Oh, Tilapia! I love it! I know I must have had Tilapia several times over the years, but I truly discovered it about two years ago. And now I crave it…. just writing about it makes me want to go make some more! While Tilapia is wonderful simply sprinkled with your favorite seasonings and baked, this recipe takes Tilapia to another level. The parmesan topping is beautiful, and it makes this already amazing fish absolutely irresistible. A great recipe for a special dinner. Thanks to Karen Peterson (Erin’s friend), who provided me with this recipe.
Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
Submitted by Mindy ~ The Sisters Cafe
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 T mayonnaise
2 T fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp celery salt
2 lbs tilapia fillets
Preheat broiler. Grease broiling pan or line with foil. In a small bowl, mix together Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Season the cheese mixture with basil, pepper, onion powder, and celery salt. Mix well and set aside. Arrange fillets in a single layer on prepared pan. Broil a few inches form the heat for 2-3 minutes. Flip fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove from oven and cover with Parmesan cheese mixture. Broil for 2 more minutes or until topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Do not overcook the fish. Serve immediately.
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I LOVE tilapia too! I am excited to try this recipe! It sounds awesome! Thanks Mindy!
I have been making this same recipe for years now. I got it of allrecipes.com. We eat it about once every 2 weeks. My husband calls it the Fish that taste like Doritos. Love your recipe blog.
I found this recipe on All Recipes a couple months ago and we also LOVED it! I thought the sauce was sooo good! Love your site :-)!
I tried tilapia at a restaurant a couple years ago. It was undercooked and made me queasy, so I have never wanted to try it again.
But I must say that this recipe is making me think I should give tilapia another chance!
This is SOOOOOOOO good!! Thanks for the recipe mindy!
I tried this the day you posted it and my entire family (even the picky eaters) loved it! Thanks so much for a new favorite tilapia recipe!
i have made this before. it is so good.
Tried this last night – hubby and I both loved it, and he loved that it left very few dishes for him to do! ;-)
We tried the tilapia and loved it. We happened to be having asparagus also so I put a couple of spoonfuls on the cooked asparagus and it really went well. I would have stuck it under the broiler but I didn’t have time.
I made this the other night and we LOVED it! I had read the above comment –so I saved some of the topping and spriad it on the asparagus and then roasted it–YUM!!
I have been making this recipe for about a year and it is awesome! I get rave reviews every time I make it :D
I made this a little while ago and it was the first time I have ever cooked fish. I actually ate it I was amazed! It was pretty good even though I am not a fish lover:)
So yummy! My husband talked about it for days. Whenever I ask him if he likes what I’ve cooked, he says yes but he’s never talked about my cooking for days afterwards.
Alisha,
I know exactly what you mean with your husband. My man is the same way. If he talks about a recipe for days, I KNOW he loved it, too. :) So glad you guys liked this recipe!
Mindy