Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Recipe
Ingredients
For the Tilapia:
- 4 tilapia fillets (or cod fillets)
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 Lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup olive oil
For the Red Pepper Cauliflower Rice:
- 1 head cauliflower (or 1 bag cauliflower rice)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
For the Tilapia:
- In a shallow bowl combine: 1 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 3/4 tsp garlic powder, 3/4 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, zest of 1 lemon (save lemon for cauli rice).
- In a separate bowl whisk 2 eggs.
- Dredge tilapia in the almond flour mix, then the eggs and again in the almond flour mix until well coated. Repeat w/ the remainder of the fish.
- Heat ½ cup olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add tilapia in batches & cook 2-3 minutes per side until cooked through and flaky.
For the Red Pepper Cauliflower Rice:
- Remove core, leaves, & any dark spots from 1 cauliflower. Make sure it is completely dry & cut into bite size pieces. To a blender add chopped cauliflower in batches. Pulse until you get a rice-like consistency. Don’t overprocess or it will become mushy.
- Finely chop 1 red bell pepper.
- In a saute pan heat 1 T olive oil over medium heat. Add cauli rice & chopped red pepper and saute 3-4 minutes
- Stir in 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning, 1/3 cup Parmesan and juice of 1 lemon.
- Serve fish on top of cauli rice or on the side.