If you love grilled fish, this easy bacon wrapped grilled tilapia recipe will make a delicious dinner.
It is so easy to learn how to cook tilapia on the grill!
Look no further than this healthy grilled tilapia wrapped in bacon recipe.
My kids are not big seafood eaters…well except for shrimp :-).
We are trying to incorporate healthy fish into a couple of meals a week and quite honestly, it has been rough. I have had a few successes with this Grilled Salmon with Papaya Salsa and this Gluten Free Cod Fettucine Alfredo.
Here is my newest attempt to make fish edible for our kids. Tilapia grilled is a great way to prepare fish for little palates.
Bacon makes everything better, right??
Well, fast forward to our dinner. The first outcry was that I ruined perfectly good bacon. LOL.
Yes, I did, but how is the fish??
They ate the fish, gaining speed as they got used to the fact it tasted a lot like bacon. Neither child asked for seconds, but it was a huge success in the fact that they ate fish without all of the complaining.
I would love to hear what dishes you have used bacon as a main ingredient in. Did your kids like it?
Wrapped and ready for the grill.
(This grill basket has made it a lot easier. When I used foil, the bacon just didn’t get crispy like it does with a basket.
On the grill and ready to cook, this grilling tilapia is going to be good!
More Delicious Bacon Recipes to Try:
- Hearty Bacon Lentil Soup
- Gluten Free Maple Bacon Scones
- Mashed Potato Pie with Bacon Roses
- Bacon Wrapped Cornish Game Hens
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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:
- A grill basket so your fish doesn’t fall through the grill.
How to make grilled tilapia
How to wrap and grill bacon wrapped tilapia
- 4 tilapia filets
- 8 pieces long thick cut of raw bacon
- olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- parsley to garnish
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Preheat the grill.
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Spray coat a Grilling Basketwith cooking spray.
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Put the tilapia in a dish. Coat with salt and pepper.
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Brush a small amount of olive oil onto the fish.
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Take two raw pieces of bacon and wrap it around the tilapia.
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Do this with all of the pieces of tilapia.
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Put into the grilling cage.
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(I kept a plate under the basket as I prepared the fish so it wouldn't drip all over the kitchen.)
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Put grill basket with the fish onto the grill.
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Cook on one side for 5 minutes on high heat and then flip the basket to cook the other side.
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Cook until the fish is flaky and white. Bacon may need a few extra minutes, and that is okay.
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Serve warm with parsley sprinkled on top.
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- Tropical Pineapple Pepper Shrimp
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- One-Pan Blackberry Tarragon Chicken and Rice
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- Zucchini Ricotta Stuffed Meatballs
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- 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
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- Gluten Free Tomato Basil Flatbread
Dawn
Seeing as now the tilapia is calling my name in my freezer, I may have to buy bacon in the morning.
Sandi Gaertner
It is worth the trip to the store 🙂
Misty
I have never thought about bacon and seafood. May have found a new love!
Sandi Gaertner
LOL, it is the best way to get my kids to eat seafood!
Raia
Oh my goodness. This sounds delicious. I know my kids would love it, too. Fish and bacon are two of their favorite things. 😉 Thanks so much for sharing this at Savoring Saturdays, Sandi! Hope you link up again this weekend!
Sandi Gaertner
Thanks Raia. Now that school has started I can get back into the swing of things 🙂 Have your kids gone back yet?
janelle
My daughter would love this, and bacon wrapped anything is awesome! thanks for sharing
Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts
I love both tilapia and bacon, so I’m sure I’d love this recipe, Sandi! 😉 I always worry about tilapia these days because it’s farm raised and the info on farm-raised fish is not encouraging, but despite that I do love both tilapia and swai. Have you tried swai? It’s really good!
Shirley
Sandi Gaertner
I have never heard of swai. Is it a firm fish? I will look for it when I am ready to torture my children with fish again 🙂
Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts
LOL on that last part, Sandi! Yes, it’s firm, and thicker than tilapia. I made it for my support group a few months back and several members said it was their favorite part of our meal. 🙂 It’s in the freezer section with the tilapia in our grocery store. You can read more about swai here: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2009/01/what-the-heck-is-swai/index.htm Hope that helps!
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
Tilapia has been recommended to me by those who know where my seafood likes and dislikes lie. I like firmer fish, not the super soft, mushy type fishes. I might have to ‘just do it’ and make this fish because it looks great.
The Food Hunter
you just took fish to a whole new level!
Sandi Gaertner
I think the credit goes to the bacon 🙂
Anita
This is a perfect recipe for my son-in-law who not only likes to BBQ fish but loves bacon. Can’t wait to share it with him.
Sandi Gaertner
I hope he enjoys it Anita. If he likes to grill fish, I would love to get some tips from him 🙂
Ellen @ From Scratch
I’ll bet that the saltiness of the bacon is fantastic with the fish! I’m going to have to give this one a try! I might try wrapping some herbs in there too, see how that goes.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Ellen, I would love to hear what herbs you try. My kids are notorious for hating fish. Do you have any tips?