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Sheet Pan Fish Tacos

Here's how you make Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 orange bell pepper (cut into strips)
  • 1 yellow bell pepper (cut into strips)
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced (medium onion)
  • 2 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil, divided)
  • 1 pound tilapia fish (cut into 1-inch strips)
  • 1/2 lime
  • FOR CREAMY TACO SAUCE
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • Cayenne pepper, pinch
  • Salt, to taste
  • Tortillas (warm corn or flour tortillas)
  • Avocado slices (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in center.

  • Step 2: In small bowl, mix chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, cayenne and salt.

  • Step 3: On sheet pan, drizzle peppers and onion with 1 tablespoon oil. Toss with half of the spice mixture. Bake until lightly browned, 15 minutes.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile in medium bowl, toss fish, remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining spice mixture. Set aside.

  • Step 5: Push roasted vegetables to one half of pan; lay fish on other half. Return to oven; bake until fish is opaque and reaches a safe internal temperature of 145°F, 10 minutes. Squeezer lime over pan.

  • Step 6: Meanwhile prepare creamy taco sauce. Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice and cayenne together in medium bowl. Season, to taste, with salt.

  • Step 7: Serve on warm tortillas with creamy taco sauce and avocado slices (if desired). Refrigerate any leftover.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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