Pan Seared Tilapia

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 19 minutes

Ingredients

3 tablespoons salted butter

1 tablespoons lemon juice

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon onion powder

1 ½ teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon paprika

4 tilapia fillets (4oz each)

4 tablespoons olive oil (divided)

freshly chopped parsley (chives, or lemon slices)

Directions

Make Sauce

Make Lemon Butter Sauce: In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add lemon juice, garlic powder, and onion powder and mix to combine. Set aside and keep warm.

Combine

In a small bowl, make the seasoning by combining Old Bay, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.

Press Seasoning

Thoroughly dry tilapia fillets with paper towels. Press seasoning evenly onto both sides of fillets.

Pan Fry

In a large pan or skillet, heat 2 TB oil until very hot/smoking. Add 2 tilapia fillets to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, without moving the fish. Carefully flip over and cook another 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining fish.

Serve

Pour warm lemon butter sauce over fish and garnish as desired. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

• Calories: 368 kcal
• Total Fat: 25 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
• Trans Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 108 mg
• Sodium: 157 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
• Total Sugars: 0.2 g
• Protein: 34 g