Description
Tilapia baked in orange juice with a garlic basil topping.
Ingredients
- 4 tilapia fillets
- 1 ½ cups orange juice
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
- ½ cup orange juice
Instructions
- Pour 1 1/2 cups orange juice into a resealable plastic bag. Add tilapia fillets
- coat with the juice
- squeeze bag to remove excess air
- and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 3 hours to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Whisk butter
- panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- garlic
- and basil together in a bowl.
- Remove tilapia from the orange juice and shake to remove excess liquid; arrange fillets in a 13×9-inch baking dish. Discard marinade.
- Pour 1/2 cup orange juice over the tilapia fillets. Spread butter mixture over the top of the filets to cover each completely.
- Bake in preheated oven until the liquid is bubbling and the fish flakes easily with a fork
- about 15 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 4