Recipe: Appetizing Cheesy veggie stuffed tilapia

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Cheesy veggie stuffed tilapia. This flavorful tilapia and veggie sheet pan dinner is a must try. It's packed with garlic, olive oil, and spices and comes together in just a few minutes Frozen or fresh tilapia works but the tilapia must be defrosted before baking. For the veggies, I used broccoli, asparagus, zucchini and baby carrots but.

Cheesy veggie stuffed tilapia Grilled Stuffed Tilapia is like your typical grilled whole fish except that it is stuffed with delicious veggies inside. It is simple, easy-to-cook, delicious, and totally Filipino. I enjoyed having it with a dip of spicy toyomansi (ponzu). You can Have Cheesy veggie stuffed tilapia using 17 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cheesy veggie stuffed tilapia

  1. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  2. What You needis 3 small of red, yellow, orange sweet bell peppers, finely chopped.
  3. It's 3 small of portabello mushrooms, finely chopped.
  4. It's 4 of asparagus, finely chopped.
  5. It's 1 of shallot, grated.
  6. Lets Go Prepare 2 clove of garlic, grated.
  7. Lets Go Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.
  8. What You needis 8 oz of cream cheese, soften and halved.
  9. It's 1 of green onion, finely chopped.
  10. Lets Go Prepare 1/4 cup of shredded parm.
  11. What You needis 3/4 cup of dry stuffing mix.
  12. What You needis 6 piece of tilapia fillets, equally sizes.
  13. What You needis of salt.
  14. It's of pepper.
  15. It's 1 of paprika.
  16. What You needis 3 tbsp of milk.
  17. What You needis 3 tbsp of white wine.

This Quick Pan-Fried Tilapia is super flavorful and so easy to put together for dinner on busy weeknights, or to add to your weekly meal prep. Place a tilapia fillet in the middle of the foil. Layer tomatoes, green onions and basil on top. I went a little skimpy on the veggies this time and would probably bump it up the next time I make it.

Cheesy veggie stuffed tilapia instructions

  1. Heat oil in LG skillet..
  2. Add bell peppers, mushrooms and asparagus to oil. Cook until tender..
  3. Remove from heat. Add garlic and shallot. Once fragrant remove from pan, placing in MED/LG bowl..
  4. Combine 1/2 cream cheese, beaten egg, parm and green onion until mixed well..
  5. Add stuffing and veggie mix to cream cheese mixture. Combining well..
  6. Preheat oven to 350. Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray..
  7. Place 3 filets on baking sheet. Divide veggie/cheese mixture into 1/3, spreading onto each piece of fish..
  8. Top with another piece of fish. Covering stuffing mixture. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and enough paprika to cover entire piece of fish..
  9. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes uncovered OR 30-35 minutes covered with foil, until fish flakes easily with fork..
  10. (When the fish is halfway through cooking time) place other half of cream cheese, milk and white wine in sauce pan on MED/L heat. Stir consistently until melted and blended well. Add more milk and wine if needed..
  11. Once fish is cooked through place on plate and top with white wine/cheese sauce. Garnish with more paprika, parm and green onions..

Other veggies and seasonings would also be good. Today we're encrusting and crusting a popular fish, the tilapia. It's not just any old crusting. We're mixing toasted ground almonds and Progresso panko breadcrumbs AND Parmesan cheese and some freshly chopped garden. Stuffed shells are a favorite in my home!