Tortilla Crusted Tilapia

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 4oz tilapia fillets6 corn tortillas (torn in pieces)1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and chopped)1 tsp lime juice1/4 cup fresh cilantro1/2 tsp chili powder1/4 tsp ground cumin1 egg beaten
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 and coat baking sheet with cooking spray.

Place tortilla pieces, pepper, lime juice, cilantro and spices in blender. Pulse until mixture is uniform small crumbs. Spread on a plate.

Beat egg in shallow dish.

Dip each fillet into egg mixture, then in crumbs. Pat to adhere. Place on baking sheet.

Bake until fish flakes (approx. 15 minutes depending upon thickness of fillets.)

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MILWAUKEEMOM.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 177.9
  • Total Fat: 3.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 88.0 mg
  • Sodium: 65.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 19.5 g

Member Reviews
  • FISHGUT3
    thanks - 7/23/21
  • CORICO
    kind of mushy; probably would like it better with tortilla chips instead of tortilla flats. - 7/22/11
  • CHATTYKELL
    YUMMMM!!!! It smells delicious. Making it tonight with coucous. - 6/6/11
  • HAT32275
    Love this recipe! Noone in our home had ever liked tilapia except me. Now they are all coming back for more :) - 3/19/11
  • I_GET_FIT
    Delicious! I didn't have lime so I used lemon, still came out awesome. - 8/24/10
  • NO_SNOW_BODY
    excellent - 3/10/10
  • BELLECERISE
    My husband and I both loved this! It went together really easily and tasted great with rice on the side. - 2/2/10