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50+ Healthy & Easy Side Dishes that go with Baked Tilapia

by Heather

What goes with baked tilapia? So many great side dishes! Below you’ll find over 50 easy to make favorite side dishes that pair perfectly with oven-baked tilapia. They are broken out by category, giving you a lot of variety to choose from.

50+ healthy baked tilapia side dishes

50+ Healthy & Easy Side Dishes that go with Baked Tilapia

Tilapia is a mild fish that pairs with so many different, delicious flavors. Depending on how you flavor the tilapia fillets, different sides make more sense.

Whether you’re looking for a salad, soup, Mexican side dish, pasta dish, drink, or something crunchy to round out your easy tilapia recipe into a complete meal, this article has you covered!

With a healthy slant, we’ll take your blackened baked tilapia, tilapia fish tacos, or whatever fish recipes you’re serving up to a whole new dining experience with flavorful sides.

These sides go well with grilled salmon, oven baked mayo salmonpanko parmesan cheese baked cod, and shrimp skewers too! They aren’t just for tilapia!

This is your new go-to list when you need the best side dishes to accompany any meal.

What you need for this quick dinner recipe of baked blackened tilapia

Flavoring tilapia different ways

If you don’t have a tilapia recipe you’re going with, no worries! Tilapia is a mild white fish that pairs really well with tons of different flavors.

Tilapia bakes quickly, in around 10 minutes in a 400 degrees F oven. A thicker tilapia fillet may take longer, whereas smaller and thinner fish cooks faster.

Try one of these fun flavor combos and enhance your fish!

Mexican – Drizzle olive oil, fresh lime juice, and homemade taco seasoning on your fillets and bake.

Asian – Drizzle sesame oil, coconut aminos, granulated garlic, and fish sauce on the tilapia and bake.

Indian – Take red curry paste and mix with a little plain yogurt or coconut cream.  Spread on the tilapia and sprinkle with sea salt before baking.

Thai – Spread a generous amount of 5 ingredient peanut sauce on the fillets and bake.

Lemon Dill – Drizzle olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, sea salt, and dried dill on the tilapia and bake.

Crunchy – Spread a little mayonnaise on each filet, then top with a mixture of panko bread crumbs, shredded parmesan, and granulated garlic, then bake.

BBQ –  Spread your favorite barbecue sauce on each of the tilapia fillets and bake.

Creamy tomato – Soften and spread cream cheese on each tilapia little.  Top with cherry tomatoes and bake.

Instant Pot Cilantro Brown Rice

Healthy side dishes for tilapia fish tacos

With a slant towards Mexican food, these side dishes go great with fish tacos!  Even if you simply bake your tilapia filets with a little chili powder, fresh garlic, and lime juice, add a side or two for a fantastic meal!

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Salads

Delicious salads are not only the perfect match for a healthy meal, but they also add so much nutrition and goodness!

You can have veggies cooked along with your white fish, but why not also load up your plate with extra color? Want a sweet salad? Dice up your favorite fruits and turn them into a fruit salad!

Or, try one of these 9 salads – they will not disappoint!

Crispy Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Mayo

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Potatoes

A great side dish is a must! Below are recipes using potatoes, sweet potatoes, and even a veggie that’s pretending to be a potato – cauliflower! I won’t tell if you don’t. 🙂

5 easy delicious recipes to inspire your potato (and pretend potato!) sides.

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Vegetables

Sometimes the best sides are simple veggies.

Slicing up a cucumber, sweet pepper, or adding some leafy dark green vegetables and fresh herbs in a bowl with olive oil and balsamic vinegar can be a great choice for an easy side dish.

When you want a vegetable side with some extra flavor, try one of these recipes!

They’re all healthy alternatives to things like onion rings and classic potato salad – more color and nourishment make a good choice!

Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Soups

The perfect side dish on a chilly day is delicious creamy soup!

Soup and flavorful fish fillets go really well together,  and any of these healthy soups will make your mealtime a little more special.

The great thing about these soup recipes is that they are great for meal prep and making in advance, making mealtime come together even quicker with a simple re-heat.

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Beans

Bean-based recipes go great with any main course, and work well with a healthy fish recipe!

Below are a few favorite bean recipes. You can simplify your bean addition even more by taking out the guesswork and simply opening up your favorite can of baked beans as well!

How to make hidden veggie Mac

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Pasta

The next time you need a pasta side dish, try one of these!

They’re all great options to make in advance and are super delicious.

Some are served warm, some are served cold, so pick based on the season you are in and what pairs best with the fresh tilapia recipe you’re making.

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Drinks

A refreshing healthy drink is a great accompaniment to any easy weeknight dinner!

Below are 2 favorite green juice recipes, and 2 fruity smoothie recipes with a sweet flavor.

Add one of these to your next meal!

kefir ranch salad dressing

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Dips for Vegetables

A classic side dish – dipping sauce!

Made with simple ingredients to keep it an easy recipe.

Dip sweet peppers, baby carrots, cucumber slices whatever fresh veggie you have on hand into one of these healthy dips!

Dips are a good option to keep on hand because they keep well in the fridge and add delicious flavor to any vegetable! Bonus – they can also be used as a drizzle sauce on your main dish.  When in doubt, a squirt of fresh lemon juice goes a long way with tilapia!

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Crunchy

Sometimes a simple crispy texture like potato chips is all that you need.

Sure you can grab a bag of your favorite chips, or try these 2 crunchy healthy recipes for a homemade healthier slant!

red white and blue fruit pizza

Healthy side dishes for tilapia: Sweets

To round out your dinner meal, add a healthy delicious treat.

From healthy ice cream, to cookies, to popsicles, to PB&J fat bombs, and a fruity dessert pie, there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Easy to find ingredients

The great thing about all these easy side dish recipes is that you can easily find all the ingredients in a regular grocery store.

There is no having to run to specialty stores and making your life harder – we’re keeping things easy here because cooking should not be a stressor!

Tilapia is readily available frozen or fresh, so grab your needed ingredients for awesome sides when you’re out and about.

Easy Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia Recipe

What recipe will you make first?

What are some of your go-to easy sides to serve with tilapia?

If you try one of these recipes or if you have other worthy side dishes that you always make and serve with fish, leave a comment below and tell us all about it!

XO

Heather

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