Name: Broiled Tilapia with Almond and Bread Crumb Topping
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Frozen tilapia fillets - 2 (4 ounce); Extra-virgin olive oil - 2 teaspoons; Garlic pepper, divided, or to taste - 2 pinches; Lemon-pepper seasoning, divided, or to taste - 2 pinches; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Lemon, juiced, divided - 1 large; Salted butter, melted - ¼ cup; Fresh bread crumbs - ½ cup; Slivered almonds - ¼ cup; Salted butter, melted - 1 teaspoon

Broiled Tilapia with Almond and Bread Crumb Topping

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Ingredients for - Broiled Tilapia with Almond and Bread Crumb Topping

1. Frozen tilapia fillets - 2 (4 ounce)

2. Extra-virgin olive oil - 2 teaspoons

3. Garlic pepper, divided, or to taste - 2 pinches

4. Lemon-pepper seasoning, divided, or to taste - 2 pinches

5. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch

6. Lemon, juiced, divided - 1 large

7. Salted butter, melted - ¼ cup

8. Fresh bread crumbs - ½ cup

9. Slivered almonds - ¼ cup

10. Salted butter, melted - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Broiled Tilapia with Almond and Bread Crumb Topping

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly brush a small cast iron pan or a baking pan with olive oil.

2. Stage

Brush frozen fish with 2 teaspoons olive oil and season both sides with garlic pepper, lemon-pepper seasoning, salt, and pepper. Top with 1/2 of the lemon juice. Place fish in a broiler pan.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Turn fillets over and continue to bake, watching closely, until fish begins to flake, 3 to 5 minutes. Use a spatula to transfer fish to the prepared cast iron pan. Leave the oven on.

4. Stage

Top fish with 1/4 cup melted butter and the remaining lemon juice and season with garlic pepper, lemon-pepper seasoning, salt, and pepper. Season bread crumbs as desired and mix with slivered almonds and 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle over fish.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven, watching closely and without turning, until golden brown on top, 5 to 7 minutes.