**Recipe by Beth**

In my house we have a term that we throw around quite often.  That word, like recipe is Bethipe; I love to experiment with food.  Sometimes we have a hit and other times… well, let’s just say we order pizza.  Tonight, I decided to make Tilapia but we wanted something new to try.  On our venture to create a tasty low calorie dinner, we were absolutely delighted with the results of our baked ricotta Tilapia and could not wait to share with you!

Baked Ricotta Tilapia

Baked Ricotta Tilapia
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Ingredients
  • 4-5 Tilapia Fillets
  • ½ cup ricotta cheese
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ cup minced celery
  • 1 tsp. parsley
  • 2 T. chopped green onion
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • cracker crumbs (I used 10 saltines and ¼ cup of cheese nips)
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. onion powder
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Mix cracker crumbs, ¼ tsp. garlic powder and ¼ tsp. onion powder
  3. Press each fillet in cracker crumbs, they do not have to be completely coated (just press both sides into crumbs)
  4. Place each breaded fillet on to a pan coated with olive oil spray.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes or until fillets are golden brown and slightly crispy.
  6. While baking the fillets mix ricotta cheese, ½ tsp. garlic powder, celery, parsley, onion, salt and pepper.
  7. Pull the fillets out of the oven and put equal amounts of ricotta cheese mixture on each fillet.
  8. Place back in the oven for 5-6 minutes or until the top of the ricotta mixture is slightly golden.

We served our baked ricotta tilapia with roasted broccoli and a salad.  The roasted broccoli was a beautiful side dish with the baked tilapia and the recipe is super simple!

Roasted Broccoli

Roasted Broccoli
 
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Recipe type: Side Dish Broccoli
Ingredients
  • 2 broccoli heads with florets cut off.
  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Place the broccoli florets in a large bowl and spray with a bit of olive oil.
  3. Toss with garlic, salt & pepper
  4. Bake on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 10 minutes (until florets are slightly browned) remove from oven.
  5. Add a bit of shredded Parmesan cheese and place back in the oven for 3-5 minutes.

We included a small salad to complete the meal.  This will definitely be one of our regular meals, even our children ate it! We love a foodie hit!

Baked Ricotta Tilapia

 Creating the perfect meal can be simple and delicious AND healthy!

Baked Ricotta Tilapia

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