Costa Rican Tilapia

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro or 4 tablespoons parsley, divided
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 6 (5 ounce) tilapia fillets
• 3/4 cup long-grain rice
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 oranges, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, un-drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the tilapia marinade, combine lime juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 1 teaspoon garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and sugar in a shallow dish.
• 2 add tilapia and marinate 15 minutes, turning once.
• 3 to prepare the bean and rice mixture, cook the rice according to package and keep warm while the tilapia is marinating.
• 4 preheat oven to 400 degrees. in a large, skillet or saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat. add remaining garlic and onions; sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes, stirring. add 2 tablespoons cilantro, oranges, tomatoes, beans, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• 5 cook, uncovered, until hot, 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 transfer hot rice to a 9 by 13 inch baking dish. spoon the bean mixture on top of rice and gently blend. slightly overlap tilapia fillets on top and scrape marinade over fillets.
• 7 bake 16 to 20 minutes.