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5 Ingredient Tilapia Recipe with Miso Butter

Jan 21, 2022 · Leave a Comment

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This 5 ingredient tilapia recipe with miso butter is a delicious dinner, which is ready in 15 minutes. I always love easy, 15 minute dinner recipes that are also very kid friendly!
Tilapia with miso butter this image
Tilapia is a nice mild fish, which makes it great for kids to enjoy.  You can certainly substitute with cod or haddock if you prefer.  When I was making this tilapia recipe to photograph, Ben came over and asked if I could make him a plate and then proceeded to eat the whole thing!
Ingredients to make tilapia with miso paste

What ingredients are used to make tilapia with miso butter?

  1. Tilapia
  2. Butter
  3. Green Beans
  4. Rice
  5. White Miso Paste

Miso paste

What is miso and what does it taste like?

  • Miso is a really nice, all-purpose seasoning (kind of like a bullion.) It can be used for marinades, dressings, soups and sauces.
  • Miso paste can be found at most local grocery stores in the Asian section, or online and is a really nice all-purpose

Miso paste and butterTo get meals on the table even quicker at dinnertime, I use frozen green beans and pre-cooked rice.  That way, all I have to do is steam the green beans in the microwave and warm the 90 second rice.

Tilapia cooking in pan
Of course, you can used fresh or canned green beans if you prefer or switch up your vegetable.  Broccoli would be great with this dish too.  For the starch, use your favorite rice or amp up the protein of the dish by using quinoa.
Bite out of tilapia
This recipe is for 2 tilapia fillets, but you can adjust for whatever serving size makes sense for you.  The simple ratio for this recipe is below:
  • 1 tilapia fillet – 1 tablespoon butter – 1 teaspoon miso paste
Tilapia with miso butter
I just really love how quick and easy this 5 ingredient tilapia recipe with miso butter is.  It’s a 15 minute, 5 ingredient dinner recipe I come back to over and over.
Tilapia with miso butter

5 Ingredient Tilapia with Miso Butter

This 5 ingredient tilapia recipe with miso butter is a delicious dinner, which is ready in 15 minutes. I always love easy, 15 minute dinner recipes that are also very kid friendly!
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Servings: 2 fillets

Ingredients

  • 2 tilapia fillets
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons white miso paste
  • 1 cup green beans french style
  • 1 cup white rice cooked
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • In a small bowl melt butter in the microwave (usually 30 seconds for me). Whisk in miso paste until mixed. 
    Miso paste and butter
  • In a nonstick pan over medium-high heat add 1/2 of the butter/miso mixture and the tilapia fillets. Cook 6-8 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the tilapia fillets are coked through and browned on both sides. Note: don't flip the fish more than once, otherwise it will fall apart.
    Cooked Tilapia with miso butter
  • Sprinkle tilapia with salt while it's cooking if it's desire (I usually just add a pinch, but it's fine without it if using salted butter.)
  • Cook green beans and rice (I use frozen green beans which can be steamed/cooked in the microwave and 90 second rice).
  • Divide rice and beans on plates, top with tilapia fillet, and then drizzle/spoon remaining butter/miso mixture onto the tilapia. 
    Tilapia with miso butter

Notes

The nutrition information presented on this site should be considered an estimate as the calculations will change based on the exact products you use in your own kitchen.

Nutrition

Calories: 630kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 420mg | Potassium: 752mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg

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