Best Tilpia recipe?

I would sometimes add a tablespoon of olive oil to a skillet and season the filet with Mrs.Dash table blend seasoning.

One of my favorites is to coat it with some low sodium taco seasoning. Bake it 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Ones done cut it length wise and put it on a soft taco with salsa and sour cream. Fish tacos!! I put a little slaw on top too.

I usually fry it in olive oil, add some pepper, Mr. Dash, and cajun. And sometimes I like to bake it. You can easily be creative with fish!

For a super easy, spicy and delicious no added fat dish, put about 1/2 cup of your favorite salsa in a skillet. My fave is La Costena homestyle -- no added fat or sugar -- and it is so delicious. It is usually in international aisle with Mexican stuff in most stores. Second choice is Herdez homestyle salsa.

Add a clove of garlic chopped, and put on medium heat. Season fish with salt and pepper, or my go-to spice blend, Tony Cachere's cajun. The just lay the seasoned fish on top of hot and soon to be boiling salsa. The fish will sort of poach in the liquid. Turn it once after about 2 min. Don't let the salsa dry up. Add more salsa, or a little water, or both if necessary. This is so good!!!

You can cook any type of white fish this way for a delicious easy no fuss meal. Yum. I'll be making this tomorrow.

The biggest mistake people make with fish is to overcook it, which dries it out. Tilapia, being pretty thin and not terribly fatty, is especially prone to this.

When I was a newbie cook I made up this recipe that never, ever failed, and I still use to this day:

Preheat oven to 350 F
Place thawed tilapia fillets on baking sheet and season with salt and pepper
Toss together some diced zucchini, tomatoes, minced garlic and a little feta cheese, smother fish with this completely
Bake for 15ish min but start checking at 10. You want it to flake easily with a fork but still look not dry inside. The smothering with veggies keeps it moist, and it absorbs all that yummy tomato/garlic juice.

Enjoy!
If you plan to eat a lot of fish, and are at all concerned about the environment or having fish to eat in 10 years, look for sustainably raised ones. Tilapia can be some of the worst - often raised in pits in Thailand or Vietnam with antibiotics and other chemicals leaching into the soil. Target sells affordable frozen tilapia and salmon that is Marine Stewardship Council certified (you can find the stamp on the bag). If you have a Wegman's, they do a good job too.

Yep. This is the best. I've had special requests from people who I've made this for before (perhaps even years ago) to please make again when they visit!

Oven at 350

Wash and pat dry individual planks. (Individual means to separate the pieces that are still in H shape so that you have two thin long strips instead of the H.)

Dip each piece in butter and then coat with crunched up Glutino gluten free plain crackers. (I really smash up the crackers into tiny pieces; I use a meat tenderizer pounder tool -- like a kitchen hammer to whack the crackers! Don't make into powder - just little pieces...) You can use a breadcrumb or a different plain cracker instead. Weird how this brand (Glutino) tastes particularly great on the fish. I buy it at Whole Foods.

Then lay out each piece in a baking pan. I use a non-stick tray or a coated rotisserie pan. Generously sprinkle garlic salt. Drizzle some remaining butter over the cracker.

Cook until the pieces are just about breaking open with tenderness and the crackers are roasted but not burnt. I always prefer overcooked fish to undercooked fish. Allow the fish to get sizzly cooked- watch edges and notice when it starts to get toasty.

After cooking, squeeze fresh lemon on each piece. Serve with a piece of lemon on each person's plate for extra add of lemon.

Of course, butter is not weight loss food, but most of it seems to cook off and pools on the tray. I always lose weight if I have this for dinner! Fish is great weight loss food in an of itself so I don't worry about the occasional butter when I make this fish.