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opiate69

(10,129 posts)
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 03:54 PM Aug 2013

Great.. now I'm craving this for dinner...

Olive Garden Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

Author/Submitted by: http://www.olivegarden.com/2005 Featured Recipe Servings: 6 Categories: Garlic / Seafood / Vegetables

Ingredients: 6 filets tilapia, approx. 6 ounces each 1 1/4 cups alfredo sauce, homemade or store-bought 8 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked Fresh parsley sprigs 6 lemon wedges

---Tilapia Crusting Mixture---3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 3 Tbsp vegetable oil

---Italian Vegetables---4 cups zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch slices and halved 4 cups yellow squash, cut into 1/4 inch slices and halved 2 cups red bell peppers, cut into strips 2 cups red onions, cut into strips 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions: 1. Tilapia Crusting Mixture: Using a spoon, thoroughly mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

2. Italian Vegetables: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Place onto a baking sheet, forming a single layer. Set aside until ready for baking with tilapia.

3. Assembling Parmesan Crusted Tilapia: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place Tilapia fillets in a non-stick, shallow, baking pan. Pour 3 tablespoons of Alfredo sauce onto each tilapia fillet. Use bottom of spoon to evenly coat top of fish. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of prepared tilapia crusting mixture onto each piece and firmly pat breading evenly over Alfredo sauce. Place pan of tilapia on top rack and at the same time, place baking sheet with vegetables on the center rack, in the oven. After approximately 10 minutes, or when the internal temperature of fish reaches 150 degrees F, remove fish from oven and transfer onto a large platter. The vegetables should bake for an additional five minutes, or until tender, and remove from oven. Toss the vegetables with angel hair pasta and place around fish. Sprinkle dish with parsley, garnish with lemon wedges and serve immediately.

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Great.. now I'm craving this for dinner... (Original Post) opiate69 Aug 2013 OP
is that them there shit eatin tilapia? NightWatcher Aug 2013 #1
If you saw the earlier thread today about tilapia being bred in water polluted with fecal nutrients TexasTowelie Aug 2013 #2
I hope you know that talapia is one of the most disgusting fish on the planet. StanGr Aug 2013 #3
ok.. for the uninitiated...here's how it works... opiate69 Aug 2013 #4
those were the good ole days. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #7
Ah.. memories... opiate69 Aug 2013 #10
lol Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #11
Heh.. maybe I should edit and make the "Olive Garden" part like, size 24 red font or something.. opiate69 Aug 2013 #12
if vthat post doesn't get 'em ... fugeddahboutit Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #13
I don't like tilapia. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #5
Catfish is yum! opiate69 Aug 2013 #6
Oh...no. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #8
The interesting thing my wife and I have pondered a time or two... opiate69 Aug 2013 #9
That's probably pretty accurate. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #14
Ah Louisiana.. reminds me.. had my first taste of gator last weekend.. opiate69 Aug 2013 #15
Parmesan Crusted Bass would be better. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #16

TexasTowelie

(112,072 posts)
2. If you saw the earlier thread today about tilapia being bred in water polluted with fecal nutrients
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 04:02 PM
Aug 2013

you'll throw that recipe away ASAP.

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
4. ok.. for the uninitiated...here's how it works...
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 06:11 PM
Aug 2013

Some over the top, chicken little "the sky is falling" post gets put up in GD, then we come here to the lounge to poke it with a stick...

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
5. I don't like tilapia.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 06:41 PM
Aug 2013

I love fish, tilapia is gross. And I said so before the article in GD.

The recipe sounds like a modified version of one I have for catfish (I've used it for trout, as well). Much better fishies.

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
6. Catfish is yum!
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 06:51 PM
Aug 2013

Of course, one probably wouldn't want to spend too much time pondering what they eat either...

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
8. Oh...no.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 06:55 PM
Aug 2013

Bottom feeders.

Catfish is 2nd on my list after salmon. Fried, broiled, baked, grilled...and I live in Arizona.

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
9. The interesting thing my wife and I have pondered a time or two...
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 07:02 PM
Aug 2013

Bottom feeders and "filter" species seem to be some of the tastiest seafoods... catfish, crab, lobster, oysters, clams, mussels, etc... Of course, it's my contention that everything in a bio-system has it's purpose, and lot's of unused nutrients in waste and carrion gets turned into proteins/sugars/what-have-you in "lower" species, which in turn makes them good eats for us, completing the cycle.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
14. That's probably pretty accurate.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 07:11 PM
Aug 2013

I never thought about it before. I'm not big on shellfish. I love shrimp, but hate lobster. Love oyster stew, won't eat them raw. Love crab when it's in salads or mashed up into a tasty little cake, but don't like crab legs.

My family is from Louisiana, so I grew up eating it all. Okra can be deleted from the universe, though.

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
15. Ah Louisiana.. reminds me.. had my first taste of gator last weekend..
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 07:21 PM
Aug 2013

Went to our local mushroom festival, and one of the food carts was Cajun/Creole.. kick-ass gumbo and deep fried Gator on a stick.. now we're hooked lol..

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