15 Easy Tilapia Recipes Perfect For Last-Minute Dinners

Tilapia takes center stage in this collection of recipes, offering a delicious way to shake up your dining routine. Its versatility shines through in every dish, promising comfort and flavor in each bite. Ideal for those seeking variety, there’s a recipe to match every taste, whether cooking for yourself or a table full of family.

10-Minute Herbed Tilapia

A plate with fish, rice, and a fork.
Photo Credit: Art of Natural Living.

Dotted with butter & sprinkled with herbs, easy-herbed tilapia is a tasty, healthy dish and ready in 10 minutes. Good with any mild whitefish.
Get the Recipe: 10-Minute Herbed Tilapia

Baked Blackened Tilapia

A plate of grilled fish with green beans and lemon wedges.
Photo Credit: Slender Kitchen.

The best 10-minute Baked Blackened Tilapia with homemade seasoning is the perfect blend of savory and spicy. Super easy to make and packed with flavor.
Get the Recipe: Baked Blackened Tilapia

Lemon Pepper Tilapia

Fish fillet in a white dish with lemon and parsley.
Photo Credit: Slender Kitchen.

Make delicious, flaky lemon pepper tilapia in just 15 minutes with only 5 ingredients! Quick, easy, and family-friendly. Bake it in the oven, grill it, or cook it in a skillet.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Pepper Tilapia

Tilapia Tacos With Strawberry + Rhubarb

A group of fish tacos with strawberries on a plate.
Photo Credit: Champagne Tastes.

These Strawberry Rhubarb Tilapia Tacos are filled with a strawberry cole slaw, sweetened rhubarb, and ginger seared tilapia.
Get the Recipe: Tilapia Tacos With Strawberry + Rhubarb

Beer Battered Fish

Fried fish with dipping sauce on a white plate.
Photo Credit: Amanda’s Cookin’.

Making beer-battered fish is easy, and you will only need 6 ingredients! Make our homemade tartar sauce to finish off this meal.
Get the Recipe: Beer Battered Fish

Easy Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia

Fish fillets with potatoes and broccoli on a plate.
Photo Credit: Fit Mama Real Food.

Healthy dinner in under 10 minutes! This blackened tilapia recipe is baked, not fried, and is a great lean protein option to add to dinner.
Get the Recipe: Easy Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia

Fresh Or Frozen Tilapia In Air Fryer

Fried fish fillets on a plate with lemon wedges.
Photo Credit: Winding Creek Ranch.

Tilapia in the Air Fryer is the BEST way to cook fresh or frozen fish. It is perfectly seasoned, crispy, and tender. Perfect for fish tacos!
Get the Recipe: Fresh Or Frozen Tilapia In Air Fryer

Air Fryer Tilapia

Air Fryer Tilapia recipe by  Kitchen at Hoskins.
Photo Credit: Kitchen at Hoskins.

Air Fryer Tilapia is crispy on the outside with tender and juicy fish. It is ready in under 16 minutes using 5 ingredients!
Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Tilapia

Caprese Grilled Fish

A white plate with fish and tomatoes on it.
Photo Credit: Two Healthy Kitchens.

Caprese Grilled Fish is super simple yet incredibly delicious! Ready in less than 30 minutes, it’s an easy grilling recipe for cookouts and family suppers!
Get the Recipe: Caprese Grilled Fish

Dijon Tilapia With Peach Zucchini Salsa

A plate with fish, tomatoes and herbs on it.
Photo Credit: Strength and Sunshine.

The subtle flavors of Dijon and basil on light tilapia, paired with a vibrant sweet but savory peach zucchini salsa.
Get the Recipe: Dijon Tilapia With Peach Zucchini Salsa

Crispy Baked Fish Tacos

Fish tacos with slaw and lime on a wooden cutting board.
Photo Credit: Garlic and Zest.

As far as oven-baked fish recipes go, this is the best and probably the easiest. A healthy recipe for Crispy Baked Fish Tacos! Tilapia coated with a cornmeal crust and served with cilantro garlic lime crema, these baked fish tacos are delicious.
Get the Recipe: Crispy Baked Fish Tacos

Easy Air Fryer Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia

Fried fish fillets with broccoli and lemon on a plate.
Photo Credit: Grits and Gouda.

Easy Air Fryer Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia: Enjoy crispy, crunchy fish fillets made in your air fryer straight from the freezer!
Get the Recipe: Easy Air Fryer Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia

Grilled Tilapia With Creamy Piccata Sauce

A plat with lemons and fish with piccata sauce.
Photo Credit: Little Sunny Kitchen.

Grilled Tilapia is quick and easy for a summer dish in a flash! This flaky fish is drizzled with a piccata sauce for dinner in less than half an hour.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Tilapia With Creamy Piccata Sauce

Peanut Noodles with Tilapia

Two bowls of asian noodle soup with fish and vegetables.
Photo Credit: Fannetastic Food.

This easy and delicious recipe for Peanut Noodles with Tilapia is a fun way to mix up the classic Asian favorite. Enjoy it as a fast weeknight meal!
Get the Recipe: Peanut Noodles with Tilapia

Sage & Pecan Crusted Tilapia

A plate with pecan crusted fish and asparagus on it.
Photo Credit: Fannetastic Food.

This Sage & Pecan Crusted Tilapia recipe is perfect for a quick, easy, healthy dinner. Ready in 15 minutes, gluten-free, and so delicious!
Get the Recipe: Sage & Pecan Crusted Tilapia

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