Description
This delicious pan-seared tilapia is served with a creamy roasted red pepper sauce, perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 fillets tilapia
- 2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0 tsp ground cumin
- salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup roasted red peppers
- 0 cup vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Season tilapia fillets with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and cumin.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook tilapia 3–4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté onion in the same skillet until soft, then add garlic.
- Add roasted peppers and broth, simmer 5 minutes.
- Blend sauce until smooth, then return to skillet.
- Stir in lemon juice and honey, adjust seasoning.
- Return tilapia to sauce and simmer 3–5 minutes.
Notes
- This dish pairs well with rice or crusty bread to soak up the sauce.
- Feel free to add additional spices to the sauce for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg