Italian Style Tilapia Fillets Recipes

SEASONED TILAPIA FILLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place tilapia in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; drizzle with butter. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; sprinkle over fillets., Bake, covered, 10 minutes. Uncover; bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 5-8 minutes.

PAN-SEARED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper. Place the flour in a shallow dish; gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off the excess flour.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook the tilapia in the hot oil until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. Brush the melted butter onto the tilapia in the last minute before removing from the skillet. Serve immediately.

ITALIAN-STYLE TILAPIA FILLETS

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of fish fillets with seasoning blend. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add fish; cook 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until golden. Remove fish from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Heat same skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add tomatoes; cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and juicy. Stir in olives. Serve over fish.

ITALIAN TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place fillets in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Top with tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, cheese and basil. Bake 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

ITALIAN STYLE BROILED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat your oven's broiler. Spray a broiling pan or aluminum foil with non stick cooking spray.
• 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 to 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, then Sprinkle with Old Bay 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.
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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.

ITALIAN STYLE TILAPIA FILLETS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat 2 tablespoon of oil and cook fennel and onion for about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Add broth, capers, oregano or italian herbs and cook for 3 to 4 minutes longer.
• Heat remaining oil in a skillet or on a grill. Cook tilapia fillets for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Season to taste with fennel and caper sauce.

ITALIAN BREADED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and garlic powder in a quart size ziploc bag.
• Pour Italian dressing in a different quart size ziploc bag.'.
• Place tilapia, one piece at a time, into the bag with Italian dressing and shake.
• Then put in the bag with the breadcrumb mixture and shake.
• Repeat with other fillets. Mound any unused breading on top of fish.
• Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, until fish is done and topping is browned.