Dinner

Hot and Tangy Tilapia is for Dinner.

Hot and Tangy Tilapia takes several minutes to prepare.

Hot and Tangy Tilapia takes several minutes to cook.

Hot and Tangy Tilapia makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Hot and Tangy Tilapia are:

10 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 filets of tilapia
6 tbsp cayenne pepper (or to taste)
8 cloves of garlic
6 med to large scallions
1 - 1/2 cups Brown Rice (4 servings)
2 - 1/2 cups water
1/2 diced red pepper
1/2 diced yellow pepper
1 small freshly squeezed lemon or 1/2 large
1 small freshly squeezed lime
(lemon and lime should be close to equal parts)
3 table spoons of teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional)

Here is how you make Hot and Tangy Tilapia:

In a shallow pan lined with remolds wrap, drizzle it with extra virgin olive oil, place 4 filets of tilapia, sprinkle cayenne pepper to taste (or 1 tbsp per filet), on top add sliced garlic (1 clove per filet) and the all the green parts of scallions. Grill on low heat until done. Rice - measure enough for 4 servings of brown rice and add 1/2 cup extra water. Before all water has boiled away during rice prep, dice up and stir in 1/2 of red pepper, 1/2 yellow pepper, rest of sliced scallions, garlic cloves, cayenne pepper (to taste or 2 tbsp). When rice is done cooking place on simmer and stir in equal parts of freshly squeezed lemon and lime, about 2 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil and 3 table spoons of teriyaki sauce. Add almonds if desired. Turn off heat and allow mixture to cool on the burner to finish cooking, stirring once in a while. Serve tilapia over the rice mixture. Makes 4 servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PRECIOUSPJ.

The nutritional information for Hot and Tangy Tilapia is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 543.9

• Total Fat: 40.0 g
• Cholesterol: 13.8 mg
• Sodium: 141.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 11.2 g