Name: Lemon Garlic Tilapia
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Other

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July 14, 2025

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This easy Lemon Garlic Tilapia is cooked straight from frozen for a quick, flavorful dinner. Tender fish with bright lemon and savory garlic — ready in just 20 minutes! This preparation uses some frozen tilapia filets I like to keep on hand for moments when I need a healthy option, along with ingredients I always have on hand – garlic, lemon and ghee (butter would work fine, too).

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Lemon Garlic Tilapia

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. While oven is preheating, spray the bottom of a large glass baking dish with avocado oil spray.

Place frozen tilapia filets in a single layer on the dish. Top each with a dollop of ghee – about ½ tablespoon each – and generously season with kosher salt and cracked black pepper.

Sprinkle rough-chopped garlic cloves all over the pan. Layer lemon slices right onto the tilapia.

Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with fresh, chopped dill or the herb of your choice.

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Hi, I’m Reed Dunn, the home cook, food blogger and photographer behind Pesto & Potatoes. This is where I share fresh, seasonal plant-based and pescatarian recipes to inspire you in the kitchen and make answering “what’s for dinner?” a little easier.