Fresh squeezed lemon and herbs add flavor to tilapia and green beans in today’s recipe. It’s a light dinner that is only 2 green, 1 blue, and 1 purple point(s) per serving!

Optional side suggestion.

The side dish is built into this recipe with fresh green beans being cooked right alongside the tilapia in the oven. But with one serving being just 2 green, 1 blue and 1 purple point, you may consider bulking up your dinner with a little cooked orzo on the side that is splashed with lemon and sprinkled with salt and pepper!

Not a fan of tilapia?

Any white fish will work with this recipe, so if you aren’t big on tilapia, consider using cod, pollock, or flounder.

Not a fan of green beans?

Don’t have fresh green beans? You can swap out the green beans for broccoli florets, bell pepper strips, or asparagus spears. Alternatively, you can leave out the green beans all together and serve another steamed or grilled vegetable on the side.

A quick and easy tilapia dinner.

You can save this dinner for a night when you don’t have a lot of time, because this quick and easy tilapia dinner can be put together in 15-20 minutes!

Here is what you need:

4 (4 ounce each) tilapia fillets
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
8-12 ounces fresh green beans
1 lemon
1/2 cup fresh parsley, snipped
1 tablespoon light butter, melted
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste

Here is what you do:

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Brush tilapia with extra virgin olive oil. Place tilapia in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Place green beans around the tilapia.

Cut the lemon in half. Slice 1/2 of the lemon into thin slices. Juice the other half of the lemon.

Pour the lemon juice into a small bowl. Combine the parsley, melted butter, cider vinegar, garlic, onion powder, and red pepper flakes with the lemon juice.

Brush the tilapia and green beans with the lemon herb mixture. Top the tilapia with the thin lemon slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.

Bake for 12-13 minutes.

Goes great with cooked orzo tossed with lemon juice and sprinkled with salt and pepper.

Makes 4 servings.
One serving is 1 tilapia fillet and 1/4 of the green beans.
One serving is 2 green, 1 blue, and 1 purple point.

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5 from 1 vote

Lemon and Herb Tilapia with Green Beans

One serving is 2 green, 1 blue, and 1 purple point.

Makes: 4 servings

Calories: 153

Author: Alisha Hughes

Ingredients

• 4 (4 ounce each) tilapia fillets
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 8-12 ounces fresh green beans
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, snipped
• 1 tablespoon light butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Brush tilapia with extra virgin olive oil. Place tilapia in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Place green beans around the tilapia.
• Cut the lemon in half. Slice 1/2 of the lemon into thin slices. Juice the other half of the lemon. Pour the lemon juice into a small bowl. Combine the parsley, melted butter, cider vinegar, garlic, onion powder, and red pepper flakes with the lemon juice.
• Brush the tilapia and green beans with the lemon herb mixture. Top the tilapia with the thin lemon slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Bake for 12-13 minutes.
• Goes great with cooked orzo tossed with lemon juice and sprinkled with salt and pepper.

In this recipe I recommend using anywhere between 8-12 ounces of green beans. The nutrition facts given in the recipe tool above where calculated using 10 ounces green beans.