17 Day Diet Baked Tilapia Packets

WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE:

These baked tilapia packets will help you kick-up your seafood repertoire. With recent attention focusing on the high containment levels of some fish, farm tilapia is a toxin-free and environmentally friendly alternative.

Tilapia is a freshwater white fish with edible skin and a mild taste. It’s very low in fat: a 6-ounce serving contains less than 3 grams!

And, because it’s digested quickly, it is a great whole-food protein source to eat before or after workouts.

NOTES:

You can enjoy this delicious main dish on all four cycles of the 17 Day Diet: Accelerate, Activate, Achieve and Arrive Cycles!

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Baked Tilapia Packets - 17 Day Diet

Any thin, white fleshed fish fillet will work; cod, grouper, snapper, sea bass and so on. Pick your favorite type of fish and you can whip up this dish in about 30 minutes. Serve it up in the packets for a fun presentation.

Course

Dinnner, Main Dish

Cuisine

Seafood

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

• 4 16-inch sheets of aluminum foil
• 4 16-inch sheets of parchment paper
• 4 4-ounce skinless tilapia fillets or your favorite white fish
• 2 medium red bell peppers, chopped
• 1 pound broccoli florets, fresh you may use a 10-ounce frozen package
• 2 tbs. fresh chives, minced or 2 tsps. dried chives
• 2 tbs. fresh basil, minced or 1 tbsp. dried basil
• 1 large lemon, quartered or 2 tbsps. lemon-juice
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Course Dinnner, Main Dish Cuisine Seafood Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 4 16-inch sheets of aluminum foil 4 16-inch sheets of parchment paper 4 4-ounce skinless tilapia fillets or your favorite white fish 2 medium red bell peppers, chopped 1 pound broccoli florets, fresh you may use a 10-ounce frozen package 2 tbs. fresh chives, minced or 2 tsps. dried chives 2 tbs. fresh basil, minced or 1 tbsp. dried basil 1 large lemon, quartered or 2 tbsps. lemon-juice 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions

1. Position a rack in the center of the over and preheat to 450°F.
2. Lay the sheets of foil on your work surface; lay the sheets of parchment paper on top of the foil.
3. Place a tilapia fillet in the middle of each piece of parchment paper.
4. Divide the bell peppers, broccoli florets and herbs evenly among each fish serving.
5. Squeeze lemon juice and sprinkle salt over each serving.
6. Seal the packets and crimp the seams on each side. Set all the packets on a large baking sheet.
7. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the over and let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
8. To serve, transfer each packet to a plate and let everyone open their own - or you can open each packet and transfer the contents to nice big bowls.

Recipe Notes

Tips:

*Jazz it up by adding your favorite dried herb combination.

*Parchment paper is found next to aluminum foil in the supermarket. We don't recommend cooking acidic foods directly on aluminum foil.

*Packets are VERY hot. Make sure you open them carefully so that the escaping steam doesn't burn you.

*You can cook this on a grill too, just 10-12 minutes and let sit for 5 minutes before opening.