Parmesan Crusted Tilapia is a light, crisp and delicately flavored dish that takes less than 20 minutes to make. This family favorite recipe is super easy, and uber flavorful! 

This parmesan crusted fish is tasty and takes just minutes to prepare and serve. It is perfect served with your favorite coleslaw or a fresh Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing.

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Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Recipe

There is nothing better than a quick weeknight meal on a busy weeknight. This easy easy tilapia recipe hits the mark on both counts! Tender tilapia fillets are dipped in an egg mixture, coated with parmesan seasoned panko crumbs and pan-fried till golden brown.

This Parmesan Crusted Tilapia recipe will conquer the “same old thing for dinner” blues!  While I’ve used tilapia in this recipe, the simple and crispy crust is a delicious way to serve any type of white fish!

Swap Any White Fish

If you don’t have tilapia on hand, this easy recipe works with any white fish. If the filet is thicker you may need to add an extra minute or two to ensure it’s cooked to perfection.

Dish of parmesan crust ingredients of tilapia

What is Tilapia?

Tilapia is a white fish, similar in taste and texture to cod however, the texture of tilapia is a bit more firm. Tilapia will flake when cooked and is very versatile for many recipes from Easy Fish Tacos to Blackened Fish and our all-time favorite, Parmesan Broiled Tilapia. Tilapia is a freshwater farmed fish grown in many countries around the world, including the US and Canada.
Fish is good for you, it is a great way to add variety to your table and it takes just minutes to prepare.

Parmesan Crusted Tilapia in a black pan ready to be cooked

How to Make Parmesan Crusted Fish

Tilapia can be baked, broiled, fried or poached. I love the simplicity of Baked Tilapia but I love the crust and flavor of Parmesan Crusted Chicken so putting the two together is the perfect quick meal mashup!

How to Cook Tilapia

  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Prep fish per recipe below.
  2. Add fish and fry for about 3 minutes per side or just until cooked through.
  3. Keep warm on a low oven (250°F) if cooking in batches.
  4. Serve warm with coleslaw and Dill Pickle Tartar Sauce.

For all methods, it is a good idea to use a meat thermometer to check for doneness (145°F). The fish will flake easily when it is done.

Parmesan Crusted Tilapia on a white plate

TIP: The breading is fairly light. To ensure it doesn’t fall off, allow the fish to rest for a minute or two before serving it.

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Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

Crispy Parmesan Tilapia is a light, crisp and delicately flavoured dish that takes less than 20 minutes to make. It's super easy and you'll love it!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 servings
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Ingredients  

  • 6 tilapia fillets defrosted if frozen
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • lemon slices for serving

Coating

  • 1 ½ cups Panko Bread Crumbs
  • 1 cup cornflake crumbs
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions 

  • In a small bowl, combine eggs, dijon mustard & water. Mix well and set aside. In a separate dish, combine all of the coating ingredients.
  • Dip each tilapia fillet into the egg mixture and then into the crumb mixture. Be sure to press the crumbs into the fish and make sure it's completely coated.
  • Once all of the fillets are coated, preheat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.  
  • Place the coated fish fillets in the skillet, and cover with a lid.  Cook for 3 minutes. Flip the fish, cover again and cook an additional 3 minutes.
  • Serve with fresh lemon slices.

Notes

Nutrition information counts for the use of ⅔ of the coating mixture.
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Nutrition Information

Calories: 380 | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 678mg | Potassium: 589mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 9.1mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
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  1. Searched for this style fish and found your recipe and just loved it. It was the Dijon that hooked me. This will be a regular everyone loved it. Thank you.

  2. This was so delicious! Very easy and I omitted the cornflakes since we didn’t have them and came out great, plenty of crust. We served with jasmine rice and asparagus. Perfect quick week night dinner! Thank you5 stars

  3. Tried this tonight and it was sooo good! Thanks for the fantastic recipe will definitely be remaking this again!5 stars