Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Recipe

Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Recipe

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.


25 min | 5 min prep
SERVES 2

3-4 tilapia fillets, depending on size
1/4 cup breadcrumbs or 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

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.