Kissed by the flames of the grill, this perfectly Grilled Tilapia drizzled with bright and zesty lemon butter is the sensational fish dinner you’ve been looking for! Serve as a delicious flaky filet with a side of rice, or turn into buttery fish tacos that will make Taco Tuesday unforgettable! You’ll just need 5 easy ingredients!
Grilled Tilapia
Believe me, effortlessly grilling tilapia is about to become your new favorite obsession!
With this recipe there’s no mess… and no odors.
Just fabulous grilled tilapia fish!
Silvia writes: "This is one of my go-to easy and light dinners!"
Oh… and it’s delicately seasoned. So your tilapia alone is the main attraction. Just like it should be.
I’ll even show you how to transform your tilapia into tantalizing tilapia fish tacos.
And trust me, the crazy simple method for grilling your fish in a foil packet I’m about to show you… it’s pretty much foolproof!
So buckle your seatbelts and get ready to indulge, because preparing a perfect flaky white filet of tilapia has never been so easy.
You’ll just need 5 ingredients and a few minutes for prep.
Then your grill takes over… grilling your tilapia to tender perfection with just one flip!
So go ahead and bookmark this post or print the recipe, because this wildly easy grilled tilapia is looking for a date with your grill!
Then, enjoy even more sizzling grilling when you also make this Grilled Garlic Salmon!
Now let’s get dinner started!
Here’s what you’ll need…
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Ingredients
You’ll just need a few simple ingredients to prepare this easy recipe for grilled tilapia.
Check your cupboards, pantry, and fridge, or add the following to your next grocery list to make sure you’ve got everything on hand…
- Tilapia
- Butter
- Lemons
- Salt
- Pepper
- Optional: Green Onions
That’s it. You’ll just need 5 simple ingredients to grill up the best tilapia ever!
See… I told you this was going to be EASY!
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Healthy Grilled Tilapia Substitutions
Want to make your grilled tilapia even better?
Here are some healthy swaps…
- Swap Lemons for Organic Lemons.
- Use Grass Fed Butter instead of regular Butter.
How Do You Tell If Tilapia Is Cooked Through?
You will know that your Tilapia filets are cooked through when the filet turns white in color. It will also easily flake with a fork.
The internal temperature should also be at least 145 degrees for this grilled fish tilapia recipe.
How to Make Grilled Tilapia
Now I’m not going to show you how to prepare grilled tilapia whole, but I am going to show you how to easily grill tilapia filets.
And… grilling up gorgeous filets of tilapia on your grill is going to be so easy!
Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions…
1. Start by spraying generously sized sheets of aluminum foil with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Lay each filet on its own individual sheet of aluminum foil.
3. Then add the lemon, butter and seasonings as directed.
4. Carefully fold the foil over the filets, and grill as specified.
5. Once done, remove the filets from the foil and immediately discard the foil before serving. This will help trap the odors and the mess!
That’s it. It really is so easy to prepare grilled fish on the grill!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
How To Serve Tilapia Grilled Fish
Serve your seasoned grilled tilapia topped with fresh chopped green onion, then complete your dinner with some of these delicious sides for grilled fish…
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Fresh Coleslaw
- Green Dinner Salad
- Greek Style French Fries
- Rustic Sourdough Bread
- Seasoned Jo Jo’s
- Sweet Potato Fries
Tilapia Fish Tacos Recipe (or Fish Taco Bowl)
You can also easily transform this recipe for grilled tilapia into mouthwatering tilapia fish tacos or a fish taco bowl.
Simple break your grilled tilapia filets into smaller pieces and place in a soft taco shell.
Then top your tilapia fish tacos with some of these tasty toppings for fish tacos…
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Diced Red Onion
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
- Mango Pineapple Salsa
- Mayo, Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- Pico de Gallo
- Shredded Cheese
- Shredded Lettuce or Cabbage
- Sliced Avocado or Homemade Guacamole
Grilled Tilapia Reviews
Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this Tilapia recipe…
Traci writes: “Yumm! Love how easy this is!!”
Serene writes: “The perfect way to make tilapia!”
Rebecca writes: “So yummy!”
Jenna writes: “Ohhhh yum! I love this recipe!”
Silvia writes: “This is one of my go-to easy and light dinners!”
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Grilled Tilapia
Ingredients
- 1 pound Boneless Skinless Tilapia Filets, (fresh or thawed)
- 1/4 cup Butter, (1/2 stick, melted)
- 1 Fresh Lemon, (juiced)
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Pepper
- *optional: 1 Green Onion, (chopped)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Rinse each tilapia filet under cold water, then pat dry with paper towels.
- Spray generously sized sheets of aluminum foil with non-stick cooking spray (1 sheet per each Tilapia filet)
- Lay filets on individual sheets of aluminum foil, then drizzle each with Butter and Lemon Juice.
- Season each filet with Salt and Pepper to taste.
- Then carefully fold foil over filets to hold liquid inside.
- You may want to double wrap with foil to make sure no liquid leaks out when flipping later on the grill.
- Cook for approximately 10 minutes on grill at 350 degrees, flipping after 5 minutes.
- Your tilapia will be done when the filet turns white and flakes easily with a fork. The internal temperature should also be at least 145 degrees.
- Once your filets are done, remove the filets from the foil and immediately discard the foil before serving. (to trap the odors and mess)
- Serve topped with optional chopped Green Onion. No mess, no odors, just mouthwatering delicious grilled fish!
Notes
- Diced Red Onion
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
- Mango Pineapple Salsa
- Pico de Gallo
- Shredded Cheese
- Shredded Lettuce or Cabbage
- Sliced Avocado or Homemade Guacamole
- Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
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Quick and easy dinner for sure! The best part is clean up is a snap when you use the aluminum foil to cook tilapia on the grill.
The quick and easy cleanup is a nice added bonus for sure!
Oh we were just talking last night about how we should start grilling fish more often. I like salmon, but I don’t love it so I’m often looking for other types of fish to grill. And then this recipe pops up! I love the classic, simple flavors you used here to highlight the flavor of the tilapia. Definitely going to give this a try!
Tilapia is a nice option to have in the mix. It’s mild flavored and can be used in so many tasty ways!
Love that this is so simple, Heidi! I love all kinds of fish so I’m excited to try this on the grill. It looks amazing! Hugs, CoCo
I know you’ll love it. It’s both easy and delicious!
Great recipe, Heidi! I love how delicious and easy tilapia is. Thanks for sharing!
I think tilapia is one of the easiest fish to work with!
I’m amazed at how just a few ingredients really bring out the flavor of tilapia. Love this recipe and grilling method. It’s timely for these hot summer days. Thank you for sharing all the tips!
Why heat up the kitchen when you can make this instead!?!
Thanks for the inspiration to eat more fish!
Eating more fish is a must… and keeping it easy makes it possible!
15 minutes for this healthy and easy recipe? Grill on the beach? Oh girl, I’m in! 🙂
I love your idea to grill it up on the beach. Everything is better at the beach!
Thanks for this simple; but delicious recipe. I haven’t had tilapia in a long time! Will have to try this soon!
This recipe really makes preparing tilapia a cinch!
Des grillades en Ă©tĂ© c’est si bon et parfait avec ce bon poisson
Bonne journée
Merci beaucoup Delphine!
Such a perfect summer grilling recipe! Keeping it light and fresh with this grilled tilapia — I’d definitely use it in a taco bowl, paired with some grilled corn and cilantro lime rice! Yum!
Mmm… that sounds so good. I loved your idea to add in some grilled corn!