Baked Fish with Parmesan-Sour Cream Sauce

This meal took all of 5 minutes to assemble, using ingredients I already had, before putting it in the oven.  Also, it tasted so good!  We'll make this again.

We used defrosted tilapia filets, and Southern Living says that flounder, orange roughy, or any other white fish works well in this recipe.  Obviously, the better the fish, the better it will taste.  We used 3 fillets, but I'd use the same amounts for the Parmesan-Sour Cream sauce for 4 fillets; if you change the amounts up or down, they're easily adjustable. 

(A note on the word "fillet" - it's spelled with one L when talking about beef, and two Ls with fish.  How strange!)

This recipe couldn't be easier.  I hope you try it!

3 tilapia filets
4 oz sour cream
2 heaping Tbsp Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp paprika
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 Tbsp bread crumbs

Place fillets in a single layer in a lightly grased 13"x9" baking dish.  Stir together sour cream, Parmesan, paprika, salt, and pepper; spread mixture evenly over fillets.  Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.

Parmesan Broiled Tilapia

We've made this several times (again starting in Lent), and it always looks and tastes so good. It came from AllRecipes originially, but we tweak it every time. Most recently we added a little bit of ranch dressing, which was delicious. I've only made it with frozen tilapia fillets, and I'm sure it's even better with fresh fish. It's fast too--start to finish in 10 minutes!

Parmesan Broiled Tilapia

2 pounds tilapia fillets
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup butter (I only used about 2 Tbsp)
2 Tbsp mayonaisse (can cut back)
1 Tbsp ranch dressing
1/2 Tbsp mustard
2 Tbsp lemon juice (I used lime juice)
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 onion powder (didn't have any)
1/8 tsp garlic powder

Preheat broiler. Line pan or baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Mix together parmesan cheese, butter, mayo, ranch, and mustard. Season with basil, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Set aside.

Arrange fillets on a single layer on the baking sheet. Broil a few inches from the heat for three minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil three more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the parmesan mixture on the top side. Broil for 2-3 more minutes or until the topping is brown.