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Tilapia with Lemon Butter Sauce
Recipes
Tilapia with Lemon Butter Sauce
4 servings
15 minutes total

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, coarsely chopped
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 ½ lb tilapia fillets (thawed)
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 4 teaspoons flour, divided
  • Large zip-top bag
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  • ¼ cup white wine

Prep

    • Chop parsley; cut lemon in half. Set both aside.
    • Check fish for bones (wash hands).

Steps

    1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place seasoned salt and 3 teaspoons flour in zip-top bag; shake to mix. Add fish to zip-top bag; seal tightly and shake to coat.
    2. Place 1 tablespoon butter in pan, then add fish; cook 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter to center of pan and flip fillets, using spatula, to distribute butter under each fillet. Cook 3 more minutes and until fish is golden and flakes easily and is 145°F. Transfer fish to serving plates.
    3. Add wine and remaining 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon flour to pan; squeeze juice of lemon into pan. Heat and stir 1–2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley and serve butter sauce over fish.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 270, Total Fat 12g, Sat Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 95mg, Sodium 450mg, Total Carb 5g, Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 34g, Calc 2%, Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 10%, Iron 6%