Tilapia with Lemon Butter Sauce

Ingredients
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, coarsely chopped
1 lemon
1 ½ lb tilapia fillets (thawed)
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
4 teaspoons flour, divided
Large zip-top bag
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
¼ cup white wine

Prep
Chop parsley; cut lemon in half. Set both aside.
Check fish for bones (wash hands).

Steps
Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place seasoned salt and 3 teaspoons flour in zip-top bag; shake to mix. Add fish to zip-top bag; seal tightly and shake to coat.

Place 1 tablespoon butter in pan, then add fish; cook 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter to center of pan and flip fillets, using spatula, to distribute butter under each fillet. Cook 3 more minutes and until fish is golden and flakes easily and is 145°F. Transfer fish to serving plates.

Add wine and remaining 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon flour to pan; squeeze juice of lemon into pan.

Heat and stir 1–2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley and serve butter sauce over fish.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Publix

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