Oven Baked Tilapia Fish with Lemon & Basil | Easy Dinners
 
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 Frozen Fillets of Tilapia
  • 1 Lemon
  • ½ Onion
  • 4 tbsp Olive oil or butter
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Fresh Basil leaves
  • Parchment Paper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Thaw out Tilapia ( I usually just put them in a bowl of hot water in the sink, it only takes about 5 minutes to thaw, since they are so thin)
  3. Slice 4¼ inch slices of lemon
  4. Slice 4¼ inch slices of onion
  5. Cut 4 10 inch pieces of parchment paper
  6. Layer 1 slice Onion, then Tilapia
  7. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and garlic powder (sometimes I use Johnny's Seasoning salt)
  8. Drizzle with 1 TBSP Olive oil
  9. Add 2 leaves of Basil then 1 slice of lemon
  10. Fold parchment paper long ways and fold over 2 times to "seal"
  11. Fold ends of parchment paper in to the center.
  12. Bake 25 minutes at 350.
  13. Let cool for 5 minutes.
  14. Enjoy!
Recipe by Kaylee Eylander DIY at https://www.kayleeeylander.com/DIY-tips/oven-baked-tilapia/