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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This variation of stuffed tilapia is not only easy to make, it has just a hint of fresh mint. My son cleans the plate when I serve this one!! Ingredients:
1 scallion |
3 tablespoons butter |
6 fresh mint leaves |
1 cup lump crabmeat |
1/2 cup cracker crumb (ritz or saltine) |
1/2 lemon |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1/3 cup fresh parmesan cheese (grated) |
6 tilapia fillets |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400*.
2. Slice bulb part of onion reserving greens for later.
3. In a small sauce pan, melt butter and cook onion slices until clear. Set aside.
4. Mince the mint leaves. Set aside.
5. In a mixing bowl, use a fork to shred crab meat to a fine texture.
6. Mix in mint, cracker crumbs, juice of 1/2 lemon, olive oil, and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Reserve the remaining cheese for later.
7. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking pan.
8. Shape 6 balls from the crab mixture and place evenly throughout the pan.
9. Carefully lay each tilapia fillet on a crab ball. If necessary, split the ends of the fillet in order to wrap around.
10. Sprinkle remaining cheese across tops of fish.
11. Bake 20-25 minutes or until the largest peice of fish easily flakes with fork.
12. Slice scallion greens reserved from step one. Sprinkle around fish to garnish.
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