South Beach Diet

Tilapia fish is low-fat, high in protein and packed with vitamins. This inexpensive and ready available fish certainly is an overlooked health food. Cooking tilapia is really easy and even the novice chef can have great success with a basic tilapia recipe. Sticking to a healthy diet doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Why not try this really easy popular tilapia recipes and see for yourself?

Start by bringing 1 inch of water to a boil in a big saucepan. Cut 2 lbs of asparagus into 1 inch pieces and place in a steamer basket. Place the steamer basket in the saucepan and steam under cover until the asparagus is tender and crisp. This will normally take around 4 minutes. Spread the asparagus out over a big plate and leave to cool. Mix 2 tablespoons of chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt together on a plate. Use the spicy mix to coat 1 lb tilapia fillets. Heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil (extra virgin) in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Place the coated tilapia fillets in the skillet and cook until the center turns opaque, carefully turning halfway. Place the tilapia fillets on serving plates. Pour 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, ¼ teaspoons of salt and the steamed asparagus into the olive oil in the warm skillet and leave just long enough to make the asparagus hot all way trough. (This will normally take 1-2 minutes.) Stir constantly. Serve!