How to Make Baked Tilapia

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is dairy-free.

tilapia fillets

🥗Healthier: cod

💰Cheaper: pollock

Cod is a lean fish, while pollock is often less expensive.

Open a ziplock bag and add Ritz crackers into it.

Add a pinch of dried basil, a dash of pepper, and a dash of salt into the bag.

Crush the crackers in the bag until they are in small pieces.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese into the bag with the crushed crackers.

Shake the bag to combine all the ingredients well.

Place the 2 tilapia fillets in a lightly oiled baking dish.

Use a baster brush to spread 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard over the tilapia fillets.

Sprinkle the cracker mixture on top of the tilapia using your fingers to coat it evenly.

Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C).

Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Remove the tilapia from the oven once it is golden brown and crispy.

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