Ginger Soy Tilapia

I guess I have to start somewhere and for me there's no better place than with my current favorite recipe, Ginger Soy Tilapia! Not only is this recipe ridiculously easy, it's super quick to make and it's under 500 calories (including sides)! 

I served brown rice and sautéed broccoli with red onions with this dish. I've only recently discovered brown rice after a coworker of mine told me it's much better for me than white rice but it takes a little more time to make. That was good enough for me to try it and it's not more expensive than white rice and I did need more rice sooooo here we are! 

Okay so back to the fish, so I did have to buy a few ingredients to make this but nothing was more than four bucks which is right up my alley, especially with my current jobless situation. Now some of this you may already have and can save more money, but it was time for me to restock anyway so it was just perfect timing. 

So what I specifically needed to buy for this recipe was: ginger, for $.98, they were $3.99 lb, not expensive at all...and you can freeze it so that's even better! Soy sauce was $2.99 and the balsamic vinegar for $3.99. Everything else, I already had at home, so let's get to it!

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This recipe is for 2 but can easily be doubled, tripled, etc.

3 T soy sauce

3 T balsamic vinegar

3 T olive oil (or whatever oil you have)

    -plus 1 T for sautéing 

3 T honey

1 T garlic (fresh or jarred)

1 t minced ginger (I chopped it as best I could and it was fine)

4 tilapia filets (thawed)

2 cups cooked brown rice*

1 cup broccoli

1/2 cup sliced onions

*you can buy minute rice or regular, I bought regular and I do one cup to 1 1/2 cups water plus a chicken bouillon cube for flavor, it takes about 45 minutes so I make it first because the fish only takes about 20 minutes.

 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine the first six ingredients in a baking dish big enough to hold all your fish. Add the fish and scoop some sauce over the fish so they all get coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with aluminum foil. When the fish is white and flakes easily it's done, your oven may take longer or shorter to cook. 

While that's baking, go ahead and heat a skillet over med-high heat, add your oil, once hot sauté your veggies to your preference. I like mine broccoli pretty crunchy but onions softer so I cook the onions a little before I add the broccoli.

Once your fish is done, this is completely optional but totally worth it, you can pour that sauce into the skillet you used to sauté and add a bit of flour and let it cook until it thickens to make a sort of glaze.

That's it, plate it and eat! I'm a strong believer in "if it looks good, it'll taste good" and I haven't been proven wrong yet, so I make a good effort to make my presentations look appetizing, which also helps for my bf because I sneak alot of healthy stuff in and he doesn't know or care because it's delicious lol! Anywho hope you enjoy it as much as we did =)