Best Crusted Tilapia Recipes

PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA FILLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Whisk Parmesan cheese, paprika, parsley, salt, and pepper together in a shallow dish.
• Coat tilapia fillets with olive oil and press into the Parmesan cheese mixture. Arrange coated fillets on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.

PANKO-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Put flour and eggs into 2 separate dishes. Combine bread crumbs, cilantro, lime zest, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a third dish.
• Season tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. Put 1 fillet in flour, coat both sides, and gently shake off excess. Dip into eggs, turning once, then dredge in the bread crumb mixture to coat. Repeat with remaining fillets.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place fillets in the skillet and cook until crust is golden and fish is easy to lift with a spatula, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and cook on the other side until fish flakes easily with a fork, another 3 to 4 minutes.

PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• 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.

PANKO CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375%. Spray a baking pan lightly with cooking oil.
• In a shallow dish, combine melted margarine, garlic powder, and lemon juice. In a separate shallow dish, combine panko and Old Bay seasoning.
• Dip each filet in butter mixture, then roll well in the panko mixture. Place filets in a single layer onto prepared pan.
• Press any remaining panko mixture onto tops of filets.
• Bake 12-14 minutes, until flaky. Serve with lemon wedges.

PARMESAN-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Place flour and egg in separate shallow bowls. In another shallow bowl, combine the crackers, cheese and salt. Dip fillets in the flour, then egg, then cracker mixture; turn until coated., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook fillets in oil over medium heat until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges.

ALMOND AND COCONUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a large baking dish.
• Place the beaten eggs in a shallow dish. Mix the almonds, coconut, sesame seeds, brown sugar, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl. Stir the pineapple and onion together in a separate bowl. Dip each tilapia fillet into the beaten egg and then press into the almond mixture. Place the coated tilapia into the prepared dish. Spread the pineapple mixture over the coated fillets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 40 minutes.

COCONUT-CRUSTED TILAPIA (PALEO)

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Mix unsweetened coconut, coconut flour, and salt together on a plate.
• Brush egg over each tilapia fillet. Press each fillet into coconut mixture until evenly coated. Gently toss between your hands so any coconut that hasn't stuck can fall away. Place the coated fillets onto a plate while breading the rest; do not stack.
• Fry fillets in the hot oil until golden brown and fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

POTATO-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Combine shredded potatoes, shallot, honey mustard, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Spread each portion of fish with 1 teaspoons mayonnaise and top with 1/4 the potato mixture, pressing onto the fish.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Carefully place fish in the skillet, potato-side down and cook until crispy and browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn fish over gently, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking until fish flakes easily using a fork, 4 to 5 minutes more.
• Serve fish with lemon wedges.

COCONUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Place foil on a baking sheet and spray with non-stick spray.
• Combine coconut, bread crumbs, and crackers in a bowl. Put egg whites in another bowl.
• Dip the tilapia in the egg, then in the coconut crumb mixture. Place them on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tilapia is done. (Check tilapia at about 15 minutes so it won't burn.)

HERB CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Brush a broiler pan with olive oil.
• Stir butter and garlic paste together in a bowl. Divide garlic mixture evenly between two bowls, reserving one bowl for serving.
• Stir garlic powder, oregano, Italian seasoning, parsley, and salt together in a bowl.
• Place tilapia fillets on prepared broiler pan; brush each fillet with garlic butter and sprinkle each with Italian seasoning mixture, reserving 1/2 the garlic butter in the bowl and 1/2 the Italian seasoning mixture.
• Broil fillets in the preheated oven for 2 minutes, brush again with garlic butter, and broil for 2 more minutes. Turn fillets over. Brush with garlic butter and sprinkle with remaining Italian seasoning mixture. Broil until tilapia fillets flake easily with a fork, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with reserved garlic butter and lemon juice.

PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA (OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT)

Steps:

• To make Tilapia Crusting Mixture:
• Using a spoon, thoroughly mix all ingredients specified for crusting in a large bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Italian Vegetables:
• In a large bowl, combine all vegetables and other ingredients specified for vege mixture and mix thoroughly.
• Place onto a baking sheet, forming a single layer. Set aside until ready for baking with tilapia.
• Assembling Parmesan Crusted Tilapia:
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place Tilapia fillets in a non-stick, shallow, baking pan.
• Pour 3 tablespoons of Alfredo sauce onto each tilapia fillet. Use bottom of spoon to evenly coat top of fish.
• Sprinkle 1/3 cup of prepared tilapia crusting mixture onto each piece and firmly pat breading evenly over Alfredo sauce. Place pan of tilapia on top rack and at the same time, place baking sheet with vegetables on the center rack, in the oven. After approximately 15 minutes, or when the internal temperature of fish reaches 150 degrees F, remove fish from oven and transfer onto a large platter.
• The vegetables should bake for an additional five minutes, or until tender, and remove from oven.
• Toss the vegetables with angel hair pasta (and extra Alfredo sauce if you like)and place around fish.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and serve immediately.

PECAN-COCONUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, whisk eggs. In a separate shallow bowl, combine coconut, pecans, salt and pepper flakes. Dip fillets in eggs, then in coconut mixture, patting to help coating adhere., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. In batches, add tilapia and cook until fish is lightly browned and just begins to flake easily with a fork, 2-3 minutes on each side.

PARMESAN CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare Parmesan flour by combining 1/2 cup flour and parmesan cheese in shallow pan, set aside.
• Dredge fish in plain flour, shaking off excess flour.
• Dip in egg wash.
• Coat in parmesan flour mixture.
• Heat non-stick frying pan with olive oil (almost smoking).
• Brown fish on both sides, remove from pan and keep warm.
• In the same pan, add more oil if needed, and sauté garlic.
• Add capers, lemon juice, wine and stock, salt and pepper (artichokes if you like).
• Reduce by half, remove from heat.
• Add butter and melt through.

TORTILLA CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Place tortilla pieces, pepper, lime juice, cilantro and spices in blender. Pulse until the mixture is uniform small crumbs. Spread on plate.
• Beat egg in shallow dish.
• Dip each fillet in egg, then in crumbs, patting crumbs to adhere. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake until fish flakes, about 15 minutes depending on thickness of fillets.

HERB-CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH LEMON POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, toss potato, oil and salt to coat. Spread potato in half of pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until potato is tender.
• Meanwhile, place flour on plate. In shallow dish, beat egg with fork. In another shallow dish, mix bread crumbs, seasoned salt and butter.
• Coat fillets with flour. Dip into egg; coat well with bread crumb mixture. Place fillets in other half of pan. Place zucchini over potatoes; toss to combine.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle fish with thyme; toss vegetables with lemon peel.

TORTILLA-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
• Sprinkle lime juice on both sides of fish, then season both sides with salt and pepper. Stir together tortilla chips and cayenne on a plate. Beat egg in a bowl. Dip each fillet in egg, then roll in chips. Place each coated fillet on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until fish flakes.
• While fish is baking, make tartar sauce: Mix together mayonnaise, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. Season to taste with salt. Serve with cooked fish.

SIMPLY POTATOES SHREDDED HASH BROWN CRUSTED TILAPIA #5FIX

Steps:

• Place Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns on large cutting board.
• Press with paper towels to remove as much liquid as possible. Using a large knife, chop shredded hash browns into small dice. Press again with paper towels.
• Place eggs in shallow dish and whisk until completely blended.
• Place flour on a shallow plate.
• Run Tilapia through eggs, press flour into both sides and shake off excess, and then press firmly into finely diced Hash Browns. Place on wax paper or parchment paper and let sit for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Place canola oil in a large skillet over high heat and bring to frying temperature (very hot without smoking). To test, drop a few of the Hash Browns into the oil and if the oil bubbles all around them, it's hot enough. Carefully place 2-3 filets into the hot oil. Cook on one side until golden brown, then flip and bring the other side to golden brown, about 6- 8 minutes total.
• Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the remainder filets. Serve immediately.

MACADAMIA NUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat your oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Combine macadamia nuts, soy sauce, garlic, hot sauce, brown sugar, olive oil, and black pepper in a food processor; blend until the mixture is the consistency of paste.
• Spoon a thick layer of the macadamia mixture on top of each tilapia fillet. Place the fish macadamia mixture-side up on the prepared baking sheet. Under the broiler, cook fish until the macadamia crust is golden brown and the tilapia flakes easily, about 15 minutes.

COCONUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• mix coconut with spices of your choice. curry goes really well, but anything you like would work.
• dip fish in milk.
• coat with coconut mixture.
• heat oil in a large skillet over med-high heat.
• add fish and cook about 4 minutes on each side.
• squeeze lime juice over the top.

MUSTARD CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place tilapia fillets into prepared baking dish, and bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, garlic powder, oregano, and Parmesan cheese.
• When fish has cooked for 10 minutes, spread with herb paste, and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Continue baking for another 5 minutes until the topping is bubbly and golden.