Name: Tilapia Fiesta Foil Packs, Grilled Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Ingredients: 4 tilapia fillets; 1 cup sweet corn (thawed if frozen); 1 (15 ounce) cans black beans (drained and rinsed); 1/2 red bell pepper (diced small); 1 tablespoon diced green chiles; 1 small handful fresh cilantro (chopped); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 ounces pepper jack cheese (freshly grated); 2 teaspoon cajun seasoning; 2 cups cooked rice

With the end of the school year last week and the mere fact I’m currently living in a boxed fortress with our packed boxes ceiling high all that I haven’t packed yet is our grill. Okay, so that may be an exaggeration… but the whole part of living in a house filled to the brim with boxes, is not! You truly don’t realize how much stuff you have until you have to fit it all into 3 cubic feet boxes. I think it’s pretty safe to say we won’t be moving again anytime soon!

So with that said. Who needs a little fiesta in their lives? I do, I do!

Since this method was first posted, I now use my kitchen-made cajun seasoning for this method.

For this Grilled Tilapia Foil Packets Gather:

tilapia fillets
sweet corn (thawed if frozen)
black beans
red bell pepper
diced green chiles
cilantro
olive oil
pepper jack cheese
cajun seasoning
cooked rice

In a bowl add 1 cup of sweet corn and 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper.

I added 1 can rinsed and drained black beans.

Measured and added 1 tablespoon of diced green chiles.

Chop 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro.

Add that to the bowl and drizzle in a tablespoon of olive oil and gave it a good toss.

Grate up 4 ounces of pepper jack cheese.

Arrange 4 tilapia filets on a lined baking sheet and sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning on top of the tilapia.

Then top the seasoned tilapia with about 1/4 cup of the fiesta veggie medley and then if you like it spicy sprinkle a quarter teaspoon more of cajun seasoning.

Divide and top each of the tilapia filets with cheese.

Then bring up the sides of the foil and crimp and then fold the ends up to make a foiled handbag. Yeah that’s right.

Next, place the foil “handbags” on the grill that has been preheated to medium-high, close the lid and cook for 15 minutes.

I had to hurry on inside because a storm was-a-coming. So I watched as the rain drops landed on our grill and sizzled, it was kind of cool… Pat thinks I’m a dork. Whatevs.

Next, carefully open the grilled tilapia fiesta foil packs being careful not to burn yourself. Use a sturdy spatula to remove the tilapia and gently place it on some of the rice.