Crunchy Baked Tilapia

Caroline Cooks's Note:

I'm a real fan of Tilapia with so many ways to fix it. Here's another. Delicious! Excellent for those who do not like fish, but need the Omegas.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 cup saltine crackers , crushed to crumbs
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• ½ tablespoon dried parsley
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄3; cup unsalted butter , melted
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese or 2 tablespoons asiago cheese , grated
• 2 tilapia fillets

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F
2. Melt butter in shallow pie dish; set aside.
3. In another shallow dish, mix cracker crumbs, seasoning and spices.
4. Dry fillets and dredge in butter; then, in crumb-seasonings mixture.
5. Place on oil-sprayed foil-lined baking sheet and distribute remaining crumbs on tops of fillets.
6. Drizzle remaining melted butter over crumbs.
7. Sprinkle each with grated cheese.
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until fish flakes easily and topping is golden.
9. Serve with Chili SauceII-Chili Sauce II, if desired.
10. Enjoy!

Reviews

[grrmrgal]

The whole family loved this one! Great flavor, great texture, fast and easy to make! We love to eat fish and this is a great alternative to frying. I did cut back of the excessive use of butter and it was still wonderful!

[NurseJaney]

Very tasty and quick to assemble. I used loins in place of fillets, much meatier. I already had saltine crumbs from a previous recipe and did add some lemon juice. Needed nothing else. Thanks for posting, Caroline.

[Stefanie828]

My family does not like to branch out and try new recipes, but they did like this. I LOVED IT. Be careful with the lemon that everyone recommends and DO NOT add too much. The parmesan-butter-italian herb flavor made it melt in my mouth. Definitely will make again.