Crab Stuffed Tilapia W/ Jasmine Rice & Asparagus (Complete Meal)
By: M Dianne Grotiu...
Published: Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 8:35pm

Ingredients




Ingredients:
1 large diced white onion
2 diced celery ribs
1/2 cup butter  (unsalted preferred for flavor)
1/2 cup fresh flat leafed parsley
1 cup unseasoned Panko bread crumbs
16 ounces crab meat consisted of: 8 oz. lump and 8 oz. claw
1/4 cup ground pecan meal
6 diced raw, deveined and tail-off shrimp
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
10 (4 ounce) tilapia fillets
1/4 cup melted butter, 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil with 1 tablespoon SMOKY

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400° 2 Flake the crabmeat while checking and dispensing shell particles 3 In medium-hot non-stick skillet, sauté onion and celery in butter until tender 4 Add parsley and remove from heat. 5 Stir in bread crumbs, crabmeat, shrimp, lemon juice , and cayenne pepper 6 Spray cookie sheet with olive-oil cooking spray 7 Spread the mixture over the tilapia fillets and roll tightly placing seam side down . BRUSH the melted paprika, oil,  and butter over each tilapia. 8 Place leftover stuffing around fillets OR freeze for future preps) 9 Place in a 400°  oven for about 20-25 minutes until tilapia flakes easily with a fork