Lemony Baked Tilapia

Name: Lemony Baked Tilapia
Ingredients: 4 6-ounce tilapia fillets; 1/2 teaspoon Back-of-the-Yards Butcher's Rub; 1/2 teaspoon Trinidad Lemon-Garlic Seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon Florida Seasoned Pepper; optional 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika (for color); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

This is a garlic, lemon, pepper flavored tilapia. The 3 spice blends I use have a lot of overlap on the garlic, lemon & pepper flavors, but each brings a little something different along with it. I find they work well together, while letting the main flavors shine. It's that little background flavor that makes them go hhhmmm.

Submitted by: Lara from Rockford, IL
Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 6-ounce tilapia fillets
1/2 teaspoon Back-of-the-Yards Butcher's Rub
1/2 teaspoon Trinidad Lemon-Garlic Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon Florida Seasoned Pepper
optional 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika (for color)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375F.
Brush a little of the olive oil in bottom of shallow baking dish.
Mix the three seasonings well in a small bowl.
Rinse the tilapia & pat dry.
Season tilapia with the spice mix on both sides & place in baking dish.
Drizzle lightly with remaining olive oil.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until tilapia is cooked through & flakes easily.
Sprinkle with lemon juice when it comes out of the oven.

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I usually give the spice mix a lite grind in my mortar & pestle, I find it brings out the flavors, but it is no big deal if you don't have one (or forget like I do).