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Lemon Pepper Tilapia Sheet Pan dinner

Enjoy this quick, easy, and delicious Lemon Pepper Tilapia Sheet Pan Dinner! Perfectly seasoned tilapia fillets with fresh vegetables, all cooked on one pan for a healthy, hassle-free meal. Ready in 20 minutes!

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Looking for a delicious, fuss-free meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights? Look no further than this easy sheet pan dinner featuring lemon pepper tilapia, roasted asparagus, and grape tomatoes. This dish is packed with flavor and comes together in about 20 minutes, making it a lifesaver for those nights when you just don’t have time to spend hours in the kitchen.

One-pan meals are such a time-saver not only with cooking time but clean up is quicker. We enjoy this Sheet Pan Maple Glazed Salmon with Vegetables just as much as this tilapia dinner. If you prefer a chicken sheet pan dinner, then try Hawaiian Chicken and Pineapple dinner, it’s sweet and tangy.

Why you’ll love this recipe

  • Bright and Citrusy: The lemon pepper seasoning infuses the tilapia with a light and refreshing flavor that’s perfect for summer.
  • Simple Elegance: The combination of lemon pepper, asparagus, and grape tomatoes creates an elegant yet easy flavor profile that everyone will enjoy.
  • Minimal Prep: The prep work for this recipe is minimal, just toss everything together and let the oven do the work.
  • Healthy and Nutritious: This sheet pan dinner is packed with lean protein from tilapia, fiber and vitamins from the asparagus, and antioxidants from the grape tomatoes.
sheet pan dinner with tilapia and asparagus

Lemon Pepper Tilapia Sheet Pan Dinner

The key to this recipe is its simplicity. The lemon pepper seasoning and lemon slices infuse the tilapia with a bright, citrusy flavor, while the grape tomatoes and asparagus roast to perfection on the same sheet pan.

The meal is low carb with healthy vegetables and protein making it also a great choice for a Paleo dinner or Whole 30 meal options.

This easy weeknight meal is great for those busy nights when everything is running late or dinner needs to be on the table fast. In 20 minutes you will have a dinner that’s healthy and delicious.

Can I use frozen tilapia?

Yes, frozen tilapia will work but be sure it is thawed completely before using and pat dry with a paper towel.

plated tilapia filet with lemon and vegetables

Time-Saving Tips and Variations

  • Have your ingredients ready to go when preparing this meal.
  • Substitute the vegetables for others like broccoli, yellow squash, zucchini, thinly sliced potatoes, onions, or green beans.
  • Add minced garlic to the sheet pan.
  • If you do not care for lemon pepper, you can omit the seasoning and lemons and use an Italian seasoning.
  • If you don’t have dried lemon pepper seasoning, you can substitute it with a combination of lemon zest and black pepper.
  • For a crispy tilapia skin, broil the fish for the last minute or two of cooking. Just keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn.

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Ingredients

  • 4 tilapia filets
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 1 pound fresh asparagus
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
  • 4 lemon slices
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the fish on the sheet pan, then sprinkle the lemon pepper over the fish, and place a lemon slice on top of each fish filet.

season fish on baking pan

Arrange the asparagus on the pan, then fill in the gaps with the tomatoes.

scatter tomatoes and asparagus around fish on pan

Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the fish is done. Fish is done when it easily flakes with a fork. You can also see if the tilapia changed to an opaque color.

healthy fish dinner cooked on pan

2024 Alphabet Challenge – “L”

In creating this post, I am sharing it in the 2024 Alphabet Challenge in which fellow foodies will share recipes with the letters of the alphabet. Twice a month we will bring you two letters – recipes that either start with the letter or the main food in the recipe starts with that letter. Today is the letter “L” and I am sharing this easy one-pan tilapia dinner recipe with you. Here is what the others are sharing. To see all the recipes I have shared in this challenge, go here.

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Lemon Pepper Tilapia Sheet Pan Dinner

Enjoy this quick, easy, and delicious Lemon Pepper Tilapia Sheet Pan Dinner! Perfectly seasoned tilapia fillets with fresh vegetables, all cooked on one pan for a healthy, hassle-free meal. Ready in 20 minutes!
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon pepper tilapia, lemon pepper tilapia sheet pan dinner, tilapia
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 301kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 tilapia filets
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 1 pound fresh asparagus
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
  • 4 slices fresh lemon
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the fish on the pan, then sprinkle the lemon pepper over the fish, and place a lemon slice on top of each fish filet.
  • Arrange the asparagus on the pan, then fill in the gaps with the tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the fish is done. Fish is done when it easily flakes with a fork. You can also see if the tilapia changed to an opaque color.

Notes

see blog post for tips and variations

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 1030mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1845IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4mg

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9 Comments

  1. Wendy Klik says:

    This recipe contains all my favorite things. Perfect for our next Fish Friday meal….I think I will make it on the gas grill for the summer.

  2. What a beautiful simple TASTY meal, Lisa! Tilapia is one of those items I keep in the freezer for quick meals since it thaws and cooks so quickly. Your one pan recipe just made that even easier!

  3. hobby baker Kelly says:

    I love the convenience of sheet pan meals! We used to have tilapia often but it’s been so long; this sounds wonderful.

  4. Karen's Kitchen Stories says:

    How easy, delicious, and nutritious. I’d feel very virtuous having this for dinner!

  5. Sneha Datar says:

    A delicious and easy sheet pan meal..yum!

  6. Love sheet pan meals, I’m all about easy clean up so I can spend more time outside!

  7. Colleen - Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck says:

    I just adore a good fish sheet pan dinner, especially during the summer. Quick, easy, and you can add just about any pasta or potato salad alongside it!

  8. Mayuri Patel says:

    5 stars
    Being a vegetarian, have no idea where to start making fish for hubby who has to add more protein to his diet, your lemon pepper tilapia seems like the right place to start. Easy and with tips am sure it will turn out good.