Great recipe if you are wanting to start dabbling into seafood but you are a little nervous about it. Tilapia is pretty mild...might as well be chicken! JK-not really. I thought this was SUPER delicious. The lemon and basil make it really fresh and flavorful. This is a recipe I got from one of the girls (Megan) when we were doing our meal swap during dental school. Make sure you hold out for the browned top under the broiler after you put on the spread, gives nice flavor.
I halved this and spread it over 3 fillets, but I will leave the measurements big in case you are cooking more.
Ingredients
½ cup Parmesan cheese
¼ cup butter, softened
3 TBL mayonnaise
2 TBL fresh lemon juice
4 fresh big basil leaves chopped
¼ tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp celery salt
6-8 tilapia fillets
Instructions
Preheat oven broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder, and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.
Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2-3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.
½ cup Parmesan cheese
¼ cup butter, softened
3 TBL mayonnaise
2 TBL fresh lemon juice
4 fresh big basil leaves chopped
¼ tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp celery salt
6-8 tilapia fillets
Instructions
Preheat oven broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder, and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.
Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2-3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.
I made this for Parker and he LOVED it! It has a very, very mild fish taste, so it's great for the non seafood lovers. Like, Whit explained, I cut the ingredients in half for two portions and then I cut the butter and mayo down to one tablespoon each to save a few calories. I will certainly make this again!
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