This Parmesan Crusted Tilapia is a simple fish recipe that is done in 20 minutes and will even impress non-fish lovers!

Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

Parmesan cheese

paprika

parsley

salt (optional)

extra virgin olive oil

tilapia filets (about 4 oz each)*

Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with foil.

In a shallow bowl, mix together the Parmesan, paprika, parsley and salt.  Drizzle the tilapia with the olive oil, then dredge in the cheese mixture, pressing it in lightly with your fingers if necessary.  Transfer to the baking sheet.

Bake until the fish is opaque in the thickest part, 10-12 minutes. Serve with the lemon slices.

Great, we loved it, and will cook it again.

I made this tonight and it was a total hit with my family! I added more Parmesan cheese, more paprika, as well as  Italian bread crumbs, garlic powder, and lastly lemon pepper (which totally made the dish!). I will definitely be making this again.

I have never liked any kind of fish. I detest it. However, I decided to try it once again. I decided to try this recipe &amp; I actually liked it. Thank you! My family enjoyed it also. I will definitely make this again. For a non fish lover this was not fishy &amp; extremely easy to make.

Made this single-serve style for myself this evening. The fillets I bought from Walmart are individually wrapped in the bag, so I just pulled one out, ran it under warm water for 5 minutes and cooked up a bag of frozen veggies while I waited. Then put a little bit of paprika, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, and parmesan in a bowl to mix up. I cooked one side of the fillet for a few minutes in a frying pan, then flipped it over, put the burner on medium low, added the spice mixture on top, and cooked until it was done. Not as crispy as baking in the oven, but great flavor, healthy, and very few dishes. Win all around :) Thanks for the idea!

I love this recipe.  It is easy, delicious and looks beautiful right out of the oven.  Thank you for sharing.

I made this previously.  Really an easy and great recipe.  Tonight I made it and used it for fish tacos.  It was amazing.  I wrapped the fish and a slaw/salad mixture in a tortilla shell (I buy the uncooked shells at Costco and they take a minute to warm up...wonderful).  We all loved this!

Love, love!! My kids were in love too...they went back for seconds and said “mommy, pls make this again!! We need to keep this recipe!!”   I actually cooked for 20 mins at 400 and thought it was more than perfect..the flavor was Devine and so so easy and quick ..ty for sharing this wonderful recipe!

I made this for my husband tonight and he LOVED IT. Thank you pinned it as welll.

this recipe is delicious. i tried it in my air fryer and it came out perfect. thank you so much for the idea! all your ideas are great as i was watching all the different recipes you were making-very inspiring-keep up the great work- and happy cooking!

The best tilapia recipe EVER and a favorite in our household!

It is a little too much paprika for my family. Not enough flavor. It looked pretty.  I think you really have to like paprika for this to be successful for your family - thank you for the idea! Maybe I did something wrong bc all the other reviews are good. Hmmm

Wow, delicious!  We only had smoked paprika and it  turned out fantastic.  A new family favorite.  Thank you!

I really loved the parm crusted tilapia. The ads, not so much. Far too many.

I was looking for a new way to make fish, since most of my family doesn't really like it while I love it. I found your recipe and thought why not? It's not like it would be the first time they haven't eaten something new I tried...and seriously, they loved it! My picky picky 8 year old kept telling me he hadn't made up his mind if he liked or not...and was still trying to decide after eating two servings (turns out it's a yes). My picky picky husband tasted it like a wine taster...and told me it's absolutely delicious. My Dad, who hates, really hates, fish (will only eat it if it's super spicy so he doesn't have to taste it, which this was not in the least) ate two servings, one bite at a time saying (with every bite), "Wow, this is really good. Excellent! Really good!" So, thank you, I got my boys to eat fish! :-) The only changes I made were to salt the filets before, as well as a little in the coating (these guys are salt fiends, though it was still much less salt than any ready made dish) and I mixed Romano and Parmesan because I din't have enough Parmesan. And my parsley was freeze dried (which I reconstituted with a little water, then squeezed out, because I didn't have fresh at the moment). I also made a lemony butter sauce to go with it (since I thought if they don't like fish, let's mask the flavor), which everybody liked, but felt was not needed. So, they would alternate with the sauce and without, and told me that, while the sauce was great, the fish didn't need it (which is a huge compliment!). I tried pan frying a few pieces before hand (like someone recommended) for a short while to get some color, but the coating came off and the filets started to break apart. So I took the leap of faith and just put them in the oven (though at 375 F for 15 minutes since I use a silicone liner which doesn't do well above that temp) and gave a little spray of 100% olive oil on top (Organic spray from BJs) and the fish came out golden brown and crispy, no need to previously pan fry. Sorry that this is so long, but I just want anyone who might be reading this to know that this recipe really works! I usually never comment, but this was so successful (my dad ate two potions!!!!) that I just truly had to thank you. If there is only one thing I might try next time is to put the fish on a rack in the sheet pan, so the bottom stays crispy, too...though with the unexpected success I had with this, I likely won't change anything at all. This is definitely going on my regular rotation! And if anyone is reading this, don't skip the paprika or parsley, unless you hate it or are allergic, because they really do add to the whole flavor profile. Just thank you for a successful recipe which didn't take me hours to make (rather much less than an hour), and one that was super delicious!

Best tilapia recipe ever! I'm planning on making this once a week now. It was so fast and delicious!

Made this tonight and we will definitely be having it again! We all really loved it. (The 5 yr old tolerated it which is a complete win in my book!) I used shredded parmesan and will probably do it separate from the seasonings next time since it's chunkier, but it still turned out perfect.

All of my family liked this tonight. I repeat, ALL OF THEM. My husband and my five sons (including my 8-month old who scarfed it down with his little pudgy fingers). My 2 year old kept asking for more— I was surprised he even tried it in the first place! My kids are incredibly picky eaters and complainers and my husband is always polite but went out of his way to tell me he enjoyed this. I used butter instead of oil, used a little less paprika, and added garlic powder. It was a hit! Thank you! I’m sure I will be making it again.

This is a delicious recipe. To be honest, I don't like tilapia. I thought about throwing my package of frozen tilapia away. But, I saw this recipe and decided to give it a try. It is delicious, even with tilapia. I will use this recipe in this future, maybe with tilapia, but for sure with other better tasting fish.

I loved this recipe. It was excellent and easy. A hit with my entire family!

Made this for my family and they loved it and better yet 5 min prep...15 min in the oven...threw together a salad and cooked some broccoli dinner is done!

Made this at 450 at 10 minutes and it changed my life! 😍

We love tilapia but weren't so happy with this recipe.  It gets an A for ease.  I grated the parmesan and it was just too overpowering.  We couldn't taste the fish.  Maybe this would be better with the grated stuff you get in the spaghetti sauce aisle or using a lot less freshly grated cheese.  I'm not apt to try this again to find out though since I have a different parmesan tilapia recipe.

Made this recipe for dinner tonight and we loved it! Favorite tilapia recipe by far! Added a 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder to Parmesan mixture. Will definitely make again in the future. Thanks Deborah

This was easy, quick and delicious. Forgot to put out lemons and think it would have added to the flavor.

My family loved this recipe! They said it was better than the store bought Parmesan Encrusted Talapia! We will be eating more fish!

This is a great recipe and it freezes exceptionally well! I use this recipe for my frozen pickup service (freezer to microwave) for my catering business - thank you!! It's a customer favorite!

Wow! This s was incredible. I put the pan in the oven while it was heating up so the fish went in on a hot pan. It crisped up the bottom. I will be making this a lot, and it was so fast.  Thank you!

This much cheese doesn’t belong on fish. Only ate one of the 4 fillets and my stomach is mad at me.  With the 5 star ratings and the picture it sounded good! But I will stick with Gordon Ramsey on the “cheese doesn’t belong on fish” 
Sorry to the Chef who created this recipe. Just not for me.

Delicious and easy!  Didn’t have paprika, used black pepper.  Served with steamed asparagus with a sprinkle of Parmesan as well. Thank you for a healthy and affordable entree.

This was absolutely delicious! I will definitely make this again!

My neighbor made this recipe for us the other evening.  It was delicious. My only complaint is when I print the recipe, the text prints in such a light gray that it makes it difficult to read for my 62 year old eyes.

I am adding fish to our weekly menu. This was very good and simple.  Thanks

This is a recipe in our regular dinner rotation!

Really great and yes, fresh Parmesan grated was a hit. I added cayenne and used smoked paprika instead. My teenage boys loved it!  Thank you.

This fish was amazing!!!!!!! All 8 of us in my family loved it! It's usually hard to get half of us to eat fish but not with this recipe. I ended up making a whole package of Tilapia steaks (10) and adding 5 additional minutes because it was a lot. Then I broiled them for 3 minutes. (Total coming time 15 minutes plus 3 broiler minutes) They were absolutely amazing! So smoky and meaty. Mmmmmmm!!! I took a picture but don't know how to add it to the post. Definitely will be making this again. Thank you so much!!

I made this last year when I was 17 and my family was super impressed. Super easy super cheap super delicious

Family loved this recipe!  It was a big hit. I will make it again and can’t wait to try it with your other flavor suggestions! Thank you!

My usually fussy children (who only eat fish when it's covered in breadcrumbs/batter) ate every single bit and asked for more! I used hake instead of tilapia and served it with white rice and garden peas...delicious

I did not like this at all and neither did my husband. I made it because of all of the rave reviews. I found it soggy and very parm= cheese strong. I will stick to seasoned panko/parm air fried with cooking spray.

I loved this recipe! I made it for my family and we all enjoyed it. Great taste and very easy to make. I've also mealed prepped and toke a dish for my coworker and she loved it. I served it with asparagus.  I definitely recommend

This is the sixth time I have made this recipe.  It is definitely our “go-to” Tilapia recipe.  So easy to prep earlier in the day and just pop into the oven whenever you are ready.  This can also be done in the air fryer for a crispier result.   But either way is excellent.

This is a excellent recipe. It was absolutely amazing.

This is DELISH! and super easy. Its now in the rotation, per hubby's request!

If I knew how to post a pic here I would.  We made the recipe as is. When I make this again which I will so do, I’d sprinkle the paprika directly on the fish after brushing w olive oil as mixing the parmesan w it as a dredge of sorts was rather lost.  Timing was perfect. Easy, inexpensive meal. We turned it in to a sheet pan meal by tossing asparagus in olive oil, w s and pepper. Thank you for sharing

I wanted a delicious talipa recipe that was similar to chicken parm - and this is it. We also made the Chipotle pepper sauce and baked sweet potato. We could not have asked for a better low carb, high protein meal. Thank you so much for this masterpiece!

I made this tonight for my family and they really liked it.  Will make again.

This crust is delicious! Made this twice with my new air fryer &amp; my whole family is obsessed. Thank you!

My husband isn’t a fish eater but he absolutely loves this recipe. I love fish and chops eat it every day. This recipe allows me to at least eat it two to three times a week

This was very tasty.  First time making tilapia very easy.

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How to make Parmesan Crusted Tilapia - an easy, fast, and family friendly dinner idea! 
Get the full recipe here: https://www.tasteandtellblog.com/parmesan-crusted-tilapia/

parmesan crusted tilapia

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total: 17 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Deborah Harroun

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