Best 7 Creamy Crab Topped Tilapia Recipes

CRAB-TOPPED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Sprinkle tilapia with pepper and salt. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside. , In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook the celery, onion and garlic in 2 teaspoons butter until tender. Stir in flour and thyme until blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice, marinade for chicken and hot pepper sauce. , Remove from the heat; stir in mayonnaise until blended. Stir in crab and 3 tablespoons bread crumbs. Spoon onto fillets. Toss remaining bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over crab mixture., Cover and bake at 350° for 18 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

TILAPIA WITH CREAMY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the tilapia fillets on the sheet, and coat them lightly with cooking spray. Spoon the melted margarine over each fillet, then drizzle with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Season with lemon pepper and 2 tablespoons of dill.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily.
• While the fish is baking, combine the cream cheese, 5 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of dill in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute and 10 seconds, then stir to blend.
• Place fillets onto serving plates, and spoon sauce around them in a decorative fashion.

CRAB-STUFFED TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and celery in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, pimientos and seafood seasoning. Spread 1/3 cup crab mixture over fillets. Roll up each from the pointed end; secure with toothpicks., Place seam side down in a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over fish. Sprinkle with salt and paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 400° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 25-30 minutes. Discard toothpicks. Spoon pan juices over fish.

CRAB-TOPPED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Sprinkle tilapia with salt and pepper. Place in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In a small nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, cook the celery, onion, and garlic in 2 teaspoons butter until tender. Stir in flour and thyme until blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.
• Remove from heat; stir in mayonnaise until blended. Stir in crab and 3 tablespoons bread crumbs. Spoon onto fillets. Toss remaining bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over crab mixture.
• Cover and bake at 350 for 18 minutes. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CREAMY CRAB TOPPED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Lay tilapia fillets out on baking pan and season with season salt. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes or until mostly cooked.
• While the fillets are in the oven, mix remaining ingredients.
• Take fish out of the oven and top with crab/parmesan mixture. Turn oven to broil.
• Broil fish until bubbly and light brown.

TILAPIA WITH CRABMEAT TOPPING

Steps:

• Soften cream cheese; stir in all other topping ingredients, adding crabmeat last so that you don't break it up entirely.
• Place tilapia filets on non-stick foil (or spray baking dish with non-stick spray).
• Divide topping in two and pat on top of tilapia filets.
• Bake 400 degrees for 10 minutes, or until fish flakes apart with a fork.
• Garnish with parsley and lemon.

TILAPIA - CRABMEAT TOPPING RECIPE

Steps:

• Soften cream cheese; stir in all other topping ingredients, adding crabmeat last so that you don't break it up entirely. Place tilapia filets on non-stick foil (or spray baking dish with non-stick spray). Divide topping in two and pat on top of tilapia filets. Bake 400 degrees for 10 minutes, or until fish flakes apart with a fork. Garnish with parsley and lemon.