Greek Tilapia Recipes

GREEK-STYLE TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. From lemon(s), grate 1/2 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.
• In 13" by 9" glass or ceramic baking dish, arrange tilapia fillets. Evenly sprinkle fillets with lemon juice and peel, chopped oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add tomatoes to baking dish around tilapia; cover with foil and roast 16 to 18 minutes or until tilapia is opaque throughout and tomatoes are tender.
• Meanwhile, heat covered 4-quart saucepan of salted water to boiling on high. Add orzo and cook as label directs. Drain well.
• Serve tilapia, tomatoes, and orzo with juices from baking dish.

GREEK TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, brown fish in butter., In a small bowl, combine the egg, cheese, milk and cayenne; spoon over fish. Sprinkle with tomato, olives and pine nuts. Bake, uncovered, at 425° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-15 minutes., In a small bowl, combine the parsley, lemon juice and pepper; drizzle over fish.

MEDITERRANEAN TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place fillets in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Top with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olives and cheese. Bake, uncovered, until fish flakes easily with a fork, 15-20 minutes.

TILAPIA FETA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add spinach to skillet; cook and stir until spinach is wilted and cooked down, 5 more minutes. Stir olives, feta cheese, lemon rind, salt, oregano, and white pepper into spinach. Cook until feta cheese has melted and flavors have blended, about 5 more minutes.
• Spread spinach mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange tilapia fillets over spinach mixture. Mix butter and lemon juice in a small bowl and drizzle over fish; sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake fish in the preheated oven until the flesh is opaque and flakes easily, 20 to 25 minutes.

GREEK ROASTED TILAPIA FILLETS (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Lightly mist a medium ovenproof baking dish with spray.
• Mix the garlic, olive oil, parsley, tomatoes, and feta in a medium bowl.
• Lightly mist both sides of the tilapia fillets with spray, and then season both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Lay the fillets side by side, barely touching, in the prepared baking dish. Top evenly with the tomato mixture. Bake for 13 to 17 minutes, or until the tilapia flakes and is no longer translucent. Serve immediately.

GREEK TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F
• In a small baking dish, arrange tilapia fillet and sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Scatter green onion, mushroom slices and olives over top. Spoon tomatoes over, adding some of the tomato juices if desired. Sprinkle with oregano. Top with crumbled feta.
• Cover dish, and bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.

TILAPIA GYROS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425° F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix Tzatziki ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• In small shallow dish, mix bread crumbs, lemon peel, oregano, salt and pepper. Place egg in another shallow dish; beat with fork. Dip 1 fish fillet into egg; shake off excess. Coat both sides with bread crumb mixture; shake off excess crumbs, and place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining fish fillets. Spray tops of breaded fish with cooking spray. Wrap pita breads in foil.
• Bake fish 20 to 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork, placing foil-wrapped pita breads in oven last 10 minutes of bake time.
• To serve, place lettuce leaf on half of each pita bread. Top with fish fillet, cucumber and tomato. Drizzle with tzatziki; fold other half of pita breads over fillings.

GREEK STYLE TILAPIA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400. From lemons, grate 1/2 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice 2. In 13" by 9" glass or ceramic baking dish, arrange tilapia fillets. Evenly sprinkle fillets with lemon juice and peel, chopped oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add tomatoes to baking dish around tilapia, cover with foil and roast 16 to 18 minutes or until tilapia is opaque throughout and tomatoes are tender. 3. Meanwhile, heat covered 4 quart saucepan of salted water to boiling on high. Add orzo and cook as label directs. Drain well. 4. Serve tilapia, tomatoes, and orzo with juices from baking dish.