Creole Tilapia

Name: Creole Tilapia
Ingredients: 4 bell peppers, sliced into strips; 4 Roma tomatoes, diced, or more to taste; 1 large onion, sliced into strips; 1/3 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped; 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 limes, juiced, divided; 2 pounds tilapia fillets; 1 pinch Creole seasoning, or to taste; 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

11 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

4 bell peppers, sliced into strips
4 Roma tomatoes, diced, or more to taste
1 large onion, sliced into strips
1/3 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 limes, juiced, divided
2 pounds tilapia fillets
1 pinch Creole seasoning, or to taste
1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2

Layer bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a baking dish. Drizzle olive oil over mixture; add juice from 1 lime and mix well. Arrange fish fillets over mixture and season with Creole seasoning. Sprinkle Mexican cheese blend over fish and add remaining lime juice. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
3

Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 40 minutes.