Stuffed Tilapia

This recipe for stuffed Tilapia is a tasty adventure that includes crab meat as well as spicy cayenne pepper. It is not only a good recipe for preparing stuffed Tilapia; it is suitable for many other similar fish species as well, including flounder and sole.

Stuffed Tilapia ingredients:
1 small onion
1 rib celery
4 tablespoons of butter
1/4 cup of fresh parsley
½ cup of bread crumbs
1 can of drained and flaked crab meat
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1/8 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
6 tilapia fillets
Melted butter
Paprika powder

Stuffed Tilapia instructions:

• Chop the onion into fine pieces.
  
• Mince the celery into fine pieces.
  
• Sautee the onion and celery with butter in a frying pan until the vegetables are tender.
  
• Add parsley to the frying pan.
  
• Remove the frying pan from the heat and stir in bread crumbs and crab meat, together with lemon juice and cayenne pepper.
  
• Grease a 9x13 inch oven pan.
  
• Spread the crab meat mixture over the Tilapia fillets and roll them up.
  
• Place the stuffed Tilapia in the greased dish, seam side down.
  
• Sprinkle melted butter and paprika powder over the stuffed Tilapia.
• Place the stuffed Tilapia in the oven and bake the rolls at 400° Fahrenheit. The stuffed Tilapia is finished when it is easy to flake the fish with a fork, usually after 20-25 minutes.