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Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia stuffed with crab meat takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia stuffed with crab meat takes 30 minutes to cook.

Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia stuffed with crab meat makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia stuffed with crab meat are:

6 Tilapia Fillets (about 6 ounces each)
12 ounces of fresh dried flaked crab meat
1 small onion
1 celery rib
3 eggs lightly beaten
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1 cup bread crumbs, divided
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 tablespoon cayenne pepper
Melted butter
1 Tablespoon Paprika powder
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened, divided
3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 tespoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon celery salt

Here is how you make Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia stuffed with crab meat:

-Preheat oven to 400* F. -In a small bowl, mix together the parmessan cheese, 1/2 the bread crumbs (1/2 cup), 1/2 the butter (1/4 cup), mayonnaise, and lemon juice. -Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder, and celery salt. -Dip the tilapia into the beaten eggs and then into the cheese, bread crumb, herbs and spices mixture, shake off excess and set aside. -Chop the onion and celery into fine pieces.-Saute the onion and celery with butter in a frying pan until the vegetables are tender (you may choose to start the onion before the celery as they tend to take longer to become tender).-Add the parsley to the frying pan. -Remove the frying pan from the heat. -In a seperate bowl mix together contents of frying pan with crab meat, bread crumbs, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper. -Grease a 9x13 inch casserole dish. -Spread the crab meat mixture down the center of the tilapia, fold the tilapia around the crab, and turn over so that crab meat and edges of tilapia are touching casserole dish. -Sprinkle melted butter and paprika on the top of the tilapia. -Place casserole dish into oven and bake at 400* for 20-25 mins. The baked tilapia is finished when it is easy to flake the fish with a fork. Serving Size:?Makes 6 (9-10 oz) servingsNumber of Servings: 1

The nutritional information for Parmesan Encrusted Tilapia stuffed with crab meat is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 763.2

• Total Fat: 34.4 g
• Cholesterol: 316.9 mg
• Sodium: 3,140.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 51.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.9 g
• Protein: 64.7 g