Alfredo Shrimp Tilapia

5.00 (64)
⏱ 30 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Tilapia

This dish features tilapia fillets baked with Creole seasoning, then finished with a rich topping of warmed alfredo sauce, tender sauteed red pepper slivers, and garlic butter shrimp. A sprinkle of grated cheese adds a final savoury note. Inspired by a restaurant favourite, it's a satisfying seafood meal that comes together quickly.

Alfredo Shrimp Tilapia

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs tilapia fillets
  • 1 cup alfredo sauce
  • 3/4 lb shrimp, cleaned,shelled and deveined
  • 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
  • 1 sweet red pepper, sliced very thin into slivers
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 3 tablespoons grated romano cheese or 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, for topping

Method

  1. Heat your oven to 425*.
  2. Pat the tilapia fillets dry, then coat them with olive oil and Creole seasoning according to your preference.
  3. Arrange the fish in a greased baking dish and cook for 8-10 minutes, until the flesh turns opaque.
  4. As the fish bakes, cook the thin red pepper strips in 1 tbs butter for approximately 5 minutes until tender.
  5. Gently heat the alfredo sauce in a small pan.
  6. Melt 3 tbs butter in a frying pan, add the minced garlic and prepared shrimp, and cook for about 5 minutes.
  7. Once cooked, take the baking dish out of the oven.
  8. Gently transfer the fillets to plates, allowing four per serving.
  9. Distribute a quarter of the cooked peppers and a quarter of the shrimp over each portion of fish.
  10. Spoon 1/4 cup of alfredo sauce over each, then finish with a sprinkle of grated cheese and an extra pinch of Creole seasoning.
  11. For a golden finish, you may briefly place the plates under a broiler for about a minute.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium779900 mg

Recipe details

CategoryTilapia
AuthorMNLisaB