Easy Air Fryer Tilapia
Looking for a quick, easy and healthy weeknight dinner? Try making this delicious air fryer tilapia with fresh lemon juice and lemon wedges!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 143kcal
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 pound tilapia filets If buying frozen, they will need to be thawed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or any vegetable oil of your liking
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon lemon pepper
- lemon slices optional
- fresh parsley optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the olive oil and the lemon juice. Set aside.
- In a separate small bowl, mix the garlic powder, salt, and lemon pepper until combined. Set aside.
- Place your fish filets on a plate, pat dry with paper towels.
- With a pastry brush, brush the oil on the filets. Take a paper towel, dip it in the leftover oil mixture and coat the bottom of the air fryer basket.*If you don't have a pastry brush, no problem! You can pour the oil mixture over the filet and coat the filets with your fingers.
- Once all the filets are well coated with the oil, sprinkle the seasoning evenly on the filets and gently press it into the filets (do NOT rub the seasoning in- because the fish contains a good amount of water if you rub the seasoning in it will turn into a paste and will not look very appetizing).
- Place the filets in the air fryer. Only place as many in as you can fit while still leaving enough room around the filets for air to flow (you may want to put the rest of your fish filets back in the fridge to keep them cool until you can cook them). If you overcrowd the basket you may run into an uneven cook.
- This step is optional: I took some fresh, chopped parsley and sprinkled it over the filets. If you want to, you can also add 1 lemon slice (cut in half) on each tilapia filet before you cook it in the air fryer basket.
- Cook the tilapia in your Air Fryer on manual setting at 400 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes (or until the internal temperature of the filet reaches 145 degrees F).
- Repeat steps 6,7,8 if you need to make multiple batches.
Notes
SAFETY TIP: Tilapia is a white fish and should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
SUBSTITUTIONS: If you don't have garlic powder you can replace it with onion powder, and you can replace the tilapia with any white flesh fish: swai, halibut, etc.
Out of lemon juice? Try using orange juice or lime juice instead.
Don't have lemon pepper (or any lemons to make it with)? Try using 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper in its place .
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 350mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
