This easy sweet & spicy tilapia is both budget and waistline friendly. With the sweet and spicy flavor combination, you get the best of both flavor worlds.
In the spirit of healthy & quick dinners to help you through the hectic, calorie filled holidays, I have another tasty dinner idea for you...
This sweet & spicy tilapia is both budget and waistline friendly.
With the sweet and spicy flavor combination, you get the best of both flavor worlds.
And I love how easy it is.
If you can use a whisk and turn on the oven, you can make this fish.
I included a side dish in this recipe but you certainly don't have to make the pecan roasted Brussels sprouts {but you probably should because they are mighty tasty!}
To make the Sweet & Spicy Tilapia with Pecan Roasted Brussels Sprouts, you just need to time it right.
First, make the sauce & pour it over the tilapia.
Then preheat your oven, and trim & halve the Brussels sprouts. Toss those with the other ingredients, and put that in the oven.
Sprinkle the fish with the paprika & salt, and stick that on another shelf in the oven.
Wait 10 minutes, then stir the Brussels sprouts and add the pecans. Put that back in the oven. Then 10 minutes later, check everything. If it's ready, take it out. If not, leave it in another 5 minutes.
Enjoy!
Sweet and Spicy Tilapia
Ingredients
- 4 6 ounce tilapia fillets
- ½ cup fresh orange juice about 1 orange
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoon tamari sauce or soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Lay fish in a single layer in baking dish.
- Whisk together orange juice and next 8 ingredients (through garlic); pour over fish. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Sprinkle fish with paprika and salt; bake for 20-25 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Drizzle sauce over fish.
Notes
Pecan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 lb brussels sprouts trimmed & halved
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Toss all of the ingredients except the pecans together. Transfer to a large rimmed baking sheet, and roast for 15 minutes.
- Stir Brussels sprouts and add in pecans. Roast another 5-10 minutes until the Brussels sprouts are lightly browned.
Notes
Meme
Jennifer says
this is a great,easy and yummy recipe
Meme says
thanks, Jennifer!!