tilapia asparagus bundles with white sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia
• 12 asparagus spears, trimmed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 green onions, chopped
• sauce:
• 2/3 cup white
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a baking pan.
• wrap each tilapia fillet around 3 spears of asparagus and secure with wooden toothpicks. season the fish with salt and pepper, then place in prepared baking pan. cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes.
• remove the foil and sprinkle the chopped green onion over the fish. return the pan, uncovered, to the oven to bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• while the fish is baking, heat the in a small saucepan over medium heat. in a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and lemon juice and whisk until there are no visible clumps. add the cornstarch mixture to the white , cooking and stirring to prevent lumps. add the dried basil and black pepper and continue to cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce is thickened.
• to serve, remove the toothpicks from the tilapia fillets and spoon sauce over top.