Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

This is one of the first recipes I used from Allrecipes.com. I believe it is their top rated recipe, with over 2000 reviews. You can see why, it is so easy, quick and delicious. I usually halve it to feed my family of four - but there are no leftovers. My kids love it and always ask for more! The only thing I change is I omit the onion powder, since I don't have any, and I use a little less mayo. Everything else is the same.

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
SUBMITTED BY: Phoebe


INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon celery salt
2 pounds tilapia fillets

DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil.
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. 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.

We sometimes serve this with mashed potatoes and some other vegetable, but my thought the other night was that it would go well with a rice pilaf or orzo pasta. I didn't have any, but it would be great!