Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Recipe

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"Fast, Easy and Healthy! This recipe is for 2, but I have easily doubled it for more. This bakes so quickly that I often make a bunch of these fillets and eat them leftover for lunches."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 2

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ingredients

3 -4 tilapia fillets, depending on size
¹⁄₄ cup breadcrumbs or 1/4 cup crushed Ritz cracker
¹⁄₄ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt
pepper
garlic powder
olive oil

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directions

Thaw and wash tilapia fillets if frozen. Pat dry on paper towels.
Combine crumbs, parmesan, italian seasoning and garlic powder on a plate, mixing well.
On a different plate, pour 1 tbsp lemon juice.
Working 1 at a time, place a fillet on the plate in the lemon juice, sprinkle with desired amount of kosher salt (be careful about how much salt is in your parmesan, crumbs, and other seasonings), black pepper, and garlic powder. Turn the fillet over in the lemon juice and sprinkle seasoning on the other side.
Dredge fillet in the parmesan mixture patting it all over to coat.
Place in an oiled baking dish, repeat with remaining fillets.
Sprinkle a little lemon juice over fillets and drizzle or spray them lightly with olive oil.
Bake at 425ºF for about 20 minutes or until they easily flake with a fork and edges are browning (you can sprinkle some more parmesan on top if desired). You can also bake these faster at 450ºF.

Questions & Replies

I don't quite understand this - so you put the fish in the lemon juice, then sprinkle salt, black pepper and garlic powder. Then you do the same on the other side. Then you put the parmesan mixture all over it? So basically you're covering it twice? Thanks!

araban
What other types of fish can be used in this recipe?

JCarson
Instead of baking it, can you fry it in a frying pan?

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Mary-Clare V.
I hate lemons and lemon juice! Is there a sub for that or can I omit it?

Coral D.
What is kosher salt?

Harry H.

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Reviews

This is a party on the palate!! I've made this 3 times now, and it just gets better and better each time! I've taken a couple of the other suggestions when I tried it different times. I added the olive oil to the bread crumbs/parmesan mixture and also broiled it for about 2 minutes at the end to make it a little crispier. Thank you for a tasty and healthy recipe!

katindallas
Remember to cook covered people! I had a brain fart and forgot to cover the fish so it came out a little dry but the flavor was definitely there. We loved it!!

Stefanie828
Tilapia is so versatile and a quick and easy meal to prepare. I used crushed Ritz crackers. I did take the suggestion of mixing a little Italian dressing with lemon and rubbing the fish before putting it into the cracker crumbs. Place anything you have breaded into the fridge for at least 30 minutes before cooking. Place on a plate with waxed paper separating the pieces. This will set the coating. I did notice that several had problems with the breading being mushy. I have found the best way to cook fish that has been breaded (and prevent this problem) is to put the fish into a non-stick oven-proof skillet that has been preheated over medium heat. You may add about a tsp. of olive oil to skillet. Saute the fish for 3 minutes on each side, about 2 minutes if fish is thin. Don't remove the fish from the skillet. Place into a preheated oven at 375 degrees. Cook for 10 minutes (about 8 minutes for thin cuts). The fish will be perfect every time. The crust is crispy with a flaky interior. Hope this helps some with the crust problem.

Patricia K.

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I was looking for a quick tilapia recipe today and came across this one. It was fantastic with brown rice and a green salad!! I used Italian seasoned breadcrumbs and omitted the Italian seasoning and garlic powder since they were already mixed in with the breadcrumbs. Next time I make it, I won't use any pepper on the kids' pieces, but otherwise, I thought it was perfect. I'll definitely make this again!

wyndechyme
I had every intention of following this recipe but discovered that I was out of lemon juice and didn't want to run to the store. I did have a bottle of Italian salad dressing so I decided to marinate the filets in that before dredging in the bread crumb/parmesan mixture. It came out great!

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Tweaks

An excellent recipe. Made it for my husband and another couple for a dinner party and it was a bit hit! Everyone loved it and my friend asked for the recipe! I used low sodium Ritz crackers and substituted 1/2 Greek seasoning and 1/2 parsley for the Italianseasoning--it was delish!! Will make again for sure!

Ashley K.
This was really good! I made it almost exactly as written, but changed it up a little bit. Instead of using just lemon juice, I melted up a chunk of butter and 1/2 a lemon and used that to moisten my fish before adding the crumbs. I also used cracker crumbs instead of bread crumbs, which I think made it a little crunchier. Other than that, I think I followed the rest of the directions exactly. I gave my pan a good spray with Pam and nothing stuck or burned. I did not cover the fish and it was not dry at all. I do think it cooked a little faster than the recipe had indicated. I'll definitely be making this again and again. Thanks for a great recipe.

Eileen C.
My husband made this for me the other night and I requested it again tonight! He actually subbed the bread crumbs with cornmeal because he thought we didn't have any bread crumbs but we really liked it with the cornmeal and will probably always make it that way. He also seared it in olive oil instead of baking and it turned out really well!

run for your life
DH loved this recipe so much that there was no leftovers. I dipped the fish in olive oil instead of lemon juice. It was very good and will be made again!

Slayergenxxx aka Gen
Fabulous. This has become my new favorite way to make tilapia. I used Progresso seasoned bread crumbs, and so left out the Italian seasoning. My fillets were very thin, and took less than 15 minutes to cook. I loved the idea of using lemon juice instead of oil or mayo, like so many recipes suggest. This was definitely a keeper -- thanks for posting it!

KLHquilts