tilapia fish tacos

These tilapia fish tacos are a flavor-filled fast and easy dinner. Bake or broil the fish, then add sauce and slaw. A total crowd pleaser!

Easy Tilapia Fish Tacos

tilapia* (wild caught preferable)

salt

cabbage

carrot (optional)

green onion

lime juice

celery salt (or substitute kosher salt)

Sauce

tortillas

cilantro,

Bake or broil the fish

If baking, preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Pat the tilapia dry, then sprinkle it with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and pat it in. Add the Fish Taco Seasoning or Fajita Seasoning and pat it to cover the fish. Place the fish on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, until tender, then broil for 2 minutes until the top is lightly browned. Or broil on High for 2 to 3 minutes per side (4 to 6 minutes total), until cooked through and it flakes with a fork.

Make the slaw

Meanwhile, thinly slice the cabbage. Shred or grate the carrot (we used a handheld julienne peeler). Thinly slice the green onion. Place the cabbage, carrots and green onion in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon celery salt. Serve immediately with a slotted spoon. The slaw picks up moisture as it sits; if you plan to let it sit, make sure to serve with the slotted spoon to strain out the moisture.

Make the sauce

Warm the tortillas

If desired, char the tortillas by placing them on an open gas flame on medium for a few seconds per side, flipping with tongs, until they are slightly blackened and warm. Or warm them according to How to Warm Tortillas.

Assemble the tacos by topping the tortillas with fish, slaw, and sauce. Top with chopped cilantro and a spritz of lime.

Flaky white fish, tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro and lime topped with avocado. A fresh and flavorful way to spice up fish, tacos quick enough to make for a busy weeknight!

Cilantro Lime Fish Tacos

fish

olive oil

onion

garlic (finely minced)

jalapeño peppers (chopped (seeds removed for less heat))

tomatoes

cilantro (chopped)

kosher salt and pepper

white corn tortillas

1 medium haas avocado, sliced

lime wedges and cilantro

Garlic Clove

Lime juice

lime wedge

Cabbage

Onion

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Sauté onion until translucent about 4 to 5 minutes, then add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Mix well.

Place fish on the skillet and cook until the flesh starts to flake.

Add jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, cilantro and lime juice. Sauté over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, breaking up the fish with the spoon to get everything mixed well; season to taste with salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, heat tortillas on a skillet or directly over the flame of the burner a minute or 2 on each side to warm.

Serve a little over 1/4 cup of fish on each warmed tortilla topped with cabbage, avocado, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.

I've tried fish tacos many ways and was always disappointed when the fish wasn't fried, having that missing "punch."  That is.... until I tried these.  I've made a number of your recipes, and have each cookbook and the next one on preorder, so I didn't think I'd be disappointed. In fact, I liked them SO MUCH I want to want to make them again next week.

Great flavors.  Will definitely do again! I love fish tacos and this was a keeper for sure!😋

I am not a fish person, but these were amazing and bursting with flavor. I knew my kids wouldn’t like them because of the word fish, so I made them while they were playing outside and ate quietly by myself. Best decision ever.

We love this recipe and it is low cal and satisfying! We use the gluten free Siete tortillas and they work perfectly, We like spicy food so if the jalapeno doesn't happen to be hot enough we sometimes add a pinch of red chili powder. This is definitely one of our favorites from Skinnytaste.

I made this recipe tonight and felt that it lacks flavor, very mild. I love that it’s healthy and all natural ingredients but for our family it needs more flavor.

Best fish taco recipe. Cooking the fish with the onion, tomato, cilantro, lime &amp; jalapeno is fab!

Made this recipe as written, with one exception: I used a can of drained, diced tomatoes with jalapenos, rather than fresh tomatoes. 

This was really good, but going forward, will make these changes: 1) Add the jalapenos along with the onion. In the end, I felt like they were not soft enough. 2) Add more lime juice and maybe a little bit of dried cumin for additional zing.

I left 2 fillets whole(for the tacos), then broke up the other 2 and added to brown rice for lunch the following day. If I had broken up all 4 fillets in the beginning, I would not have drained the can of tomatoes. This would have given me a little bit of broth for the rice.

Overall, this was any easy recipe to follow, and quick to make. I'll definitely make this again, and also add to my Lenten rotation.

Just made this tonight! Absolutely delicious 😋 

These were very delicious and had so much flavor!!  My husband and I loved these tacos and I even forgot to add the cabbage to it.  When I told him I forgot the cabbage he wanted me to make them again this week.

This was amazing!  I didn't even use salt and pepper, or the tortillas, I just served the fish fillets to a dinner party of 7 and got rave reviews! Thank you for this!  I'm going to be sharing it!

Made these today. Delicious! Definitely will be making these for my husband next time. 

I made these last week and forgot to leave a review. These were good. I made my boyfriend some with mushrooms instead of fish and he liked them. I had it with fish and it was good. Another recipe that is a keeper.

Very tasty, though I ate them with a fork so they wouldn’t end up all over me.  I did cut the tomatoes in half along the equator and scoop out most of the juice before cutting them up, and I substituted shredded lettuce for the cabbage because I had it. I didn’t include the seeds and membranes of the jalapeños, just the green part, because I don’t like hot foods.  Especially good served with a cup of the Instant Pot “Refried” Pinto Beans.  Shrimp would be a good substitute for the fish for variety.  Thank you again.

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