Pan-Grilled Tilapia with Lemon and Red Onion

Name: Pan-Grilled Tilapia with Lemon and Red Onion
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 1 tilapia fillet
Ingredients: ¼ large lemon; 1 (6 ounce) tilapia fillet, patted dry; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon butter, divided; ¼ large red onion, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon grated fresh Parmesan cheese

6 Ratings
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This recipe came from necessity, as I was so very hungry, sick of chicken, and I didn't want to turn on the oven. My diet is pretty specific right now so this was easy and delicious low-carb lunch when served with a salad. Greek salad with pink grapefruit added really brought out the flavor blend, and fits well with the Mayo Clinic Diet of adding grapefruit to each meal of meat or fish and salad or veggies. I made a single serving so I am leaving it to the maker to multiply.

By Terri-Lynn Howell-Schlaiss

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

15 mins

additional:

2 mins

total:

27 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 tilapia fillet

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 1 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

¼ large lemon
1 (6 ounce) tilapia fillet, patted dry
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon butter, divided
¼ large red onion, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Directions

Step 1
Squeeze lemon juice over tilapia; season lightly with salt and black pepper.

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Step 2
Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Melt 1/2 teaspoon butter in hot oil. Add chopped onion and minced garlic; cook and stir until onion begins to look translucent, about 5 minutes.
Step 3
Reduce heat to medium-low. Push onion mixture to sides of the skillet. Melt remaining 1/2 teaspoon of butter in the skillet. Place tilapia in the center of the skillet and cover with onion mixture. Cover skillet and cook tilapia until it starts to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Push onion mixture to the sides again and flip tilapia. Cover and cook until second side is golden and flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes more.
Step 4
Remove skillet from heat. Top tilapia with grated Parmesan cheese, cover, and let stand until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.

Cook's Note:

I used a block of fresh Parmesan cheese and a peeler to shave off cheese over the fish.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

371 calories; protein 37.3g; carbohydrates 7.6g; fat 21.4g; cholesterol 76.7mg; sodium 337.8mg. Full Nutrition

Crikkitt

Allstar

02/12/2016

Really tasty and easy to make. I made zero changes and will make again.

Jack Kinney

08/12/2020

Thanks Terri-Lynn, Followed your directions without any changes except adding mushrooms. Cheryl, my wife, liked your recipe. But she can eat a piece of fish with a little lemon and pepper. On the other hand, I like fish recipes that are either spicy or sweet like a mango sauce. Your recipe is easy, but I'd like suggestions how to give it more flavor. Also, I went to The Mayo Clinic for my brain cancer. It's the best for anyone that needs treatment. Blessings, Jack

6 Ratings

5 star values: 3
4 star values: 1
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Crikkitt

Allstar

02/12/2016

Really tasty and easy to make. I made zero changes and will make again.

Krista

09/04/2018

This tilapia recipe is the best I've ever tried! Everyone in my house loves it.

Muhammad Akhir Othman

04/10/2020

It was fantastic. I followed the recipe closely.

Jack Kinney

08/12/2020

bruce

03/22/2020

I added some dill to it. It was good, but next time I will use a bit more lemon and dill to bring in more flavour. A quick easy to make recipe. Also might try it with some Cajun spice to make it a bold taste.

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