Quick and Easy Tilapia

My boyfriend and I recently decided that we wanted to try cooking tilapia.  I was getting a little bit tired of chicken, even though we've come up with lots of different ways to cook it.  We didn't have the first clue how to cook tilapia so we turned to the internet.  We found a few different recipes and have tried a couple so far.  The first one we tried I really liked, but the boyfriend wasn't a big fan.  It also wasn't the healthiest way to cook the fish, by far.  So then we tried recipe number two and it was a definite keeper.  As such, I thought I'd share the fantastic tilapia recipe here.  It takes about 20 minutes with 5 minutes prep time and serves two.

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

1. Thaw and wash tilapia fillets if frozen. Pat dry on paper towels.
2. Combine crumbs, parmesan, italian seasoning and garlic powder on a plate, mixing well.
3. On a different plate, pour 1 tbsp lemon juice.
4. Working 1 at a time, place a fillet on the plate in the lemon juice, sprinkle with desired amount of 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.
5. Dredge fillet in the parmesan mixture patting it all over to coat.
6. Place in an oiled baking dish, repeat with remaining fillets.
7. Sprinkle a little lemon juice over fillets and drizzle or spray them lightly with olive oil.
8. Bake at 425ºF for about 10-15 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.

recipe taken from Dine and Dish.

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