Mr. Foods Favorite Dinner Cook-off - August 2014

 
 

Big Catch Tilapia Boat

Placement: Finalist 

Prize won: $50 Visa gift card and a signed Mr. Foods cookbook! Two thumbs up! Thankful! 

Photo courtesy: Mr. Foods®

Photo courtesy: Mr. Foods®

My 'Big Catch Tilapia Boats' recipe was caught in the net as one of the finalists for the Mr. Foods Favorite Dinner Cook-off!

But wait… what's the ‘catch’?

The recipe with majority votes takes the grand prize… oh well… hopefully I'll get more votes next time...

Homestyle comfort food with a Southern twist is what this dish is all about!  Don't miss the boat! Gotta try this one!

Check our my Big Catch Talapia Boats recipe in the Mr. Foods website!

RECIPE:

Big Catch Tilapia Boats

Ingredients:

  • 8 frozen tilapia fillets, thawed (about 3 pounds total)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons seasoning salt
  • 5 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 (16-ounce) package frozen corn
  • 1 (16-ounce) package frozen peas
  • 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 1 cup Japanese-style bread crumbs (Panko)
  • 3 cups frozen cooked small shrimp

Directions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Season fish on both sides with 1 tablespoon seasoning salt. Place on a baking sheet; set aside.
  3. In a large skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter; saute corn and peas about 4 minutes; add garlic and saute 2 more minutes. Add cream cheese, lime juice, lime zest, remaining seasoning salt, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, and shrimp; saute another 4 minutes, or until flavors are well combined. Place 1/8 of filling in center of each fillet.
  4. In a small microwaveable bowl, melt remaining butter in microwave. Mix in remaining bread crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over fillets.
  5. Bake 20 minutes, or until golden.

Notes: Bass fillets can be substituted for the tilapia and imitation crab for the bay shrimp. Also, Old Bay seasoning is a great substitute for the seasoning salt.

 
Lidia Haddadian