Ahhhh you guys–after today I only have 2 more days left at my old job and then I’m off to Puerto Rico for a week. To say I’m A) excited and B) feeling seriously unmotivated would be an understatement. Do you know what it’s like to be thiiiiiis close to be done at a job and thiiiiiis close to going on vacation but still having to sit at a desk for 8 hours? Maybe you do know, but all I know is that I’m feeling antsy.
So funny story about this recipe… ok actually it’s not that funny, but I came home from work one day and debated chicken vs. fish for dinner. Normally, chicken wins, but I opted for the tilapia instead. The real problem is that I don’t have a go-to fish recipe. I usually just throw some soy sauce on it and call it a meal, but I wanted something different this time.
When Miguel and I moved into our new apartment, we transferred over some things from our old refrigerator into our new one. One thing that made the cut? Lemon juice. I have no idea why, but apparently I felt like it was important enough to save. Soooo…. tilapia+lemon juice+?=delicious. I stared at my spice cabinet for a solid 3 minutes. THREE MINUTES. That’s a long time if you think about it. Well, after some sniffing around (literal sniffing) I opted for the thyme, because I never use it and was feeling bad for it. Equal treatment for all spices, ya know?
Turns our tilapia+lemon juice+thyme=a winning combo–woohoo! I totally wasn’t planning on making this a recipe for my blog (I just wanted some dinna), but here I am, sharing it with you all. I think I’ve just found my go-to fish recipe.
Lemon Thyme Tilapia
- Yield: 2 1x
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 tilapia filets
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp thyme
Instructions
- Defrost tilapia according to instructions on the package.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over the stove.
- Coat one side of each tilapia with lemon juice first and then thyme* and place that side face down in the skillet; coat the side facing up with lemon juice and thyme. Cook until both sides are slightly brown.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*Each side of each tilapia should receive approximately 1 tsp lemon juice and 1/2 tsp thyme.
Q: Are you a tilapia person? What’s your go-to fish recipe?
Nice recipe! I Love fish
I can’t wait until my last day in the office.
I never cook tilapia, I should start. My go to fish recipe is to slather mustard on salmon, crush up pistachios, put on top and bake for like 20 minutes. DELISH.
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Yummm, this sounds delish & I love the simplicity of it– you know simple is my thang and anything with too many ingredients I will either just ignore or mess up when I make it, haha. Plus, YAY about almost being done with your job + Puerto Rico so soon!! I know what you mean about how killer it is to finish something when you know how close you are to being done… that’s how I felt about finishing grad school after I decided I was not going to go back for a second year. Killer! But so worth it in the end!
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Ok obviously no tilapia for me, so instead I’ll just say TAKE ME WITH YOU to Puerto Rico!!
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Lemon with tiliapia — or any white fish for that matter — is a very instinctive choice. Glad it worked out so well for you. It really, really looks that way.
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Saved by lemon juice and thyme! Haha I’m glad you gave this a shot. Looks yum
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Hahaha “sniffing around”. I’m not a huge tilapia lover because 1) I’m kind of spoiled coming from the west coast with salmon and halibut, and 2) the first time i ever had it was in a dining hall. bad, bad, bad. HOWEVER, yours looks reallllly good, so I’m gonna keep an open mind about it 🙂 Looks great!
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Haha- I’m imagining you sniffing around your cabinet. Hilarious! I like that you cook with your senses though. It looks like they steered you in the right direction!
I hope the next 2 days fly by and you are in gorgeous Puerto Rico (said with a Puerto Rican accent) before you know it!
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Mmm tasty!! My husband won’t eat Tilapia because it’s technically a “bottom – feeder” fish. Ugh, so I try to eat it as much as I can when he’s gone or if we’re out to dinner!
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I can’t tell you how much I LOVE LOVE simple recipes that are under 5 ingredients. NAILED IT!!!! Thanks girl! Pics looks fab!
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I remember that feeling so well! I basically didn’t go to work my last week. I was like wellll they aren’t gonna fire me so! Maybe spent 4 hours in the office that week haha
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Oh I hate when I can’t figure out what I want to do!! I never get anywhere when I’m just staring, and I usually end up just grabbing something and not liking it hahaha. But the combination of lemon thyme sounds super good! And I think I have a lemon spice, so I may have to use that next time….
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Very excited for yoooooouuu! No wonder you are feeling antsy! I love that you talked about some condiments making the trip….I moved an entire coolers worth down to KY with me haha. I could not bear to waste them, lemon juice WAS included in that! Either way, I am glad you came up with this recipe, now all I need is some Thyme 🙂
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Tilapia is one fish I will eat. It’s not as fishy to me as the others. I typically make it with crab meat on top and some breadcrumbs (Recipe on my blog). It’s easy and delicious!
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I am most definitely a tilapia person, so I bet that I’d love this!
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Oh man, I can only imagine how antsy you are right now! Only two more days, you can do it!
I love how simple this recipe is! I’ll have to remember the lemon/thyme combo. I grew a bunch of fresh thyme this summer and never used it.my patio smelled nice, though.
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