Tilapia en Papillote (in Parchment Paper)

Sautéed Zucchini and Rice
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Ingredients

  • 6 (6-oz) tilapia fillets (or use other flaky white fish), patted dry
  • 1 Tbsp herbes de Provence (or use thyme)
  • ½ tsp salt 
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 3 Tbsp butter, cut into small pieces
  • 2 lemons, sliced
  • Fresh thyme leaves (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut 6 large (15-inch) squares of parchment paper. Place 1 fillet on each piece of paper. Sprinkle each fillet with herbes, salt, and pepper; top with butter and lemon slices.
  2. Fold parchment over fish; make overlapping folds along the edges to seal. Place packets on a large baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until paper is puffed and lightly browned. Cut packets open and, if desired, serve fish sprinkled with thyme.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 3 zucchini, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 (8.8-oz) pouches microwaveable olive oil and garlic brown rice

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook zucchini and garlic in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes or until zucchini just tender.
  2. Add tomatoes, salt, and pepper; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until zucchini is browned and tomatoes are blistered. Remove skillet from heat; sprinkle vegetables with cheese, and let stand 1 minute.
  3. Meanwhile, microwave rice according to package directions. Serve vegetables and rice alongside fish.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
220
233
453
Fat (g) 9 8 17
Sat. Fat (g) 5 2 7
Protein (g) 34 7 41
Carb (g) 2 35 37
Fiber (g) 1 3 4
Sodium (mg) 328 589 917

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