Best 11 Potato Encrusted Stuffed Tilapia Recipes

SIMPLY POTATOES SHREDDED HASH BROWN CRUSTED TILAPIA #5FIX

Steps:

• Place Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns on large cutting board.
• Press with paper towels to remove as much liquid as possible. Using a large knife, chop shredded hash browns into small dice. Press again with paper towels.
• Place eggs in shallow dish and whisk until completely blended.
• Place flour on a shallow plate.
• Run Tilapia through eggs, press flour into both sides and shake off excess, and then press firmly into finely diced Hash Browns. Place on wax paper or parchment paper and let sit for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Place canola oil in a large skillet over high heat and bring to frying temperature (very hot without smoking). To test, drop a few of the Hash Browns into the oil and if the oil bubbles all around them, it's hot enough. Carefully place 2-3 filets into the hot oil. Cook on one side until golden brown, then flip and bring the other side to golden brown, about 6- 8 minutes total.
• Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the remainder filets. Serve immediately.

TILAPIA WITH PURPLE POTATO CRUST AND CHIVE ROSEMARY OIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the fish fillets on a work surface and season with salt and pepper. Top each of the fillets with enough slices of potato to completely cover the surface of the fish, overlaying the potatoes like shingles. Sprinkle the potatoes with a bit more salt and pepper, and the 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves.
• Heat a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and the butter. When the butter is melted and the oil is hot add the fish, potato side down. Place the skillet in the oven and bake until the fish is cooked through, about 15 to 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the extra-virgin olive oil, chives, the remaining 1 tablespoon rosemary, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• To serve, place the fish on serving plates, potato side up. Drizzle the fish and the plate with the chive oil. Serve immediately.

POTATO-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Combine shredded potatoes, shallot, honey mustard, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Spread each portion of fish with 1 teaspoons mayonnaise and top with 1/4 the potato mixture, pressing onto the fish.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Carefully place fish in the skillet, potato-side down and cook until crispy and browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn fish over gently, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking until fish flakes easily using a fork, 4 to 5 minutes more.
• Serve fish with lemon wedges.

SPICY POTATO-CRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix taco seasoning, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper and 1/2 tsp salt in a large plastic baggie.
• Place tilapia fillets in baggie and shake to coat evenly.
• Let tilapia marinate in baggie for at least 10 minutes.
• Place egg whites in shallow bowl.
• Mix hash browns, green onions and 1 tsp salt in a dish.
• Dredge tilapia fillets in egg whites and place in a single layer on a cookie sheet that is liberally coated with cooking spray.
• Top each fillet evenly with hash brown mixture and press into fish to set.
• Spray tops of fish with cooking spray.
• Cook in pre-heated oven for 16 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Turn oven to broil and continue cooking for 4 minutes.
• Serve with lemon wedges and squeeze onto fillets before eating if desired. (optional).

HERB-CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH LEMON POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, toss potato, oil and salt to coat. Spread potato in half of pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until potato is tender.
• Meanwhile, place flour on plate. In shallow dish, beat egg with fork. In another shallow dish, mix bread crumbs, seasoned salt and butter.
• Coat fillets with flour. Dip into egg; coat well with bread crumb mixture. Place fillets in other half of pan. Place zucchini over potatoes; toss to combine.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle fish with thyme; toss vegetables with lemon peel.

TILAPIA FETA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add spinach to skillet; cook and stir until spinach is wilted and cooked down, 5 more minutes. Stir olives, feta cheese, lemon rind, salt, oregano, and white pepper into spinach. Cook until feta cheese has melted and flavors have blended, about 5 more minutes.
• Spread spinach mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange tilapia fillets over spinach mixture. Mix butter and lemon juice in a small bowl and drizzle over fish; sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake fish in the preheated oven until the flesh is opaque and flakes easily, 20 to 25 minutes.

POTATO FRIED TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk together the egg, mustard, and salt and garlic powder; set aside. (I place in fridge for 15 minutes to blend flavors
• Place the flour and potato flakes in 2 other shallow dishes.
• Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• Dredge fillets in flour. Shake off excess
• Dip fish fillets in the egg mixture.
• Dredge the fillets in the potato flakes, completely coating the fish. For extra crispy, dip into egg and potato flakes again.
• Fry fish fillets in oil for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.

POTATO ENCRUSTED TILAPIA #5FIX

Steps:

• Pat potatoes dry and mix with leeks.
• Heat the oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet until hot.
• Spoon 4 small, evenly spaced mounds of the shredded potatoes and leeks, each about 1/3 cup, into the skillet.
• Place fish onto each pile of potatoes and cover the fish with the remaining potatoes. Cook over medium-high heat for 6 to 7 minutes.
• Flip and repeat for the other side. Cook until golden.
• I like to serve with lemon and horseradish.

TILAPIA WITH ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place potatoes, bell pepper, garlic, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the prepared dish; toss to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Add tomatoes. Place tilapia fillets on top of vegetables and sprinkle with remaining salt, pepper, and lemon zest. Continue to bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes.
• Squeeze lemon juice over fish and serve.

POTATO ENCRUSTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Thaw out tilapia filets. In a bowl, take eggs and separate the whites from the egg yolks leaving the egg yolks in a bowl. Mix yolks vigorously. Add a pinch of pepper and salt. On a separate plate, mix potato flakes, and seasonings together.
• Next, take the tilapia filets and dredge the fish in the potato flakes and seasoning. Pat the fish gently to get flakes to adhere to fish.
• In a large saute pan, pour olive oil. Set the stove to medium heat, and place fish in saute pan. Cook till golden brown and fish is thoroughly cooked.

PAN-SEARED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper. Place the flour in a shallow dish; gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off the excess flour.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook the tilapia in the hot oil until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. Brush the melted butter onto the tilapia in the last minute before removing from the skillet. Serve immediately.