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Everyone needs a trusty 15-minute recipe on hand. Whether you’re making breakfast, lunch, or dinner, cooking can take up more time than we realize, and simple solutions can save us a big headache.
Part of making dinner quickly relies on cooking fast, but the recipes we choose to make can either help or hurt our culinary quests. Going all out on a lavish dinner on Saturday can be plenty of fun, but during our busiest days, many of us are just trying to get something on the table.
Eating well doesn’t always go hand-in-hand with long cook times and lots of ingredients. Sometimes, the simplest recipes are the best. If you want filling and nourishing dinners done fast, few foods cook quicker than fish.
And there’s one recipe the Allrecipes community gravitates too more than many. With over 7,900 5-star ratings and countless more reviews with glowing praise, tips, and tweaks, our Broiled Tilapia Parmesan is one of our easiest—and most popular—fish recipes. It hits all the marks for a dinner that belongs in your weeknight rotation.
–Allrecipes member ritajennings
“I could not believe how such a simple recipe could taste so delicious!!!!!!! This is better than any restaurant dish out there—good enough to serve to the mother-in-law with asparagus and new potatoes.”
— –Allrecipes member ritajennings
What Makes Broiled Tilapia Parmesan So Great?
There are several qualities that make this recipe a community favorite. For one, it only takes 15 minutes to prepare and uses less than 10 ingredients. This recipe can be broken down into two parts: the tilapia and the sauce.
Many reviewers speak to the tasty flavor of the sauce. It’s got all the core components: butter, mayo, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, plus several seasonings, including dried basil, black pepper, onion powder, and celery salt.
The fish cooks for about 6 minutes under the broiler, which is as quick a cook time as you can find. About mid way through, remove the fish from the broiler, cover it in the sauce, then return it to the oven until it is flakey and the sauce has browned.
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The adaptability of the recipe is also a big reason for its popularity. Some Allrecipes members coat the fish in the Parmesan sauce before putting it under the broiler and others use an entirely different fish than tilapia.
Whichever way you cook it, the result is a fish dinner worth making again and again.
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How to Make This Recipe Your Own
While this recipe is the same as it was when it was first published in 2002, many home cooks have made their own version of dinner using it as inspiration.
The best part about this dinner, besides the ease, is the adaptability. If you want to make it your own, you can. Whether you use cod instead of tilapia or different cheeses, herbs, and spices, this recipe is easy to tweak and still see great results. Plenty of reviewers say so.
- “Our favorite! We substitute wild-caught Alaskan Cod for the tilapia and prepare as directed. The cod filets are thinner than tilapia so it takes a little less time,” says reviewer Danielle Griffith. “I also add broccoli crowns to the broiler pan during the last step of cooking—it’s delicious!!”
- “I am trying to make myself a white fish person, and this recipe was a great introduction,” says reviewer joymichelle. “Followed the recipe exactly, except I added a few more spices…added Old Bay directly on the fish, added paprika, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and more Old Bay to the cheese mixture. Turned out perfect and moist.”
- “This was quick and easy. Tasted amazing,” says reviewer Missie. “I used fresh flounder, OJ instead of lemon juice, added garlic powder and used celery seed instead of salt. Also used parm/Romano. My family loved it, and my neighbor yummed the entire meal.”
Get the recipe: Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
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