Baked Tilapia with Tomatoes Recipe

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In our house, we love Tilapia recipes.  The flavorful veggies in this tilapia dish are what really add that zing!

The combination of roasted vegetables, lemon juice, and olive oil in this Baked Tilapia with Tomatoes recipe creates a flavorful dish that is also healthy.

Specialty Ingredients:

The following ingredients are affiliate links on Amazon because they may be a bit hard to find in your normal store.  I wanted you to be able to see exactly which things we are using.

Large Black Olives

Capers

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Reminder, not all ingredients are linked above, just the ones that may be a bit difficult to find or that you might be unsure of what to look for.

We also like to substitute this fish for White Trout or Salmon on occasion, depending on the season.

Best part?  This recipe is only 3 Weight Watchers Freestyle points!

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Baked Tilapia with Tomatoes Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

27 mins

Total Time

37 mins

 

The combination of roasted vegetables, lemon juice, and olive oil with the flaky, white, Tilapia fish creates a flavorful dish that is also healthy.

Course: Main

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Servings: 5

Author: Kelli Miller

Ingredients

• 5 pieces of Tilapia
• 1/2 pound of cherry tomatoes cut in half
• 3 T Olive Oil split
• 1/2 C fresh basil torn to pieces
• 1/2 C fresh parsley torn as well
• 3/4 Large Black Olives cut in half
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1/3 C Capers rinsed
• Black Pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. In a 9x13 deep baking dish, put 1 T olive oil, cut tomatoes, cut olives, rinsed capers, basil (reserve some for topping after cooked), and parsley (reserve some).
3. Bake for 13-15 minutes
4. While the veggies are baking, prepare the dressing: lemon juice, remaining 2 T of olive oil, and pepper. Set aside
5. Remove roasted veggies from oven and move them to the side of the pan so that the Tilapia can rest directly on the bottom of the baking dish.
6. Top the fish with the vegetables and pour the dresing on top.
7. Bake for an additional 10-12 minutes or until the fish is done.
8. Top with reserved basil and parsley.

More Tilapia Recipes:

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• 14 Healthy Tilapia Recipes
• Easy Tilapia and Mango Fish Tacos

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