ORANGE TILAPIA IN PARCHMENT

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Sweet orange juice and spicy cayenne pepper give this no-fuss dish fabulous flavor. A bonus? Cleanup is a breeze! -Tiffany Diebold, Nashville, Tennessee

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup orange juice
4 teaspoons grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
1/2 cup julienned carrot
1/2 cup julienned zucchini

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine first 5 ingredients; set aside. Cut parchment or heavy-duty foil into four 18x12-in. lengths; place a fish fillet on each. Top with carrot and zucchini; drizzle with orange juice mixture., Fold parchment over fish. Working from bottom inside corner, fold up about 3/4 in. of the paper and crimp both layers to seal. Repeat, folding edges up and crimping, until a half-moon-shaped packet is formed. Repeat for remaining packets. Place on baking sheets., Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, 12-15 minutes. Open packets carefully to allow steam to escape.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 83mg cholesterol, Sodium 220mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 32g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

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