Tilapia Recipes

When your family requests some "other fish," let yourselves be tempted by tilapia. A mild white fish, tilapia is rapidly growing in popularity because it is such a versatile seafood. Use tilapia in these easy recipes for chowders, tacos, baked entrees, and casseroles.

 
 
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Creamy Fish Fillets

From Family Circle

Here's a full-course meal with just five ingredients. Tilapia fillets, green beans, and cherry tomatoes cook in creamy Italian salad dressing while purchased garlic bread toasts in the oven.

Creamy Fish Fillets

Fish Tostadas with Chili Lime Cream

From Better Homes and Gardens

A perfect appetizer recipe that costs just over $2 per serving. The combination of sour cream, chili lime cream and tilapia is ready in under 30 minutes.

Fish Tostadas with Chili Lime Cream

Pecan Crusted Tilapia

From The Food Channel

Tilapia is a white fish with a mild sweet flavor. For this quick-to-fix entree we lightly crust tilapia fillets with a crunchy panko crumb breading seasoned with pecans and pan-saute until golden and flaky.

Pecan Crusted Tilapia

Tilapia Tacos with Chipotle Cream

From Midwest Living

This 30-minute dinner turns fish fillets into tacos by putting them into tortillas and adding fresh toppers. Make it for a fun weeknight meal.

Tilapia Tacos with Chipotle Cream

Sauteed Baja Fish

From Fitness

Rub white fish fillets with oil and chile pepper, then saute a few minutes on high heat for a super fast and healthy dinner.

Sauteed Baja Fish

Tilapia Piccata

From Parents

A light butter and caper sauce flavors the fish in this 20 minute dinner recipe.

Tilapia Piccata

Chili-Rubbed Tilapia with Asparagus & Lemon

From EatingWell

Tilapia, a relatively plentiful fish, has the unfortunate reputation of being dull. All it needs is a spice rub, a familiar barbecuing technique that works just as well indoors. You could also use this rub on chicken breasts or toss it with lightly oiled shrimp before cooking.

Chili-Rubbed Tilapia with Asparagus & Lemon

Salsa Verde Tilapia

From Pace Salsa & Picante

With just 4 ingredients you can create this enjoyable, kicked-up fish dish topped with melted cheese.

Salsa Verde Tilapia

Vietnamese Tilapia with Turmeric & Dill

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, and chile make a simple yet classic sauce - one that's practically requisite at any Vietnamese meal. Here it's drizzled over fish fillets.

Vietnamese Tilapia with Turmeric & Dill

Salt-Crusted Tilapia with Lemongrass

From Food & Wine

Thai cooks love tilapia for its versatility. "You can steam it, fry it or grill it," Andy Ricker says about this mild white fish. At Pok Pok, he stuffs whole fish with lemongrass, encases it in a salt crust, and cooks it over a charcoal fire. Be sure the heat stays relatively low, or the crust will burn before the fish is ready to emerge, moist and fragrant.

Salt-Crusted Tilapia with Lemongrass

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Crispy Fried-Fish Tacos

From Food & Wine

Classically trained chef Tomas Lee was eager to bring the Asian-taco craze to Atlanta with his new restaurant Hankook. Here, he flavors panko-breaded fried-fish tacos with hoisin mayonnaise.

Crispy Fried-Fish Tacos

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Cajun Fish Soup

From Fitness

Stir-fry veggies and the kick of Cajun seasoning start this delicious seafood meal. Add tilapia and tomatoes and this 20-minute soup is done.

Cajun Fish Soup

Grandma Ginger's Fish Casserole

From EatingWell

Recipe developer Katie Webster's grandmother used to make a version of this dish with fresh-caught smallmouth bass from Vermont's Lake Champlain. Our updated version requires no fishing; just a trip to the supermarket for Pacific cod or tilapia.

Grandma Ginger's Fish Casserole

Tilapia with Ginger-Marinated Cucumbers

From Better Homes and Gardens

Fresh cucumbers seasoned with mint and ginger add a refreshing touch to this surprisingly economical and easy seafood dish.

Tilapia with Ginger-Marinated Cucumbers

Spice-Rubbed Tilapia with Tomatillo, Black Bean & Mango Salad

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Tomatillos look like small green tomatoes surrounded by a papery husk. They're common in Mexican cuisine, and their refreshing flavor is great either raw or cooked.

Spice-Rubbed Tilapia with Tomatillo, Black Bean & Mango Salad

Mediterranean Poached Fish

From Family Circle

Fish fillets cooked in a tomato-wine sauce are the main attraction for a healthy 30-minute meal.

Mediterranean Poached Fish

Mini Frittatas

From Parents

Peas work well in these mini egg casseroles, but feel free to use any vegetable you have on hand.

Mini Frittatas

Steamed Cod with Gingery Mushrooms

From Better Homes and Gardens

Try this gently cooked ginger recipe combined with shiitake mushrooms and red sweet pepper to create a delicious dinner. Ready in less than 30 minutes.

Steamed Cod with Gingery Mushrooms

Baja-Battered Fish

From EatingWell

You may not think of fish as a taco ingredient, but the Mexican-inspired fish-taco craze is beginning to spread. Once you've had one, you'll understand. This recipe is a healthful version of the battered, deep-fried and crispy fish at Rossy's Tacos in Baja California.

Baja-Battered Fish

Mock Ceviche

From EatingWell

Traditionally, ceviche is raw fish that's "cooked" by marinating it in acidic citrus juice. Here we quickly poach the tilapia then marinate it with fresh herbs, lime juice and crunchy vegetables for an easy summer dinner. Make it a meal: Serve with warm corn tortillas.

Mock Ceviche

Shrimp and Tilapia Ceviche with Green and Red Peppers

From Midwest Living

Serve the chilled seafood and fresh vegetable mixture in martini glasses for this appetizer. It's great for any summer party.

Shrimp and Tilapia Ceviche with Green and Red Peppers

Chile-Lime Catfish with Corn Saute

From Diabetic Living

To retain the bright color and flavor of the snipped fresh cilantro, stir it into the corn mixture just before serving.

Chile-Lime Catfish with Corn Saute

Beer-Battered Tilapia with Mango Salsa

From EatingWell

Lovers of fried fish get the taste without all the calories in this recipe. Seasoned whole-wheat flour improves the usual fish-and-chips batter. A good pilsner or lager makes this dish taste best-and since you only need 1/2 cup, there's some left over for the cook to enjoy.

Beer-Battered Tilapia with Mango Salsa

Beer-Battered Fish Tacos with Tomato & Avocado Salsa

From EatingWell

Lovers of fried fish get the taste without all the calories, and the salsa adds a fresh, clean note. To complete the Baja theme, serve with black beans, some diced mango and a bit of light sour cream.

Beer-Battered Fish Tacos with Tomato & Avocado Salsa

Seafood Linguine

From EatingWell

This restaurant-worthy seafood pasta dish is a snap to make and an easy way to impress guests. We like the sweet taste and extra-saucy consistency of canned diced San Marzano tomatoes in sauces like this one. Marjoram pairs well with the seafood, but basil or even parsley works too. Serve with a Caesar salad.

Seafood Linguine

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