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This flavorful tilapia and orzo is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner! Light, healthy, and packed with fresh ingredients, this simple fish recipe comes together fast for a fresh and satisfying meal. Perfect for seafood lovers looking for a quick dinner idea!
Summer is pretty much here. Schools are getting out for summer, the temperatures are rising, and my garden is taking off. With summer I often crave lighter meals. It is just so hot, I don’t want something heavy to weigh me down. Not to mention trying to fit into a bathing suit. Lets just not go there 🙂
As I have said before I am not a huge fish eater. I am trying to get better, but it is a slow work in progress. I bought a big bag of frozen Tilapia fillets, and I am making my way through them trying new recipes as I go. First, Tortilla Crusted Fish, and now this; Tilapia with Tomatoes and Orzo. The tomato sauce over this fish is amazing. My husband said he would be happy just eating this sauce over pasta next time, it was so good.
For a little color and more flavor I added frozen corn to the mix. But fresh corn, later in the summer, would be even better! The really nice thing about cooking Tilapia is how quickly it cooks. From start to finish this took less than 25 minutes. It will depend on how thick your fillets are, but on average they are pretty thin. Any other mild white fish would work well here too, so use what you have.
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Tilapia with Tomatoes and Orzo
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 oz diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 Tilapia fillets
- 2 cups orzo, cooked
Instructions
- In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic, saute for a few seconds. Stir in tomatoes, corn, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook for 5-8 minutes until bubbly.2 teaspoons olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, 28 oz diced tomatoes, 1/2 cup frozen corn, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Place Tilapia fillets on top of the tomato mixture. Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes until fish is white and flaky.4 Tilapia fillets
- Serve over orzo.2 cups orzo
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Lighter in the summer is wonderful-especially when it involves great fish recipes like this one:)
I love tilapia (and the fact that you’re slowly starting to like fish!). 🙂 This dish looks scrumptious!
Love orzo and this looks like a fast and delicious way to eat tilapia and orzo, great recipe Erin.
Great Tilapia Recipes. Very easy to prepare and taste heavenly. I love how colorful and festive it looks on my table. I will definitely be trying some of your other Tilapia Recipes soon. Thanks.
looks good! question, did you defrost the tilapia first? thx.
Yes, if you are using frozen anything, you will need to defrost it for any recipe.