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Tortilla Crusted Tilapia – Mild white fish coated in a Mexican inspired tortilla crust. Baked until crispy and perfectly flakey!
Years ago my mom told me about this tortilla crusted fish that she found in the frozen section at Costco. I tried it and it was good, but I thought it would be so much better to spruce up and add more flavor to at home.
And oh my is it full of flavor, you can make it spicy and it is anything but boring!
I like to use tilapia when I made this recipe, but you really could use any mild white fish. Tilapia is just easy to find and is relatively inexpensive at the store. Plus it is super mild and will take on the flavor of whatever you season it with.
And we all know I am a huge fan of Mexican Recipes, so it should come as no surprise that it is coated in a taco spiced crunchy tortilla chip coating.
How To Make Tortilla Crusted Tilapia
- Start by setting up a quick and easy breading station. You want one bowl for the crushed tortilla chips and the spices. A second bowl for the egg white and water that will coat the fish. And a third bowl of flour.
- Take a piece of fish and gently dredge it in the flour. You want to make sure it is well coated and then gently shake off the excess.
- After the flour place it in the egg white and get it evenly coated. Then press into the tortilla crumb until everything is well covered.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes. It will depend on how thick your piece of fish is.
- Remove from the oven and serve with lime wedges.
What Fish To Use
Tilapia is super mild and works really well in this recipe. But you could also use:
- Cod
- Halibut
- Flounder
- Haddock
I served this fish with Roasted Edamame and Oven Roasted Potatoes in the pictures.
More Easy Dinner Ideas
- Homemade Hamburger Helper Lasagna
- Fish Tacos
- Chili’s Margarita Grilled Chicken
- Grilled Swordfish
- Indian Lentil Soup
- Easy Baked Cod
Tortilla Crusted Fish
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 4 Tilipia filets, (or other white fish)
- 1 egg white
- 3 Tbls water
- 1/3 cup flour
- Lime Wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a bowl mix together tortilla chips with all of the seasonings. Whisk together the egg white and water in a separate bowl. Place the flour in a third bowl.
- Dredge 1 filet in the flour, dust off any extra. Run the filet through the egg white. Press into the tortilla chip mixture, to evenly coat.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with foil. Repeat with the other filets.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until fully cooked. The fish will be white and flaky.
- Squeeze a wedge of lime over fish for serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I’m not a fan of white fish either, but yours looks great. How did you make the edamame?
Super easy to make the edamame! I buy frozen edamame already shelled. Toss in a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Sometimes I will put a little Parmesan cheese on there. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes – done!
Never thought to roast it. Sounds delish! Thanks!
I’m not a big fish eater either. This looks like an awesome way to “dip my toe in the water,” so to speak! 🙂
Definitely an easy one to get you started – much more flavor from the spices and the chips than the fish! Maybe next time I will branch out into something less disguised 🙂
Not a fan of fish either, I would be making this with chicken. Which I have before and tortilla crusts are awesome!
Love the tortilla crusts, Erin! And that edamame – my favorite side dish with fish.
So yummy! Love this idea for jazzing up fish!
Did you like it? It sounds like something even a non fish lover could really enjoy!
I did like it! I made tilapia again tonight with a tomato based sauce, and it wasn’t bad either. I am making progress!
We’ve been eating a ton of tilapia lately, but I don’t have that many go-to recipes. Can’t wait to try this one, I know it’ll be a hit!
I need more tilapia recipes – it is the one fish I am ok eating. Just made one tonight that was pretty good.
I’ve never tried a tortilla crust, great idea!
Love a great crunch on fish or chicken! Great idea to use tortillas. Delish!
Ooooh, yes please. Though we never really cook fish at home, I can totally get behind coating anything in tortilla crust. UM HEEEECK YES.