Easy Baked Tilapia

Baked tilapia is the fastest honest dinner in this collection: mild fillets under lemon, garlic butter, and paprika, in and out of the oven in twelve minutes. Fish is naturally gluten-free — it’s the seasoning packets and crumb coatings that sneak wheat in, and this recipe needs neither.

Yield: Serves 4 · Time: 20 min

Ingredients

• 4 tilapia fillets
• 3 tbsp melted butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• Salt and black pepper
• 1 lemon — half juiced, half in slices
• Chopped parsley to finish

Directions

1. Pat the fillets dry and arrange on a lined sheet pan.
2. Stir the butter, garlic, paprika, onion powder, and lemon juice; brush all over the fish.
3. Season and top with lemon slices.
4. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 10–12 minutes until the fish flakes.
5. Scatter with parsley and serve with rice or greens.

Pro tip: Dry fillets brown; wet fillets steam. Two paper towels are the difference.

Gluten-Free Notes

As always on this site: ingredient formulations change, so verify the gluten-free label on every packaged product you use — especially anything milled, malted, or made in a shared facility.

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