Name: Butter-Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Olive oil, or to taste - 2 teaspoons; Long-grain rice - 1 cup; Coconut milk - 2 cups; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 cups; Tilapia - 2 (5 ounce) fillets; Lemon-pepper seasoning, or to taste - 1 pinch; Salted butter - 1 stick

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5 min.

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Ingredients for - Butter-Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice

1. Olive oil, or to taste - 2 teaspoons

2. Long-grain rice - 1 cup

3. Coconut milk - 2 cups

4. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 cups

5. Tilapia - 2 (5 ounce) fillets

6. Lemon-pepper seasoning, or to taste - 1 pinch

7. Salted butter - 1 stick

How to cook deliciously - Butter-Baked Tilapia and Coconut Rice

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Stage

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add rice and cook and stir until toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes.

3. Stage

Meanwhile, season tilapia fillets with lemon-pepper seasoning on both sides. Place in a glass pan. Break the stick of butter in half and place directly on top of the fillets.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until butter is fully melted and bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes. Ladle some of the butter back over the fish and reduce the oven temperature to 330 degrees F (165 degrees C).

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until fish looks just about done, 3 to 5 minutes more. Raise the temperature back to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake until the edges start to get golden brown. Serve with rice.