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Tilapia with a Lemon Herb Butter Pan Sauce

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If you’re looking for a fast, elegant, and easy fish recipe, look no further! Tilapia with a lemon herb butter pan sauce is the perfect fuss-free weeknight recipe because it takes less than 20 minutes!

If you're looking for a fast, elegant, and easy fish recipe, look no further! Tilapia with a lemon herb butter pan sauce is the perfect fuss-free weeknight recipe because it takes less than 20 minutes!

Neither my husband nor I are huge fish fans, but we both really enjoyed this lemon herb tilapia recipe. The sauce is so tasty thatΒ I may have licked the plate.

Fresh oregano, parsley, and dill pack a lot of flavor. Butter makes everything better, and it gives this sauce its irresistible quality.

If you're looking for a fast, elegant, and easy fish recipe, look no further! Tilapia with a lemon herb butter pan sauce is the perfect fuss-free weeknight recipe because it takes less than 20 minutes!

Many peopleΒ like tilapia because of its mild taste. Those who aren’t into really fishy tasting fish will like it.

I like it because it’s a firm fish, which means it’s much easier to handle and doesn’t fall apart while you’re cooking it.

If you're looking for a fast, elegant, and easy fish recipe, look no further! Tilapia with a lemon herb butter pan sauce is the perfect fuss-free weeknight recipe because it takes less than 20 minutes!

I hope you’ll give this lemon tilapia recipe a try!

Questions? Ask in the comments below.

If you're looking for a fast, elegant, and easy fish recipe, look no further! Tilapia with a lemon herb butter pan sauce is the perfect fuss-free weeknight recipe because it takes less than 20 minutes!
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Tilapia with a Lemon Herb Butter Pan Sauce

A quick, easy, and fantastic fish dish with a herb butter sauce.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword butter tilapia, lemon herb tilapia, lemon tilapia
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 2
Author Salt & Lavender

Ingredients

  • 2 tilapia fillets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Flour for dredging (1/4 cup or more if needed)
  • 5 ounces chicken broth or water
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano chopped
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Chop herbs.
  2. Add salt and pepper to both sides of each tilapia fillet.
  3. Add flour to a plate.
  4. Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet on medium-high heat.
  5. When the skillet is hot, dredge each tilapia fillet in flour and add to the skillet. Cook for three minutes on each side.
  6. Add chicken broth, lemon juice, and herbs to the skillet. Cook for five minutes until the sauce reduces and thickens.
  7. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

  • Great with rice or a side salad.

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Comments

  7. Amy l worthyoursalt says

    April 11, 2016 at 6:43 AM

    Tilapia is one of my favorite types of fish because of how versatile it is! herb butter sounds like the perfect accompaniment to the fish and your pictures of it are beautiful – will definitely try this recipe out πŸ™‚

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  10. MaryAnn says

    April 20, 2016 at 8:52 AM

    I made this last week and it was delish! I used white wine instead of the chicken broth and dried not fresh herbs. I may make more sauce next time. It was easy and we loved it. I try to eat fish, but needed some good recipes and this was it! thanks!

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  11. Sourav says

    April 24, 2016 at 9:04 PM

    I try to avoid fish by all means, but it’s a different story for this one. It looks delicious.
    And nice photography too. The props used are so simple, yet so effective. Loved the sprinkled spices around the dish.

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  12. Sammy says

    May 3, 2019 at 1:38 PM

    What do u think the weight of those two tilapia fillets are? I have the little frozen fillets and I’m trying to decide how many I should un thaw!

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    • Natasha says

      May 3, 2019 at 1:40 PM

      Oh geez… this recipe is from 3 years ago, and I don’t cook fish all that often, so I’m just guessing here… but maybe 6-7 ounces? Haha sorry I am not super helpful with this! Let me know if you like the recipe. πŸ™‚

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