Latin American Recipe : Tex-Mex Tilapia

This light, white fish is marinated with olive oil and lime juice and then pan-fried with tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro until just done. It's quick, easy, and amazing!

Ingredients

• 4 (3 ounce) fresh tilapia fillets
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings
• 8 sprigs cilantro leaves
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Lay tilapia fillets in a glass baking dish. Drizzle olive oil and lime juice evenly over the fish. Season with salt and pepper. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
2. Transfer tilapia to a non-stick skillet and pour the lime juice mixture over the fish. Scatter the tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro over the fillets. Cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts

• calories224.6
• carbohydrateContent4.8 g
• cholesterolContent31.1 mg
• fatContent14.9 g
• fiberContent1.3 g
• proteinContent18.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.1 g
• sodiumContent44.4 mg
• sugarContent2.5 g