Parmesan Tilapia

My husband was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic when he was 18 years old ( several years before we started dating). Because of that, I try and cook low carb meals...and this is one of our favorites. Even if your not a "fish person"- this recipe is REALLY good. Tilapia is one of those fishes that takes on the flavor of what you cook it with, so in this recipe, it absorbs a lot of the lemon/parmesan flavors, and is honestly- very very good.


(photo borrowed from www.recipezaar.com. My camera crapped out on me the night I made this.)

Ingredients

* 2 lbs tilapia fillets (orange roughy, cod or red snapper can be substituted)
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
* 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
* 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
* 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
* 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt (Old Bay would be good! Or Lemon Pepper)
* 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
* black pepper
* 1 dash hot pepper sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In buttered 13-by-9-inch baking dish or jellyroll pan, lay fillets in single layer.Do not stack fillets, but brush top with juice.

In bowl combine cheese, butter, mayonnaise, onions and seasonings.Mix well with fork.
Bake fish in preheated oven 10 to 20 minutes or until fish just starts to flake.
Spread with cheese mixture and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
***Baking time will depend on the thickness of the fish you use.

Recipe adapted from www.recipezaar.com