Baked Tilapia Sandwiches recipe

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Ingredients

4 (4 ounce) tilapia fillets
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided, or as needed
½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 tablespoons capers
4 submarine sandwich rolls, split

Nutrition Info

602.2 calories
carbohydrate: 76.8 g
cholesterol: 41 mg
fat: 15.2 g
fiber: 5.6 g
protein: 36 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1192.9 mg
sugar: 9.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Brush tilapia lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil and then sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Season both sides with salt and pepper and place on a baking sheet.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.

  4. While fish is cooking, heat remaining olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and capers, cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.

  5. Place fish on rolls and top with onion, tomato, and caper mixture.

Recipe Yield

4 sandwiches

Recipe Note

While in Maui for my honeymoon I had a wonderful mahi mahi sandwich. When I got home, I used the resources I had (good mahi mahi isn't available in Oklahoma) to create a similar dish. I created this wonderful fish sandwich using tilapia, enjoy!

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