Description
Delicious crispy fish tacos featuring flaky tilapia, wrapped in warm corn tortillas and topped with a refreshing cilantro lime slaw.
Ingredients
Scale
- Tilapia fillets
- Corn tortillas
- Cabbage, shredded
- Cilantro, chopped
- Lime, juiced
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- 1–2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, lime juice, chopped cilantro, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth to create the cilantro lime slaw.
- Pat the tilapia fillets dry and season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the tilapia fillets and cook for 3–4 minutes on each side until golden and flaky.
- Warm the corn tortillas in a separate skillet for 20–30 seconds on each side.
- Assemble the tacos by placing cooked tilapia on each tortilla, spooning cilantro lime slaw on top, and garnishing with extra cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
Notes
For a lighter slaw, substitute half the mayonnaise with plain Greek yogurt. Optional toppings include avocado slices or pickled onions.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: fish tacos, cilantro lime slaw, easy dinner, weeknight meal