Spicy Baked Tilapia And Tomatoes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (7 ounce) can mexican tomato sauce, hot style (el pato brand)
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 6 tilapia fillets
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 sauté the onion in olive oil until lightly brown.
• 2 add garlic and sauté for a minute longer, then scoop out and set aside.
• 3 pat fish dry, then sprinkle with lemon juice and salt (optional) on one side. lightly sprinkle with bread crumbs on that side for a light coating.
• 4 place fish in the hot pan breading side down and repeat the sprinkle with lemon juice, salt, and bread crumbs for the top side.
• 5 fry fish over medium-high heat till done through, about 10 minutes, flipping once. remove fish and set aside in a baking dish.
• 6 add onions, garlic, crushed tomatoes, and mexican tomato sauce to pan and heat over medium heat. be sure to scrape all the leftovers from frying into the sauce by scraping/stirring.
• 7 pour the cooked sauce over the fish in the baking dish to cover completely and bake in the oven at 350° for about 20 minutes.