This Broiled Parmesan Tilapia is the best tilapia recipe I’ve ever had with a tender flaky fish fillet and an amazing parmesan crust!
This broiled tilapia recipe has been pinned 750,000+ times, and for good reason. Once you’ll try it, you will see why everyone raves over this recipe and it will be one of your go-to tilapia recipes!
This Parmesan Broiled Tilapia is so easy and delicious, making it one of my absolute favorite tilapia recipes! With just a few minutes to prep and this whole dish is on the table in 10 minutes start to finish!
Serve this easy dish with a squeeze of fresh lemon or Dill Pickle Tartar Sauce, roasted broccoli and a side salad for the perfect meal.
What is Tilapia?
Tilapia is a white fish that was traditionally found in Africa, but is now farmed in many countries including domestically. It is an excellent source of protein and a good source of vitamins and minerals. So not only is it good for you, but the fact that it is delicious is just a bonus!
While this recipe calls for tilapia, any white fish can easily be substituted with excellent results!
How to Cook Tilapia
You’ll be amazed at how easy (and quick) most tilapia recipes are. Like most fish, it is important that you do not overcook your tilapia fillets as they can dry out. You can cook tilapia in the oven or it can be poached, fried, or broiled.
In this recipe, I have chosen to broil it. I love how quick it is but also that this tilapia recipe creates a very moist flaky fish with a beautifully browned parmesan crust!
How Long to Cook Tilapia in the Oven
While you can easily make oven baked tilapia, I do love broiling it to make it really fast. Broiled on high, this tilapia recipe only takes 3-4 minutes per side, depending of course on the size of the fillet. If the fish fillet is quite large you will need to increase broil time by a minute each side.
Baking tilapia is as easy as broiling is but will not produce an outer crust as browned and delicious. For this reason I prefer to broil the tilapia in this recipe.
Parmesan Broiled Tilapia is a great start to any meal in under 15 minutes. We serve it with Green Beans with Bacon and a side of Garlic Butter Rice for the perfect meal! Risotto, pasta and of course classic french fries are all great sides for this fresh and crusty entree! While it makes a quick meal during the week, this recipe is definitely one you will want to serve when you have guests over. It will be a favorite for sure!
More Tilapia Recipes You’ll Love
- Easy Baked Tilapia (or Cod)
- Blackened Tilapia – Quick, easy and delicious!
- Parmesan Crusted Tilapia – Crispy breaded fish made easy.
- Easy Fish Tacos – Family favorite!
- Pan Fried Tilapia
Ingredients
- 4 tilapia filets defrosted if frozen
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise or dressing
- 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice fresh
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
- seasoned salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Turn broiler onto high and adjust oven rack to the top.
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except the tilapia. Set aside.
- Place tilapia fillets on a foil lined pan. Broil for 3 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, flip over and divide the parmesan mixture over the uncooked sides of the tilapia.
- Return to the oven and broil an additional 3-4 minutes making sure not to over cook the fish.
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Nutrition Information
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Course Main Course
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My husband and I enjoyed this new recipe! Thumbs up!
Yay! Glad you loved it Barbara!
Why don’t I see salt and pepper in this recipe?
The recipe does call for pepper to taste. Parmesan cheese is salty, so I don’t add additional salt. Feel free to add them to your taste Hector.
I love how simple, light and flavorful this is, I too used Hellmans/Best Foods light mayo. My family loved it! Definitely being added to my favorites.
I’m so happy that your family loved this recipe Judith!
I am not good with broiling. I set the broil to high and moved the rack up. Broiled 3 min on one side. Good. Flip. Slather with yummy. Broil 3-4 more minutes. No. The pan caught fire and overheated my oven to the point I had to unplug it. Put the fire out. Opened the windows and sat down to the best tasting tilapia I’ve ever had. My picky eater even finished it. Please help me figure out how to make this without the flames.
Glad you loved the recipe Rebecca! Maybe try moving your rack down next time? Or perhaps you have a lower broil temperature available.
If you have an electric oven, do you leave your oven door slightly open when broiling? That is recommended. I have this recipe from an old Junior League cookbook. Has been our favorite for years! On the menu tonight!
simply marvelous!
Absolutely loved this! I did add some homemade breadcrumbs to it which turned out great! Love how quick and easy this was. Will definitely be making again and again!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Wow, was this recipe amazing. I didn’t change a thing except I doubled the topping because my tilapia was big. My husband wants this again for dinner tomorrow. I made steamed broccoli and cauliflower to go with it. Very keto / LCHF diabetic friendly recipe. I will be making this a lot.
I’m so glad you loved it!
Hi Holly,
Thanks for this recipe! I’m planning to make it tomorrow night for dinner. What sort of side dish do you recommend to serve with it? I’d like a healthy side dish.
I like to serve this dish with a salad, like one of my favorites, Creamy Cucumber Tomato Salad and rice. For an even healthier option, you can try Cauliflower Rice. Let me know what you end up making!
Easy healthy and quick…Yum!
Nice to hear!
Admittedly I tweaked this based on what I had and because I like kicked up flavor–but used the recipe and proportions as a guide and it turned out great! Fwiw, I sprinkled S & P on the fish after I turned it over and before I added the parm mixture. I did not have dill so I used parsley and also added 1/4 tsp. each of the following: garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and Italian seasoning. Also used a combo of low fat mayo and low fat ranch dressing for that component. Next time I would add some cayenne too. Flavors were still pretty subtle even with these changes, but subtle in a really nice way. I also sprayed the foil with nonstick spray before putting the fish on it. Definitely a keeper!
I loved the mixture on fish. Used cod instead and it was delicious!
So glad you loved it Becky!
I’ve never commented before on a recipe any where but felt this was definitely worthy. Love love love it! Will be a recipe I make for company too. Thank you for sharing!!
I doubled the ingredients but not the fish.
Thank you so much Sandy!! I’m glad you loved it!
This is the best!! I have shared recipe with my mom & sister. Big hit!!
I’m so glad you loved it Peggy!
Just made this for dinner. It was quick, easy and absolutely delicious.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Anita!
How thick should the fish be
This recipe is perfect for a busy woman! It was delicious!
This is AMAZING! And, I am not a fish fan…like at all! I have tried to like fish for years, and I can not stand the stuff. Today I gave this recipe a shot, and holy cow, I went back for seconds! SO GOOD!!! I will be making this again, and it will be soon!
I should say, I did add some garlic powder to the Parmesan cheese mixture.
I am so glad that you liked the recipe! I think that sounds like a delicious addition, I might have to add a little garlic to it next time I make it!
I do not ever eat Tilapia but this recipe is delicious with Scrod or Haddock… quick and easy supper.. add a green salad and nice white wine and a small dessert…Voila
That sounds like a plan!! :) Thanks for sharing your idea.
I have actually found that it works out better if you add 1/4th of a cup of Garlic Bread Crumbs to the mixture that not only does it add a bit of crunch and taste it also will actually keep all of the topping on the fish all the way through broiling the mixture side up. I have made it both ways a number of times for friends and family and they all thought it was better with the bread crumbs. I also add a good sprinkle of Old Bay to both sides of the fish and that really punches the flavor up quite a bit. Just my 2 cents worth.
Oooohhh, that sounds delicious Chad! Thank you for sharing, I have to try that!
This fish was great! Used parsley instead of dill because that is what I had on hand. I also seasoned the fish with salt and pepper before broiling. My husband and 1 year old loved it!