Yeast Free Tortilla Crusted Tilapia – Candida Diet Recipe

The first time I had tortilla crusted tilapia was at Friday’s and I fell in love with it.  The only reason that I usually buy tilapia to cook myself is because it is one of the cheaper seafood fish choices in the supermarket.  Don’t get me wrong tilapia is okay but I prefer salmon over tilapia any day.  It seems like tilapia is just so bland and I was never really certain of how to make it a more exciting meal.  The yeast free crockpot tomato and tilapia recipe helped a bit but I really wanted something more.   I remembered the tilapia that I had enjoyed so much at Friday’s and wondered if I could create my own yeast free tortilla crusted tilapia.   

I found a tortilla crusted tilapia recipe on RecipeZaar to work with.  I decided to adjust the recipe a bit to my liking.  I used corn tortilla chips rather than the regularly corn tortillas that the original recipe called for because I like a really crunchy crust.  I used a 2 cup food processor to crush the tortilla chips but a blender would work to.  You can also place the chips on a cutting board and use a rolling pin or place the chips in a sealable plastic bag and use your hands to crush the chips, but the smaller the chips the better and that is why I choose to use the food processor.  This is a solid recipe with a good blend of spices and I guarantee you that it will make you tilapia much more exciting while remaining candida diet friendly.     

Yeast Free Tortilla Crusted Tilapia Ingredients
4 tilapia fillets
1/3 cup yeast free gluten free flour mix
1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips (I use Sage Valley Organic Corn Tortilla Chips)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup fresh cilantro finely chopped 
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt 
2 eggs beaten
1 lime cut into wedges

Yeast Free Tortilla Crusted Tilapia Directions
Preheat oven to 375 Fahrenheit
Spray a broiler pan with cooking spray
In a bowl combine flour, sea salt, cayenne pepper, cumin, chili powder and cilantro
Place crushed tortilla chips on a plate
Beat eggs in a separate bowl
Dip each fillet in flour mixture, then into eggs, then into crumbs
Place coated fillets on greased broiler pan
Bake until fish flakes
Serve with lime wedges

Recipe adapted from Tortilla Crusted Tilapia by dianegrapegrower on RecipeZaar