Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tilapia Parmesan

I had frozen tilapia fillets in my fridge and wanted to cook them without just using a premade sauce. I searched allrecipes and found this winner. Brent loved it! I am always thrilled and surprised when that happens. :) I only wanted to do 4 fillets and made the whole recipe. It was plenty to go around. Definitely wrap your pan in aluminum foil.

Also, my broiler doesn't work so I baked the fillets without the sauce for 15 minutes at 450 and then spread the sauce for the last couple of minutes until it browned.


Ingredients:
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/8 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
   
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon celery salt
2 pounds tilapia fillets
Directions:
1.     Preheat oven broiler. Grease broiling pan or line with aluminum foil.
2.     Mix Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder, and celery salt. Mix well and set aside. Arrange fillets in a single layer on prepared pan.
3.     Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip fillets over and broil for 2 or 3 minutes more. Remove fillets from oven and cover with Parmesan mixture on top side. Broil until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 2 minutes.