Tilapia Fish Tacos Recipe

Hawaiian sunfish, St. Peter's fish or Tilapia, call it by any name, but there is no doubt that Tilapia has become one of the most famous foods in Mexican cuisine. Tilapia is a sweet flavored freshwater fish which is mostly raised in farms. A popular Mexican food Tilapia fish tacos have been slowly making a good fan base in the US. Although Tilapia fish is new in America, it has been used as food in Asia and Africa since ancient times.

Among the various Tilapia recipes, Tilapia fish tacos is the most popular one. Widely served as a healthy snack in almost all Mexican food joints. Tilapia fish taco recipe is regarded a healthy substitute for weight watchers and due to the rich content of omega-3 fatty acids.

Tilapia Fish Tacos

Tacos never tasted so good. Including Tilapia fish in your favorite tacos makes it tasty and something to die for at the same time. So let's have a look at a delicious Tilapia fish tacos recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp creole seasoning
• 3 tbsp butter
• 4 Tilapia fillets
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 cup Alfredo sauce

Preparation
Preheat an oven to 425°F. Now brush the fish fillets with oil on both sides and mix it in creole seasoning, to taste. Now place these fillets in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake the fish fillets until the flesh is no longer slippery and flakes easily with a fork this would take 10 minutes. The approximate time is 10 minutes. Take a medium sauce pan and melt the butter over medium flame. Add the minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the Alfredo sauce and bring it to a simmer. Bring the flame to low and pour the sauce over the fish. Serve hot and for extra seasoning add creole seasoning.

Grilled Tilapia Fish Tacos

Mexican cuisine only gets tastier with Tilapia fish tacos. Adding a grill brings more flavor to the fish and the tacos. If you're thinking of grilling Tilapia fish tacos on a grill this weekend for family and friends, this recipe is just for you.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 cup pico de gallo or tomato salsa
• 1 cup lime juice
• 1 lb Tilapia
• 1 tbsp ancho chili powder
• 1 jalapeño, coarsely crushed
• Lettuce, shredded white cabbage, chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, grated cheese, and corn for garnish
• 8 flour tortillas
• Hot sauce and sour cream to serve

Preparation
Heat the grill on a medium flame. In a medium-sized dish mix together lime juice, ancho chili powder, oil, cilantro and jalapeño, now add the fish and mix well. Allow this mixture to marinade for half hour. Remove the fish from the marinade and grill it. Make sure you grill the flesh side for 4 minutes and the opposite side for 30. Now grill the tortillas for 30 seconds each. Divide the fish pieces between the tortillas and garnish the fish tacos with lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, onion, corn, cheese, pico de gallo or salsa, sour cream and hot sauce.

Tilapia Fish Tacos with Arugula

Tilapia fish tacos with Arugula is a fusion in which Vietnamese and Mexican cultures are involved. So let's try this mouth-watering fish tacos.

Ingredients

• 4 cups young arugula leaves, thoroughly rinsed and dried
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• ¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 Tilapia fish fillets
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• A dash of fresh lime juice
• Sea salt to taste

Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Take 3 cups of arugula leaves, garlic, pecans, olive oil and ¼ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, black pepper and lemon juice in a blender and blend well until it becomes thick like pesto sauce. Now spread ½ cup arugula leaves in the baking dish and place the fish fillets on them. Now pour the remaining blended mixture on the fish fillets and garnish it with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and divide the fish pieces with the mixture equally in the tacos.

Grilled Tilapia fish tacos is the best form of Tilapia fish tacos that you can have. If you are worried about the calories then don't be, as the number is not more than 100. I hope the above given fish recipes have made your mouth water. Do try them and leave your comments.