Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Alfredo Shrimp Tilapia

If you believe Alfredo sauce is only a pasta sauce you will be amazed with by the combination of the alfredo sauce and shrimps with the tilapia.

Ingredients:

4 tilapia fillets
3/4 lb shrimp cleaned, and shelled
1 cup alfredo sauce
2 tablespoons creole seasoning
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 sweet red pepper sliced very thin
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 tablespoons parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425 F.
Wash and dry the tilapia filets. Spread with the 3 tablespoons olive oil and the 2 tablespoons creole seasoning.
Place in a greased baking pan. Place in the oven and  bake for about 10 minutes until just white.
While the fish is baking, saute the red pepper with 1 tablespoon butter for about 5 minutes until cooked..
In a small saucepan, heat the Alfredo sauce.
In a skillet, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add the cleaned shrimps, and the minced  garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
When the fish is ready, remove the baking pan from the oven. Place the fish fillets in the plates. Then add one quarter of the red pepper and one quarter of the cooked shrimp on top of fillets.
Top with 1/4 cup of the Alfredo sauce  and sprinkle with the  grated parmesan cheese. Put under the broiler for about 1 minute and serve.