Tilapia Po Boy

Happy Wednesday!

Here is yet another Tilapia recipe. I just love it and I had bought two packs of it when I went to the grocery last so I wanted to use it up.

There is a seafood restaurant by my husband's work and they have a delicious tilapia po boy that we both love and so I wanted to make it at home.
This recipe isn't really much like the one there as I couldn't really remember what all was on it, but I found a great recipe by Paula Deen that I thought sounded good.

Here is what you'll need:
-tartar sauce (Paula Deen's recipe uses homemade, but I just bought some instead)
-lemon (she calls for lemon for the tartar sauce, but I squeezed some on the fish before serving)
-4-5 tilapia fillets
-French bread
-romaine lettuce
-tomatoes (I forgot these)
-salt and pepper
-garlic powder

Preparation:
Brush the tilapia fillets with some olive oil and season them with the salt and black pepper. Cut the bread into sections, then halve each section lengthwise.
Put the fish on the grill or, if broiling (I broiled), transfer the fillets to the prepared baking sheet. Grill or broil, turning once, until the fish is cooked through, about 6 minutes. Lay the bread on the grill, cut side down, or broiler, cut side up, and grill or broil until toasted, about 1 minute.
For 1 sandwich, layer 1 tilapia fillet on the bottom slice of bread, followed by 2 slices of tomato and 1 lettuce leaf. Spread the top slice of bread with the tartar sauce and cover the sandwich.

So good and a great Spring/Summer recipe!

Original recipe: Paula Deen

Tilapia with Almond Butter

Like I've said before, my husband loves tilapia! I think he would eat it every night if he could.

I love it too because it is fairly inexpensive, super quick to make, and not too fishy tasting. Win!
I usually make it with a lemon-y sauce, but I wanted to do something different this time.
So I turned to none other than Pinterest for inspiration.
I love almonds and I love that this recipe had toasted almonds in it...I knew it would give the tilapia a good crunch.

Here is what you'll need:
-4 - 5 ounces fresh skinless tilapia fillets or other white fish
-Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
-1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
-1 tablespoon olive oil
-2 tablespoons butter
-1/4 cup sliced almonds

Preparation:
Season fish with salt and pepper; sprinkle with flour. Cook fish in hot oil for 4 to 5 minutes or until it is easy to remove with a spatula. (If necessary, cook fish half at a time.) Gently turn fish and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Reduce heat to medium. Add butter to skillet. When butter begins to melt, stir in almonds. Cook for 30 to 60 seconds or until nuts are lightly toasted (do not let butter burn). Spoon butter mixture over fish fillets.


This was so easy to put together and it was perfect with feta pilaf rice (recipe to follow) and green beans.
It is even fancy enough to serve to guests :)


Original recipe: Tilapia with Almond Butter

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Tilapia with a Lemon Caper Sauce

My husband loves tilapia. I mean he absolutely loves it. When you are around him eating it you can pretty much expect him to be going, "mmmm this is so good" the entire time :)
I really need to make it more often as I love it too and it is very inexpensive.

This is a simple and light dish that is sure to please.
We served it up with basmati rice and green beans and were quite satisfied!

Here is what you'll need:
-¾ cups Low Sodium, Fat Free Chicken Broth
-¼ cups Lemon Juice
-2 teaspoons Capers
-¼ teaspoons Salt
-¼ teaspoons Pepper
-1 Tablespoon Butter, Divided
-4 Tilapia Fillets
-¼ cups Flour

Preparation:
Combine the broth, lemon juice and capers and set aside.
Salt and pepper the tilapia and then dredge the fish in the flour.
Melt, over low heat, the tablespoon of butter in a large pan. Once the butter has melted, increase the heat to high, and put the fillets in the pan and let cook for 3 minutes on each side. Or until the fish flakes with a fork. Remove from pan and tent with tin foil.
Add the broth, lemon juice and caper mixture to the pan scrapping the bottom of the pan to release browned goodness. Bring to a boil and cook for three minutes or until reduced in half. Serve two tablespoons of the sauce over the tilapia.


Give it a try to mix it up a little and add some fish into your life :)
You won't be disappointed!

Original recipe: Sauteed Tilapia with Lemon Caper Pan Sauce