We eat a lot of fish and chicken in our house and sometimes I find myself getting burnt out on both of them. I am constantly looking for new ways to prepare both fish and chicken to try to keep them interesting so that I don’t dread eating my dinner every night. Tilapia is probably one of my favorite fish to cook because it is so simple and quick. I try to find low carb ways to bread both my fish and chicken to switch it up every once in a while. I have used almond flour and several different types of nuts to crust my fish in the past but this was my first attempt at crusting with quinoa. This quinoa crusted tilapia is packed full of flavor and I don’t see myself getting tired of it anytime soon.
To achieve this golden flavor-packed tilapia, you will need to start by cooking 3/4 a cup of quinoa on the stove top. Once the quinoa is completely cooked, set aside and let cool. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Once quinoa is cooled, spread it out on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet and place it in the oven to bake for 8-10 minutes. The goal is to try to dry out the quinoa to make it crunchy. Remove the quinoa from the oven and set it aside to cool once again.
While the quinoa cools, we can begin to make the rest of the crust. In a mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, 3/4 tsp of garlic powder, and 1 tsp of paprika. Once the quinoa has cooled, add it to the mixing bowl and stir all the ingredients together.
Lay out 3 separate plates and pour the quinoa mixture out onto one of them. On the second plate, pour half a cup of almond flour (I prefer Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour), and on the third, pour 1 beaten egg. Dredge the tilapia through the almond flour and then place into the egg before finally coating in the quinoa mixture. Continue this process for the next two pieces of fish as well. Place the fish into a pan with a small amount of olive oil and lightly cook on each side before placing into the oven at 375 degrees F to finish cooking the fish. Once the tilapia is completely cooked, remove from the oven and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup of quinoa
- 2/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese
- 3/4 tsp of garlic powder
- 1 tsp of paprika
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of almond flour
Instructions
- Start by cooking 3/4 a cup of quinoa on the stove top.
- Once the quinoa is completely cooked, set aside and let cool.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Once quinoa is cooled, spread it out on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet and place it in the oven to bake for 8-10 minutes. The goal is to try to dry out the quinoa to make it crunchy.
- Remove the quinoa from the oven and set it aside to cool once again.
- In a mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, 3/4 tsp of garlic powder, and 1 tsp of paprika.
- Once the quinoa has cooled, add it to the mixing bowl and stir all the ingredients together.
- Lay out 3 separate plates and pour the quinoa mixture out onto one of them.
- On the second plate, pour half a cup of almond flour.
- On the third, pour 1 beaten egg.
- Dredge the tilapia through the almond flour and then place into the egg before finally coating in the quinoa mixture. Continue this process for the next two pieces of fish as well.
- Place the fish into a pan with a small amount of olive oil and lightly cook on each side before placing into the oven at 375 degrees F to finish cooking the fish.
- Once the tilapia is completely cooked, remove from the oven and enjoy!
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