Best 7 Baked Tilapia Tacos Recipes

BAKED TILAPIA TACOS

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, mayonnaise, cilantro, and lime juice together in a medium bowl until combined. Set coleslaw aside.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Make 2 stacks of tortillas and wrap tightly in aluminum foil.
• Rinse fish and pat dry. Cut into 3/4-inch pieces and lay in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Place tortillas in the oven to heat during the last 5 minutes.
• Place a small amount of Monterey Jack cheese on the bottom of each tortilla. Top with tilapia pieces, coleslaw, and salsa.

TILAPIA FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the fish on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Brush the fish with the olive oil.
• Mix together the garlic powder, smoked paprika, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• Sprinkle the fish with the seasoning.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flaky.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Mix all of the Baja sauce ingredients together in a bowl. Whisk until completely combined. Set aside.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Toss together all of the ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Taste and add more salt, if needed.
• Heat the corn tortillas in a skillet or over a gas flame until lightly charred, about 1 minute per side. Top the tortillas with the fish, Baja sauce, slaw, pico de gallo, avocado, and queso fresco. Enjoy with lime wedges and additional toppings if you wish.

BLACKENED TILAPIA FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Place cabbage and red onion in large bowl with cilantro. Mix sour cream, 1/2 the lime juice, honey, chipotle pepper, cayenne pepper, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper together in a separate bowl. Pour dressing over the cabbage mixture. Let marinate, 30 minutes to overnight.
• Combine avocados, jalapeno pepper, minced onion, and sriracha sauce in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper; mash to make the guacamole.
• Combine the remaining lime juice, brown sugar, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, salt, cumin, and ground red chile in another bowl. Sprinkle evenly over tilapia fillets.
• Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add tilapia; cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes per side. Serve fish topped with slaw and guacamole.

TILAPIA FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon fajita seasoning over tilapia fillets and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake tilapia in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove fish from oven and cut each fillet into 3 pieces.
• Spray a skillet with cooking spray and add corn, black beans, and 1/8 teaspoon fajita seasoning; cook and stir over medium-high heat until heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Spray a separate skillet with cooking spray and add pineapple; cook and stir over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add onion to pineapple; cook and stir until heated through, about 1 minute more. Remove skillet from heat.
• Pour 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large skillet over high heat; add 4 tortillas and cook until heated through, about 30 seconds per side. Remove tortillas from skillet and repeat cooking the remaining tortillas in the remaining oil.
• Place a piece of tilapia onto each tortilla and top with corn mixture, pineapple mixture, cilantro, avocado, cabbage, sour cream and a squeeze of lime.

TILAPIA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place seasoning mix (from dinner kit) and fish pieces. Seal bag; shake to coat fish with seasoning. Place fish on one side of cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Place taco shells (from dinner kit) on other side of cookie sheet for last 4 minutes of bake time.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, toss coleslaw and dressing.
• Divide coleslaw evenly among warmed taco shells. Top each with fish, diced avocado and 2 teaspoons taco sauce (from dinner kit). Serve with lime wedges.

CRISPY TILAPIA TACOS

Steps:

• Combine cabbage, carrot, apple, green onions, cilantro, and lime juice for slaw in a bowl. Combine mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, ketchup, and salt for sauce in a separate bowl.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl. Place beaten egg in a second bowl. Combine panko, cumin, salt, and pepper in a third bowl.
• Heat oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat.
• While oil is heating, clean and dry tilapia and cut into 2-inch pieces. Dredge in flour, then egg, then panko mixture.
• Lower fish carefully into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Fill tortillas with fish. Top with slaw, mayonnaise sauce, and radishes. Serve with lime wedges.

EASY TILAPIA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tilapia fillets and sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, turn, and continue cooking until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 more minutes. Break fillets apart with a spatula, remove from the heat, and allow to cool. Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.
• While fish is cooling, mash avocado in a small bowl for guacamole. Mix in sour cream and season with garlic powder and salt.
• Place 1 tortilla in the cleaned skillet and cook over low heat until warm, about 1 minute. Remove tortilla and set on a plate with the uncooked side facing up. Cover one half of the tortilla with 2 lettuce leaves and salsa. Spread guacamole on the other half, then add 1/4 of the fish. Fold halves together. Repeat to make the remaining tacos.