Description
A recipe for Graham-Crusted Tilapia

Ingredients

• 1 pound tilapia, cod, haddock or other medium-firm fish fillets, about 3/4 inch thick
  
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 8 squares)
  
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  
• 1/4 cup milk
  
• 2 tablespoons canola or soybean oil
  
• 2 tablespoons chopped toasted pecans*

Preparation
Prep: 15 minutes | Bake: 10 minutes

1. Move oven rack to position slightly above middle of oven. Heat oven to 500°F.

2. Cut fish fillets crosswise into 2-inch-wide pieces. Mix cracker crumbs, lemon peel, salt and pepper in shallow dish. Place milk in another shallow dish.

3. Dip fish into milk, then coat with cracker mixture; place in ungreased rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches. Drizzle oil over fish; sprinkle with pecans.

4. Bake uncovered about 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.

*To toast nuts, bake uncovered in ungreased shallow pan in 350°F oven about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.

Nutrition
1 Serving: Calories 235 (Calories from Fat 110), Fat 12g, Saturated Fat 2g (6% of Calories from Saturated Fat), Cholesterol 60mg, Sodium 310mg, Trans Fat 0g, Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g), Protein 23g, Omega 3-1g

Serves
4 servings

Variations
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