Tilapia with a couple easy side dishes

The following recipes are referring to the picture I posted a week ago: Lemon-Cumin Tilapia topped with Dill Sauce, Wild Rice flavored with Butter & Herb, and Garlic Cumin Bread. It is a quick and easy dinner to make because it takes very little preparation!  The wild rice was made from a box which is a perfect and easy side dish to this dinner; and by easy I mean it will cook within 10 mins! I used Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice flavored with Butter & Herb, but the Original Flavor would be great too!  However, instead of rice, you can also used steamed veggies as a side.

Lemon-Cumin Tilapia – All the ingredients aren’t measured exactly because most of them are sprinkled onto each fillet evenly.

Ingredients:

4-5 tilapia fillets
olive oil
salt
black pepper
4-5 tsp. lemon juice
dill weed
cumin powder (zeera powder)
2 tbsp. melted butter
1/4 garlic powder
Dill Sauce (recipe follows)

Directions:

1. Follow thawing directions for the tilapia.
2. Place all fillets on a nonstick baking pan.
3. Rub each fillet with olive oil and lemon juice evenly.
4. Sprinkle each fillet evenly (each side) with: salt, black pepper, dill weed, and cumin powder.
5. Add the garlic powder to the melted butter and pour over fillets.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 mins or until the fish is flaking easily with a fork.
7. Remove from oven, spoon Dill Sauce on each fillet when serving.

Dill Sauce

Ingredients:

4 tbsp. sour cream
tbsp. mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. dill weed

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Spoon over tilapia before serving.

Garlic Cumin Bread

Ingredients:

Sliced french bread OR hot dog buns split down the middle (the long way)
butter
garlic powder
chili powder (american brand)
cumin powder
oregano

Directions:

1. Spread a thick layer of butter on each of slice of bread.
2. Sprinkle enough garlic powder on top of the butter so you can see the powder.
3. Lightly sprinkle chili powder, oregano and cumin powder
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 mins or until light brown on top.