Smothered Tilapia

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb tilapia fillet, thawed if necessary
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt and pepper
• 4 -5 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 2 -3 green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaf
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2/3 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°.
• 2 place fish fillets on a lightly greased shallow pan.
• 3 sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
• 4 dot with butter.
• 5 in a bowl, combine tomato, onion, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. (this should resemble bruschetta topping in consistency and taste.)
• 6 spoon over fish.
• 7 bake fish for about 8-10 minutes, or until it flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• 8 turn off oven.
• 9 sprinkle fish with cheese and return to oven just to melt the cheese.