Lemon Garlic Tilapia

This delicious tilapia dish has the perfect combination or lemon, garlic, and butter... Mmmmmm... A yummy way to eat healthy. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 4 tilapia fillets
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  
• 3 tablespoons butter
  
• 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Rinse tilapia fillets under cool water, and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Saute garlic in butter.
   
4. Place fillets in baking dish. Pour lemon juice over fillets, then drizzle butter/garlic mixture on top. Sprinkle with parsley and pepper.
5. Bake in preheated oven until the fish is white and flakes when pulled apart with a fork, about 8-12 minutes depending on thickness of fish.

Note: For more flavor and an extra crunch add 2-3 Tb. of buttered bread crumbs or finely crushed Ritz crackers.

Serves: 4
Prep time: 10min. Cook time: 10min. Ready in: 20min.
Amount per serving: 142 calories, 4.4 grams fat (I added 2Tb. more butter than the original recipe. These amounts may be off.)