mexican

Pan Seared Tilapia with Garlic Lime Butter and Mexican Rice

Name: Pan Seared Tilapia with Garlic Lime Butter and Mexican Rice
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 207 g tilapia fillet; 188 g cooked Mexican-style rice; 9 g vegetable oil; 13 g butter; 6 g garlic, minced; 11 g lime juice; 1 g ground cumin; 6 g cilantro, chopped; 2 g salt; 0.47 g black pepper

This pan-seared dish pairs tilapia fillet with cooked Mexican-style rice, butter and garlic, minced. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Dinner

Easy

Balanced High satiety Heart friendly High protein Pescatarian Gluten free

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Estimated macros per portion

48 g Protein

57 g Carbohydrates

24 g Fat

1 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

207g tilapia fillet 207 kcal
188g cooked Mexican-style rice 244 kcal
9g vegetable oil 80 kcal
13g butter 93 kcal
6g garlic, minced 9 kcal
11g lime juice 3 kcal
1g ground cumin 4 kcal
6g cilantro, chopped 2 kcal
2g salt 0 kcal
0g black pepper 1 kcal

Cooking instructions

tilapia filletground cuminsaltblack pepper
Pat tilapia dry and season with salt, black pepper, and ground cumin.
tilapia filletvegetable oil
Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook tilapia 2-3 minutes per side until flaky; transfer to a plate.
buttergarliclime juice
Reduce heat to low. Add butter and minced garlic to the skillet; cook 30 seconds until fragrant, then stir in lime juice.
buttergarliclime juice
Spoon the garlic-lime butter over the fish.
cooked Mexican-style ricecilantro
Serve with warm Mexican-style rice and garnish with chopped cilantro.