Lemon Butter Tilapia

Even though the main source of calories in this dish comes from the butter.. it still tastes incredibly light and almost refreshing.  My hubby was very happy and said it was a home run! Original Recipe here.

Tilapia w/ Lemon Butter Sauce (340 Calories/ 15.5 grams fat/4 servings)

• 2 lbs Tilapia fish fillets ( this is about 2 fish per person..if you want to make less.. you could easily cut the recipe in half and do 1 lb)
• 5 T unsalted butter
• 2 T flour
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup stock ( I used vegetable.. chicken would be good too)
• 4 t lemon juice
• 1 medium diced tomato
• salt and pepper to taste

Season fish with salt and pepper. Heat 3 T butter in a large pan ( I did 2 batches of fish with 1.5 T butter each) and sear on medium to high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side.

While fish is cooking, melt remaining 2T butter in a sauce pan, add garlic, cook additional minute. add flour and stir another minute. Slowly stir in stock and lemon juice. cook a couple addtional minutes until sauce thickens a bit. Pour over cooked fish and top with tomatoes.