Let the slow cooker do the work for your dinner tonight. Flaky white fish fillets are bathed in a rich homemade pesto and topped with a smattering of smooth tomato paste accompanied by a tart lemon wedge in these Tilapia and Pesto Foil Packets.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pesto
- 4 individual Tilapia
- 4 tablespoons Tomato Paste
- ½ cups dice Onion
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1 medium Lemon
Containers
Cooking Instructions
Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- For each serving place one sheet of foil on counter.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Prep from frozen
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- For each serving place one sheet of foil on counter.
- Divide pesto among foil sheets, mounding in the middle of each sheet.
- Place one Tilapia filet on top of each pesto mound.
- Top with 1 tablespoon of tomato paste on each filet.
- Divide onions evenly between foil packets and sprinkle on top of tomato paste.
- Sprinkle each packet with salt and pepper.
- Place lemon wedge on top.
- Fold foil packet together in the center and roll to seal.
- Cook for 2 hours on low in slow cooker until fish is flaky and tender.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 4 Servings
- Serving Size
- 1 fillet (about 5 oz) Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 401
- Total Fat
- 27g
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 71mg
- Sodium
- 1108mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 9g
- Fiber
- 2g
- Sugar
- 4g
- Protein
- 32g
- WW Freestyle
- 8
8 Comments
Join the discussionWhat if no slow cooker?
Hi Jennifer. This recipe could also be baked or grilled. It will cook much quicker, so just make sure to pull it out when it is opaque and flaky.
This looks awesome! Do you think other types of fish could work?
Any type of white fish will work here, Amy. I’ve made it with Orange Roughy and it’s delicious!
I’m assuming you should defrost these before placing in the slow cooker?
For this recipe you can place frozen foil packs in slow cooker. Enjoy!
Do you have a recipe for the pesto in the picture? Thanks.
https://onceamonthmeals.com/recipes/whole-foods-pesto-sauce/