College Friendly: Lemon Garlic Tilapia

I was on the phone with my mom the other day and she asked for some easy, healthy recipe ideas for my brother heading back to college. Apparently there are a disproportionate amount of desserts on my blog...  Which sparked an idea for a project! A collection of recipes that have 5 or less ingredients, are budget friendly and healthy. Fun, right?

This is  my first attempt, and here is the breakdown:

Tilapia has low calories, omega 3, vitamin B12 and plenty of potassium. Lemons are immune boosting and have lots of vitamin C. Garlic apparently prevents cancer. So healthy.

Lemons are about 50 cents each, Tiliapia is just over a dollar a fish and garlic is pennies. So cheap.

And easy. Assuming you already have salt and pepper, the only ingredients you need are
1 tilapia fillet
1 lemon
2 tsps of minced garlic (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
2 Tbsps of olive oil
1 Tbsp dried parsley

Here is what you do. Line a pan with tinfoil (to make clean up easier).

Squeeze 1/2 of the lemon into the pan, drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil, add 1 teaspoon garlic, 1/2 Tbsp parsley and a dash of salt and pepper.

Lay tilapia in the pan and add remaining lemon, olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. If you want to you can add some lemon zest or lemon slices.

Broil at 400 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes.

Serve with rice and vegetables.