Pan-Fried Tilapia with Tomato Basil Sauté
I finally broke down…and joined Twitter. Haha…I have had people telling me for like ever and day to join Twitter, so I finally did it. I have NO idea what I am doing or what I need to do or really even how to post anything but I am sure I will find out shortly. If you want to follow me I have a link at the top of my page, right next to the Facebook and RSS feed button. I least know how to do that much! Haha or you can follow me by clicking on my Follow button on Foodbuzz. Like I said…I have NO idea what I am doing haha so it might be a little rough at first hehe 😉
I was so happy to take it easy this weekend. It was such a rough week for me last week so I was very happy to just kick back and relax for the majority of the weekend.
PSU won this weekend!! WOOOOOT! Barely though, man was that a bad game haha. The Cheifs looks horrible, but what is new there really…The Steelers pulled through with a a big W so I was happy about that. I love football season. Makes me so incredibly happy! 😀
This recipe I am sharing with you today is a super quick and easy meal that you can make whenever you are short on time. You can substitute all sorts of ingredients if you don’t have what I used on hand. For example, you could use bacon or ham instead of pancetta….chicken instead of Tilapia. I wanted to share it with you because it was so yummy and low calorie too!
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces chopped pancetta
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/4 cup basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 4 (6-ounce) Tilapia fillets
- 4 lemon wedges
Heat pancetta in a medium skillet over low heat. Cook about 4 minutes or until pancetta begins to brown. Add cherry tomatoes, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/8 teaspoon salt and cook until the tomatoes begin to soften. Remove from heat, and stir in basil leaves.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in pan and swirl to coat. Sprinkle fish evenly with remaining salt and pepper. Add 2 fillets to pan, cook 2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Remove your fish from the pan and top with the tomato mixture, garnish with a lemon wedge and serve.
I paired this with an arugula, spinach, and feta salad with a balsamic dressing.
388 calories for one filet of fish and 1/3 cup tomato mixture.
I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and are having a great start to your week!
27 Comments
Dee's Basement
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Isabelle @ Crumb
This sounds delicious! I might just have to stop by the fish counter on the way home tonight, because I’ve been trying to incorporate more fish into my meals lately and this recipe sounds like it’s right up my alley.
Love that crispy pancetta and tomato topping… such a great flavour combination!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
Yeah for Twitter! I am relatively new to it, and don’t use it as much as others. But when I do, it is fun!
SWC
What is your twitter name @????
Christine
Love this. Tilapia is my go to fish.
Bake Your Day
This sounds perfect for a weeknight meal. Those tomatoes look wonderful and I love pan-seared fish. Yum!
Liz
What a gorgeous, healthy dinner! Love a colorful dish like this beauty~
Kathleen
This looks wonderful. I love getting new ideas for fish dishes! I have a twitter acct but don’t really get the whole picture over there! Let me know if you figure it out!!!
Ann
It sounds delicious and congratulations on joining twitter! Your tomato basil saute is a feast for the eyes!
Trevor Sis Boom
Welcome to the twitterverse. Maybe if you learn it well you can come and teach me as I can’t really figure out what to do there! Love the fish. In fact I just posted on Tilapia as well. Its quite versatile and takes to a lot of flavors. I will save this and try it out soon!
Priscilla - She's Cookin'
I’m now following you on Twitter! I love how excited you get about football! We have several good friends that are die-hard Steeler fans – we can watch games together as long as the Steelers aren’t playing New England! We’re actually going to be in Pitt next month. Beautiful, healthy salad to balance out game day food 😉
Chef Dennis
What a delicious way to serve tilapia! I love those little tomatoes and what could go better than basil!
Great job with this dish and a perfect presentation!
The Travelling Chopsticks
Hey, I was just browsing through blogs and came upon yours – and absolutely loved how simple this dish was. Also it looks like something that is perfect to make for one, as my man travells alot – I can see this recipe coming in handy! Thanks for sharing.
Dionne Baldwin
I am LOVING this tilapia. My mom and dad are consuming an excessive amount of fish and they need new ideas badly. This is so perfect for them!
Don’t gloat too much about that win on Sunday my dear, the SeaChickens didn’t put up much of a fight! I’m a Seattle fan as far as pro ball, but I’m almost embarassed to admit it. There were some plays that TAYLOR even saw coming, but they didn’t. She’s eight.
I hope you have a better week this week, my dear. I’ll be finding you on Twitter! I took a hiatus from it this summer but I am back full force…
Much love to you!
Becky
This fish is gorgeous, and looks so good, especially with tomato topping. And it’s healthy besides. You can never have to many fish recipes..
Carolyn
I SAW that you joined the Twitter revolution! I have to follow you back, once I actually go into my account. Great dish, I love fresh tomatoes and basil with pretty much anything.
sprint2thetable
Those tomatoes look amazing! I love the salad you paired it with – that peppery arugula seems like a fantastic mate for the lemon-tomato-y flavors.
Sandra's Easy Cooking
Welcome to twitter world:))) it is annoying but fun haha
This dish look amazing and congrats on top 9!!
Nava Krishnan
The talapia turned out perfect and wondering serving with the colorful veges. I tried cooking the talapia once and it was disaster.
Luciana
Congrats on Top 9! This recipe looks amazing!
Bree
This looks completely like something I would make-healthy and quick! Thanks for sharing and congrats on Top 9.
Kim - Liv Life
Congrats on the Top 9! That is right where this awesome dish belongs. I’m somewhat of an arugula-aholic and with the fish and tomatoes you simply have the perfect meal. Nicely done!
I saw you had joined twitter! I’m kinda new too and don’t use it as much as I thought I would. I only get a chance to look on my phone when I’m sitting in school pick up lines or waiting for Liv at dance, so I guess I miss a whole lot.
Nicely done Raven!
I’m off to look for the new dance pics!
The Elegant Eggplant
Looks delish!!! CONGRATS!!
Christine
Congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!
pegasuslegend
congrats on Top 9 great job!
kita
Love me some twitter! It took me a while to get used to it myself though. This tilapia sounds great – and I have some beautiful looking basil still in my garden!
Barefeet In The Kitchen
This is a beautiful recipe and it sounds delicious!