Skillet Lemon Pepper White Fish

White Fish with Lemon Pepper Sauce Recipe

Ok friends if you live white fish with lemon sauce, you’re gonna love our recipe. White fish with lemon pepper sauce is a fantastic weeknight seafood dinner that takes less than 30 minutes. It’s too easy to make and super easy to eat too quick because it’s that good. It’s always about the sauce and we’ve perfected this lemon pepper sauce that we pour it on just about anything. Our past lemon pepper chicken recipe was such hit that we decided on using this lemon pepper sauce on white fish.

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We love baked and skillet white fish recipes and are always creating new recipes for white fish like tilapia, halibut, sole and cod. Now we’ve taken our popular lemon pepper sauce recipe and added tilapia to it and it’s a hit! You can bake the white fish if you prefer and make the sauce separately on the stove top. There’s many ways to enjoy and prepare this white fish recipe but don’t forget the lemon pepper sauce because that’s what makes this dish so delicious. If you’ve made our recipes, let us know in the comments below. Are you on Instagram? If so, tag us and use the hashtag #BestRecipeBox to share your photos. We’ll share it with our community and make everyone hungry with your delicious photo creation!

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Skillet White Fish with Lemon Pepper Sauce

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Cooking times will vary depending on the thickness and size of your fish. So keep checking the fish while baking to make sure it’s to your desired texture, rather than follow an exact cooking time. This recipe is based on the cooking times for tilapia. Feel free to use whatever white fish you prefer (tilapia, halibut, cod, etc.)

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Seafood

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 394 kcal

Ingredients

For the Fish

• 4 (6 ounce) tilapia filets , or any white fish
• Salt , to taste
• Black pepper , to taste
• pinch of paprika and/or ground cumin , optional

For the Lemon Pepper Sauce:

• 2 Tablespoons olive oil , or butter
• 4 cloves garlic , minced
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
• 2 teaspoons  Worcestershire sauce
• zest of 1 medium lemon
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon mustard , (dijon, yellow, spicy brown, etc.)
• salt , to taste
• black pepper , to taste (preferably fresh cracked pepper)
• 3 tablespoons minced parsley optional garnish
• optional: serve with cooked pasta, noodles, rice, steamed veggies or side of bread.

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Directions

1. Rinse and pat dry the fish filets. Season all sides of the fish with salt and pepper. (optional) Season with sprinkle of paprika and ground cumin for more flavor.

2. Heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat, and add olive oil or melt the 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add heavy whipping cream, chicken broth, lemon pepper seasoning, Worcestershire, lemon zest, lemon juice, and mustard. Whisk the sauce until completely combined. Taste the sauce and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

3. Add fish to the skillet. Cover with a lid and cook the fish in the sauce for about 3-10 minutes or until fish is fully cooked (depending on the thickness of your fish). Serve warm.

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