Pecan-Crusted Tilapia
Recipe: #3893
January 05, 2012
Categories: Dinner, Main Dish, Fish, Tilapia, Nuts/Seeds, 5-Minute Prep, Budget-Friendly, Quick Meals, Weeknight Meals, Oven Bake, High Fiber, High Protein, Low Calorie, Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium more
"You can use any firm white fish you'd like, but if the fillets are thicker it will increase the cooking time. Baking rather than frying makes them healthier, and the combination of nuts and whole grain crackers make them diabetic-friendly."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (131.7 g)
- Calories 286.6
- Total Fat - 16.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.7 g
- Cholesterol - 57.8 mg
- Sodium - 331 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 2.2 g
- Protein - 20.6 g
- Calcium - 69.5 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Rinse and pat dry the fish; place in a shallow dish and pour the buttermilk over it. Let stand 5 minutes.
Step 2
In a separate shallow dish, combine cracker crumbs, pecans, and seasonings.
Step 3
Remove the fish from the buttermilk and dredge in the crumb mixture; place fish in a shallow greased baking dish.
Step 4
Bake at 375F for 20 minutes; flipping once halfway through baking time.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.