Quick Fix Talapia

One of my favorite quick fix meals is sauteed veggies, steamed red potatoes and pan seared Talapia. I have found the best price for the Talapia at Wal Mart in their frozen fish cooler. Nice big fillets and I can get about 4 to 6 meals out of a bag for around $10 - now that's a bargain! My fav way to fix the fish is by sprinkling each side of the fillet with a little soy sauce, garlic powder, ginger, salt (very little) and pepper. I like to let the fillet sit and marinate for 20 minutes to an hour, I've even left it overnight in the fridge before and it was awesome! To cook the fillets, heat a little olive oil in a non stick fry pan and place the fillet in gently, cook for about 3 minutes on each side. Talapia is a very delicate fish and breaks easily, so be gentle when flipping it or removing it from the pan.

I like to have sauteed vegetables with my Talapia. For a starch my family likes steamed red potatoes but you could serve it with some rice or rice pilaf instead or even some buttered pasta.

Season the thawed Talapia fillets on each side with the soy sauce, garlic powder, powdered ginger, dash of salt and black pepper. Set aside to marinate while you cut up your veggies.

I like to use a combination of zucchini, yellow summer squash, mushrooms, sweet onion, red bell pepper and 3 or 4 minced cloves of garlic.

Saute the veggies in a few Tablespoons of Olive Oil till just tender and remove from the pan and keep warm.

Add a little more Olive Oil to the pan and then the Talapia fillets, gently turning after about 3 minutes.

I placed the cooked fillet on the veggies. I added steamed red potatoes that I quarted after washing and removing any bad spots. We like to put butter, a dollop of sour cream and some fresh snipped chives on top of the potatoes.

This is such a quick meal to fix and so light and delish! My kids like it, my hubby likes it - so it's an easy go-to meal for us - especially with the Talapia in the freezer ready to thaw!

I hope you try it and enjoy it!