’s also low in calories and fat.
Absolutely! While tilapia is a popular and affordable option, you can substitute it with other white fish like cod, haddock, or flounder.
It’s best to cook tilapia fresh for optimal flavor and texture. However, you can prepare the lemon pepper seasoning in advance and store it in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes 
Yield: 4 This lemon pepper tilapia recipe is the perfect easy weeknight dinner! The tender, flaky fish is bursting with zesty citrus and ready in under 30 minutes. We love it with a simple salad or quick sauteed veggies (even the kids are fans!).
Note: *If using a lemon pepper mixture that includes salt in its ingredient list, reduce the kosher salt to ⅛ teaspoon, then add more to taste when serving.
If desired, serving with a dipping sauce like dill sauce, tahini yogurt, or tartar sauce, or a butter sauce like lemon butter sauce or garlic butter sauce.
Category: Dinner
Method: Oven
Cuisine: Seafood
Diet: Gluten FreeDinnertime just got a whole lot easier! With this premade meal plan take the stress out of meal time. Save time and money while being inspired to try new recipes!
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