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Serves/Makes: 6

Ingredients:

• 6 tilapia fillets (about 6 ounces each)
• 1 can drained and flaked crab meat
• 1 small onion
• 1 rib celery
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/8 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• Melted butter
• Paprika powder

How to cook:

• Chop the onion into fine pieces.
• Mince the celery into fine pieces.
• Saute 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 tilapia rolls at 400°F.
• The baked tilapia is finished when it is easy to flake the fish with a fork, usually after 20-25 minutes.

Notes:

This recipe for Stuffed Tilapia with Crab Meat 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.

Testimonials:

I modified the recipe a bit by mixing the recipe stuffing w/ one cup of Artichoke Parmesan and Garlic Dip, and an additional two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
It was fantastic. Cannot wait to try some of the other recipes on your web site.
Jim Molnar - 07.25.07

This recipe for Stuffed Tilapia with Crab Meat serves/makes: 6

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The photo is submitted by Bob Radowiecki - 01.29.07      
Main Ingredient: Tilapia
Preparation Method: Baked