Champagne Cajun Tilapia

Name: Champagne Cajun Tilapia
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup champagne salad dressing; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning; 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes; 1 teaspoon dill weed; 6 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)

We think the champagne dressing in this recipe is yummy on almost anything, but it’s excellent with this lovely fish. The tilapia is perfect in tacos, too! —Bernadette Bennett, Waco, Texas

Ingredients

1 cup champagne salad dressing
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon dill weed
6 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)

Directions

Combine the first five ingredients in a small bowl. Pour marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add tilapia; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Drain and discard marinade. Place fillets in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Editor's Note

The following spices may be substituted for 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning: 1/4 teaspoon each salt, garlic powder and paprika; and a pinch each of dried thyme, ground cumin and cayenne pepper.

Originally published as Champagne Cajun Tilapia in Simple & Delicious April/May 2013

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Not_Spacy

Jul 1, 2015

Very easy recipe that was delicious. We made it with rockfish (striped bass) and it came out perfectly moist and yummy. The marinade smelled so good, I wanted to drink it!
lmmanda

Mar 27, 2015

I had to make my own marinade from scratch cuz my store was out of champagne dressing. I used 1/4 C white wine vinegar, 1/2 t garlic powder, 2 T Dijon mustard, 2 T honey, 2 T lemon juice, 2 dashes of hot sauce, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t pepper, and 1/4 C EVOO, then I added the all the other marinade ingredients including the lemon juice. It was a very tasty and simple dish!
Blezon

Nov 14, 2014

I have to admit - I was skeptical. The marinade ingredients seemed random, like they didn't really go together. But I had all of them on hand so thought I'd give it a try. My husband and I LOVED it. So much flavor, and yet perfect for a delicate fish. Will make again and again!
cvl

Aug 3, 2013

Very simple and delicious. Used Orange Roughy since that's what I had and is our favorite. One of the best fish recipes I've tried.