Ingredients
4 servings
- •4 (4 ounce) tilapia fillets
- •salt and ground black pepper to taste
- •0.5 cup all-purpose flour
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- •1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
- •1 teaspoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or to taste
- •0.5 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme, or to taste
Instructions
- Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper.
- Place flour in a shallow dish. Gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off any excess.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook tilapia fillets in the hot oil, in batches if necessary, until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side.
- Brush melted butter onto the tilapia fillets in the last minute before removing from the skillet.
- Drizzle fillets with lemon juice and garnish with parsley and thyme.
Nutritional Facts
Per 4 servings
- Calories: 249
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Fat: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 25g