Baked Parmesan Tilapia

Turned out GREAT.... I used olive oil instead of cooking spray!!

These were crispy but I didn't really detect the ranch flavour like I wanted to. Next time I'll either reduce the milk or leave it out, and I'll swap the bread crumbs for panko breading.

I made this exactly as the recipe directed and it was awesome! My husband and daughter are not big fish eaters but they both liked this a lot! Thanks!

I don't care for fish, so I made this for my boyfriend and his son. Because of their reaction, I eventually took a bite to see what all the fuss was about. This is good, according to me. According to them, it is outrageously delicious! They absolutely loved it, and not a bit was leftover! I used my homemade seasoned breadcrumbs, but still went ahead a seasoned as the recipe states. Like other reviewers, I used olive oil to moisten the crumbs. Instead of laying the fish on the foil lined baking sheet, I lightly sprayed a cooling rack with Pam, placed that on the baking sheet, and put the fish on the rack. This resulted in crispy fish on both sides, and also allowed the fish to be easily moved to a plate without leaving any of the coating behind. I served this with a dollop of goat cheese and herb ice cream, for dipping. It was a huge success. Thanks for a great and easy recipe Mike :)

I just want to say that I've made these before but minus half the ingredients you used here. All I used is olive oil, Parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, paprika, and salt and pepper to season. (Maybe a little garlic and herbs seasoning) but all the spraying with cooking spray sounds unhealthy, you should next time try to coat the fish with the oil

With the problems with not having a ranch taste, I used dry ranch with Panko bread crumbs with some Tony's more spice. I did not use cooking spray except on the pan where I placed the fish. Really good! Served with tartar sauce.

The BEST! My husband, my 3.5 year old, and I gobbled this up. I used olive oil instead of cooking spray. And I omitted the celery salt (don't have any). I have been using allrecipes.com for years and this is the first recipe that prompted me to rate and review!

Great flavor w/crunchy breading. Loved it! My fish was done at about 16 min. Thanks!!

This was absolutely delicious! And highly recomend it! It's easy and delicious. I put just a bit extra ranch and it was a perfect amount, a good balance. Also used olive oil instead of spray and used italian bread crumbs, it added extra flavor to it. Worked great!

Very good flavor that doesn't overpower the taste of the tilapia. Thanks!

My family loved this! Very tasty! I agree with other reviewers that you should use olive oil instead of cooking spray. Gives the fish more crunchiness.

turned out great, easy to make and you can modify the seasonings to taste, will definately make again - have done something similar with boneless chicken breasts that is also delicious!

This dish was very easy to make and delicious! I didn't have ranch dressing or celery seasoning so I omitted those two ingredients and the fish was still very flavorful. I will definitely make this again!

Very good recipe. I read through the reviews before baking. I also placed mine on a cookie cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet to bake. Worked great! Both sides got nice and crisp! Added a little extra paprika, and left off the basil because I didn't have any. It was very good. Will probably make again.

Fan-TASTIC! I used Panko, and added a smidge' of Creole Seasoning. I sprinkled a bit of olive oil on the top, instead of cooking spray. It browned beautifully on top and bottom, and was nice and crispy. Thank you for a wonderful recipe!

I tried this last night, and it was so delicious! My family loved the texture and it tasted amazing! We loved it!

To the "reviewers" who complain about tilapia based not on this recipe but on it's diet, let me give you some other garbage eaters to avoid - catfish, shrimp, all the bivalves, abalone... getting the idea? Anyway, on to the recipe. I drizzled olive oil into the crumb coating and let the fish rest for about 15 minutes to make sure the crumbs would adhere during baking (I always do this, it really helps!). Wonderful!

Tilapia nowadays is farm raised under the strictest conditions. I too would not eat Tilapia from Lake Victoria in Uganda, but any Tilapia you can buy in the USA is fine. The recipe is great.

We hadn’t had fish in a while, so I decided on this recipe. I went about this quite a bit differently than the recipe instructs, but I think my end result was similar to the submitter’s intent. Here’s what I did. I skipped the cooking spray and milk completely. And to avoid a soggy bottom I only coated one side of the fish. I dipped one side of the fish in flour, then the ranch dressing, and then coated it with panko, instead of breadcrumbs. I placed it in a baking pan panko side up. I then combined the parmesan and dry seasonings and sprinkled that over the panko. And then drizzled a little melted butter over the top. I assembled this in the afternoon, refrigerated it, and popped it in the oven at dinnertime. I baked mine at 400 degrees for 20 minutes and it was perfectly cooked. This was very good! Both Hubs and I really enjoyed it. I would make it again using my method because I thought it was a little easier. Next time I might try tossing the parmesan/seasonings with melted butter before sprinkling it over the panko, instead of drizzling the butter on after. And I also didn’t think the flavor of the ranch dressing was even noticeable, so you could skip the ranch and just use beaten egg. Good recipe!

This was SO good. I did add 1/2 tsp chili powder and 1/2 tsp Old Bay (a MUST if you live in Maryland). I used unseasoned panko bread crumbs. It was a little salty, so I may eliminate the celery salt and seasoned salt, since there are so many other seasonings. I definitely didn't need as much flour...maybe 3/4th cup. It cooked beautifully and was a nice presentation. My 10 yr old daughter had fun helping me. I served it with steamed broccoli and angel hair pasta. I will definitely make this again. Thanks, Mike!

It was perfect! it didn't taste like fish, so my kids totally scarfed it down, and went for seconds! I didn't have all the spices so i substituted the parsley, basil and celery salt for a garlic and herb seasoning i had on hand. still perfect!

Fantastic batter! I can use it on everything from fish, chicken, pork chops and ever certain vegetables! My husband and I love this recipe just as it is!

I loved the taste! I would reduce the quantity of milk though to bring out the taste of the ranch dressing. You can also use garlic bread crumbs instead of garlic powder + regular bread crumbs.

My family really enjoyed this dish but as the chef of the family I must say preparing this was definitely not "quick" as the description entails. It was involved and quite messy. I don't normally like to bread things because I simply do not like the mess....however, the outcome of this recipe was worth it. The taste was great and it was crunchy. The leftovers were great between two pieces of white bread, pickles, cheese, and onions.

This recipe is probably the best recipe I have ever received on the internet....it was delicious and easy

Great flavor in this one. I used Italian Style Bread crumbs and I was afraid it would be too "spice-y" but it wasn't at all. The texture was good too. I will try to get thinner tilapia next time around because i noticed that the best parts were the thin ones and the edges where it was a bit crunchier. (SIDE NOTE: I paired this with "Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan" from this site and it was a wonderful pairing. I just put the asparagus in to cook for the last 7 minutes of the tilapia)

Excellent excellent excellent! Did I mention it was really good? Moist, flavorful, and easy to prepare, although kind of messy. I did a few small things differently, but overall I stuck to the recipe as written. Instead of dredging the fish in the flour first, I tossed some flour in the breading bag to make sure more breading that flour stuck to the fish (it was also less messy that way!), and I sprinkled some extra Parmesan over the top of the fish before serving. I thought we were going to have a fight break out over the last piece of fish- next time, I'll have to make more!

Super easy and the breading is nice and crunchy. Great texture.

Great! Even leftovers were good. Used a lot of the suggestions.

Made this tonight for the residents in the group home i work at. Big hit. I hate ranch dressing but this was so tasty once baked!

I might never fry fish again.perfect.thank you for the recipe:)

This is my first time making fish. It was delicious, flavorful, crunchy and exactly what I was looking for. I will definitely make this again.

This was a DELICIOUS fish. YES!!!

Very tasty!!! It had nice crunch and great flavor! I will be making this again!

This is the most flavorful tilapia recipe I've ever made or tasted! Normally I follow the original recipe first, to see how the author intended the flavors. This time, while reading through reviews, I substituted olive oil for the cooking spray, and added 1/4 tsp of Creole seasoning as others suggested. It was FANTASTIC!

Sorry but I guess I am in the minority here. I just really didn't care for this recipe all that much. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't anything special either. I will find another way to cook tilapia. I followed the recipe exactly as written and I felt that this fish had very little flavor and I will not be making it again.

This was very good. I was hoping to taste the ranch dressing a little more, but my hubby thought it was perfect as is and there wasn't any leftover. I will make this again. I might just cut back on milk to see if I can taste the ranch a little more. Thanks for the recipe!

Very good recipe and, as noted by others, very flexible. I too had no Ranch Dressing but was able to substitute.

I used Italian bread crumbs, add some pepper and Parmesan cheese. Came out great with items already on hand.

Very good!! My family loved this! My 13 year old son said he thought that this was restraunt quality! Thanks so much!!!

Used Parmigana Regiana freshly grated and fresh basil. No onion powder no season salt......Perfect.

It was amazing! Even my extremely picky children ate this.

Definitely very flavorful. Slightly too much for me, however I'm sure it's because my all we had was seasoned bread crumbs instead of plain. That aside, I LOVED the way the bread crumbs form on the fish. Very crispy. We tasted a slight hint of ranch, not to noticeable, which was fine with me. I will try this again that's for sure, but with the plain bread crumbs instead.

I didn't really like this, but my son loved it. It's just "okay".

Wonderful and easy recipe. I forgot to use the parmesan cheese (mom moment). I will be sure to include it next time, but it was delicious either way!!! Crispy and flavorful. Yum, yum, yum. Thank you for this recipe.

This recipe is awesome . i love tilapia but was looking for a new way to cook it and this was perfect. I've already made it twice since learning the recipe a week ago. The only changes i made were that i use garlic and butter croutons to make my breadcrumbs and i use extra virgin olive oil instead of cooking spray other than that this recipe is absolutley delicious.

I followed the directions exactly. The dish is very bland, not much flavor at all. Would NOT recommend to anyone!

This recipe was really easy to make and had amazing flavor. I found that the recipe took longer then 40 minutes to cook but it was well worth it. I would recommend it to everyone.

nice recipe enjoyed the parmesan flavor

Loved by the whole family!

didn't have much flavor for all the ingredients that are in it. we had left over and for some reason had more flavor the second day

LOVED IT!!!!! I'm not a big fish eater, unless it's sushi. However, this turned out awesome!!! Just enough spices and flavor!!! Will definitely make it again. =)

This recipe was super easy, and took no time at all! Oh, and did I mention, delicious.

This recipe was crispy but way too salty & complicated. Why put it in the breading, then the liquid, then the breading again? Too messy.

My family loved it! I did leave out the paprika and it was just fine. Will make this again, thanks for sharing this recipe.

Yumm! I only used 1/4 cup of milk because it's skim and waters it down too much. I also used Italian bread crumbs because it's what I had on hand. My husband and I both loved it!

Thought it was tasty and tender. Also easy to make. Teenage son and I did it together for mothers day and we both enjoyed it a lot. We didn't have quite enough bread crumbs though, so i would add more. Also could use a little more seasoning. Will try it on a rack next time so gets crunchy on both sides, as suggested by another reviewer.

Tried for the first time last night and everybody just loved it. So glad I have one piece left for today. :-) This will definitely be on my menu again soon.

First time I've ever done a baked tilapia that was crispy and yummy! I used seasoned bread crumbs instead of plain and didn't use much milk. Very flavorful.

Used a parem dressing too on perch! Yummo

Fantastic!

I followed the recipe exactly. It was just okay. Not great but not awful either.

I thought this was very good. I used use mayo with the milk,and stirred olive oil into the crumb mixture, but those were the only changes. Next time I will sprinkle filets with a little salt & pepper before the flour. Definitely a keeper.

Great recipe. I made extactly as recipe called for and it was excellent. Smelled wonderful as it was cooking.

Great recipe! my whole family loved it!

Was great!

Very bland, didn't like this at all! sorry!

I followed the recipe and it was excellent. I'm always searching for different ways to prepare fish. Love this.

I followed the directions to a "T". I use batters quite a bit and don't have problems but this batter would not stick to the fish. Finally got the coating on. Came out of the oven cooked perfectly. Juicy, tender but not a lot of flavor in the fish. The flavor of the coating was great! Going to change it up a bit next time. As a side note as the fish cooled down a foul chemical taste developed. Must have been the propellent in the Crisco cooking spray. Verified that it wasn't expired. Next time will just put the coating in a bowl and drizzle some olive oil and mix it that way.

Used olive oil instead of cooking spray. It was goooooD! There was nothing left after the meal.

Great tasting, simple and quick. I made the beading in advance and stored in the fridge. I added the a tablespoon of vegetable oil just before adding the fish instead of cooking spray. Also the beading was only enough for 6 filets. You could also get away with 1/3 cup milk and dressing to avoid waste.

This was excellent, and so simple!! Very nice, crispy parmesan crust on the outside...super moist fish on the inside. I will be making this again for sure, possibly with chicken next time.

Left out the salts. Skipped steps, no flour or dipping and I didn't oil the crumb mix. I used Chef John's Ranch and only basted the tops then generously sprinkled crumb mix on top and pressed in. Sprayed crumbed top with evoo before baking. Really good. The ranch isn't prominent and that is a good thing in my book. Served with basil cauliflower "rice" and balsamic carrots.

I don't like fish very much but I loved this recipe. I did follow the suggestions of others and reduce the amount of milk mixed with the ranch and used panko instead of regular bread crumbs. We did spray our foil, but it still stuck. Next time we might try the suggestion of baking it on a rack instead of directly on the foil. Very good recipe so we will definitely be making this again!

This recipe might be tasteful to someone else but this was definitely not my family's type of fish. I have eaten Tilapia before and enjoyed it but never baked with bread crumbs. This recipe gives the fish a very different taste. My mother believes that it is the Parmesan cheese. However, I believe the recipe brings to much seasoning to the crust and not enough to the fish. It just tasted too bland and I don't care for dishes like this.

Fabulous! Even the picky grandson said, "I could eat this everyday!"

I don't like fish and I LOVED this.

Was super easy to make and turned out great I normally dont like tilapia but was requested to make it so I used this recipe and i loved it ! Will make again

Love it! I did just like the recipe calls for, and it actually turn out like the one on the pic,and in the video.I didn't think I could find different ways of cooking fish,but this recipe will be one of my staple one to cook.I would tell anybody to try this recipe because the flavors in it, is mouth watering.

Used olive oil instead of cooking spray and omitted celery salt and onion powder cause I didn't have it on hand. Also subbed ranch for an egg cause I was lazy. Tasted pretty good but what made it come together was drizzling lemon juice on top after its baked. DELICIOUS. The lemon juice brought the flavor together. Will cook it again and maybe try the ranch to see if it does make a difference.

Delicious and easy to make! Was craving fried fish, but this breaded baked Tilapia was just as good! Everyone enjoyed it!

Took longer to prep but came out great! Everyone ate and enjoyed(including a 5 y.o!) Kids enjoyed and asked for seconds.

Outstanding flavor. Just like reviewers have suggested, i recommend using olive oil instead of cooking spray on the bread crumb mixture. I

Followed the instructions and it turned out great. I'll be making it weekly from here on out!

I really liked the recipe the way it was & my husband loved it.

Very good and fairly easy to fix. I like a lot of bread crumb coating, so I would double that portion.

I omitted the celery salt, and Parmesan cheese and used regular salt instead of seasoned salt. With the exception of those things, I followed the recipe exactly and it was very delicious! The breadcrumbs turned out crispy, while the fish stayed juicy inside. Thanks for the tip on spraying the breadcrumbs with non-stick spray to get them to stick to the fish better.

Fabulous. Makes tilapia a gourmet meal. It's a bit labor-intensive and lots of dishes to clean but so what? I used panko bread crumbs which I'm sure added positively to the end product. Give it a try....even fish 'haters' will love this one!

I've been making this recipe for a couple years now and I always use either cod or haddock and my husband, son and I LOVE it but I just learned of a HUGE game changer......USE PARCHMENT PAPER!!! I had tried every different which way to get the bottom of the fish to be less soggy and thought it was hopeless but parchment paper worked perfectly so it's even better now!

This was pretty well received by my family, who are picky when it comes to fish. I use homemade buttermilk ranch dressing, panko crumbs instead of ordinary breadcrumbs, and just sprayed the coated fillets with a little cooking spray. Thanks!

I just started making fish on a regular basis because I was getting bored with the same old thing. This was the second tilapia recipe I have made and it was by far the best. I changed the recipe because we don't have ranch dressing (gasp!) so I did the fish in flour, milk, then seasoned bread crumbs with parmesan cheese. I didn't spray the crumbs before I coated the fish and instead sprayed the breaded fish with a light spray of Pam. Used the non-stick foil and both sides came out nice and crisp, no loss of breading. Will make again for sure!

Not a fan of fish........but this was awesome!

This is a good recipe, and would be great with a few adjustments. I cooked it to the instructions exactly, and my husband liked it. Next time I'm going to add dry ranch dressing mix to the dry ingredients to give more of a ranch flavor, and will brush with olive oil to better moisten the breading...it was a little dry.

This recipe taste like fish sticks from a box. It wasn't bad but it was not great either. I followed the recipe exactly except for the celery salt. I have a hard time believing that the salt made that big of a difference. So kids may enjoy but I am not a fan of this recipe.

Delicious!!!

Added lemon pepper since hubby LOVES it. Also a big thanks for the suggestion to put fish on cookie cooling rack while baking! They turned out crispy all over!!! Never would have thought of that! AWESOME!!!!!

it is ok.

No changes followed The recipe it was delicious

Vary good.