Dinner In 20: Buttery Garlic & Sage Tilapia Pasta

As far as weekday dinners go, pasta is a quick and easy go-to. But there’s only so much you can do with tomato and alfredo sauces, which is why I challenged myself to whip up something delicious in the time that it takes for spaghetti to cook. With browned butter and garlic as my muses, the result is a savory and flavorful dish that I consider relatively healthy thanks to the low-calorie, high-protein fish. Happy multitasking!

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 4 servings of pasta
  • 4 tilapia fillets, approx 1 lb.
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp sage
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1-2 tbsp of butter

Directions

Boil water and cook spaghetti according to instructions. Once you get the pasta into the pot, you have just over 10 minutes to…

Mix the flour, sage, garlic power, and salt on a plate or in a wide bowl. (I prefer the happy medium of a soup plate.) Dredge each tilapia fillet in the mixture, patting the flour mixture in on both sides.

Melt 1 tbsp butter in a pan, then fry two fillets on one side for 3 minutes on medium. Sprinkle a thin layer of garlic powder on the tops, then flip and cook for 3 more minutes.  Repeat for other two fillets, adding butter as needed.

Remove the last fillet from pan, drain the spaghetti, and pour it in the pan. Stir on low and soak up the buttery goodness, then add salt and garlic powder to taste. Tip: I usually add 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp garlic powder, since I’m a garlic fiend.

Relevant Directory Listings

See More

Cucu's PlayHouse

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Interactive, live-streaming music and movement class in Spanish for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!<br />Join us every day from Monday through Saturday at 1:30 pm EST to sing, dance and play together while learning Spanish from your home.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">This class is part of a Spanish Immersion Program where your child will be introduced to basic concepts like the animals, colors, numbers and letters. All of these through the universal language of Music. Each session is fun, interactive and engaging.<br />A selection of Children Songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Some of the songs encourage the children to dance. Nilda uses puppets, musical instruments, and props to teach children basic vocabulary through action and interaction, rather than through translation.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><br />The classes are streamed on Zoom's webinar platform. Participants (children, parents, nannies) are able to join the video from their homes and interact with us in real-time, it is a fun and engaging experience.</div>

HudsonWay Immersion School

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">A pioneer in language immersion since 2005. After school language classes provide a fun and effective way for preschool and elementary children to learn Mandarin or Spanish language skills through project based learning and fun, engaging themes.</span></p>

Speakitaly NYC

<p>SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.  Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress. </p> <p>Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge.</p> <p>Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City… Who doesn’t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history & in the arts?</p> <p>Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor’s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"</p>