Name: Baked Breadcrumb Topped Tilapia in Wine Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound of filets around 4 pieces (any white fish is fine); 1/2 cup panko Italian flavored bread crumbs; Note: you can substitute ground pecans, walnuts or another nut for breadcrumbs; 3 tablespoons melted butter (or more if you double this recipe or use more breadcrumbs); 2 cloves of garlic minced (this goes into the breadcrumbs); 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley; 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth for nonalcohol; Optional: for Parmesan crusted add 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese to the breadcrumbs; Refer to Notes for more suggestions below

This is an easy-baked flaky fish topped with buttery crunchy breadcrumbs poached in a wine butter.

The fish can be substituted for any white fish or even chicken using this topping and changing the baking time.

If you love a crunchy buttery breadcrumb topping this will be perfect for just about any meat your family loves.

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Fish Suggestions and Meat Substitutions for Baked Breadcrumb Topped Tilapia in Wine Butter

Haddock: mild-tasting Northern fish
Flounder: saltwater seafood. Very thin and will cook quickly
Whiting: mild and flaky
Snook: seasonal fish found in the ocean with firm, mild
Redfish: red drum mild fish
Grouper: saltwater seafood
Wahoo: saltwater seafood very firm steak-like texture
Swordfish: saltwater seafood very firm steak-like texture
Halibut: Halibut is a lean fish with a mild flavor profile very much tasting like tilapia but with higher quality
Tuna: firm like steak stronger flavor
Salmon: an oilier fish delicious pink and stronger in flavor
Mahi Mahi: sweet mild flavor trim away the darker meat for milder flavors
Chicken, Steak, and Pork can be substituted using an instant-read thermometer to ensure doneness
remember cooking times will vary frozen or fresh can be used to packaged instructions for cooking times if using fresh refer to an instant-read thermometer to be at 145 degrees internal temperature for all cooking

We love this with Sauteed Spinach, Twice Baked Potatoes or a simple light Panzanella Salad.

Tips and Additions for Baked Breadcrumb Topped Tilapia in Wine Butter

use a good drinking wine or canned low-sodium chicken broth
remember fresh fish cooks quickly it should read 145 degrees
do not overcook seafood use a meat thermometer
add baby shrimp or crab meat to the top of the fish before breadcrumb topping
top with chopped artichoke hearts, thinly zucchini, sliced onions, diced asparagus, or diced tomatoes to the top of the fish
do not cover the fish
salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste;
add a little hot sauce for our spicy seafood with butter while baking
Other Cooking Methods:
outdoor grilling: oil spray a large disposable sheet pan, spray with some olive oil or butter, add the fish, and seasoning, top with tomatoes and breadcrumbs, and the internal temperature reads 145 degrees.
air fryer: place one piece at a time in an ovenproof casserole dish at 425 degrees oil spray a baking dish and add the fish, top with tomatoes sprinkle with bread crumbs drizzle with olive oil or butter, and air fry for 6 to 8 minutes or until the fish's internal temperature reads 145 degrees serve with freshly squeezed lemon juice on top
pan-fried: saute the fish in olive oil and sear in a cast-iron skillet on both sides. Top with tomatoes breadcrumbs drizzle with butter and finish this in the oven until the fish flakes easily around the internal temperature of the fish is 145 degrees around 5 minutes.

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This light breadcrumb-topped fish is the perfect light meal, especially in the summertime.

It's super easy and quick to make and if you don't want to heat up that oven, grill this outdoors.

If you don't like fish, chicken breasts boneless are a great substitution.

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Italian

Yield: 4

Author: Claudia Lamascolo