Parmesan-Basil Perch

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Serves: 4,Yield: 4fillets
  • About This Recipe

    “Husband is dieting. He loves this!Recipe from- Betty Crocker’s Healthy New Choices Cookbook.”

    Ingredients

  • 2tablespoonsdry breadcrumbs
  • 2tablespoonsgrated parmesan cheese
  • 1tablespoonchopped fresh basil leaves or 1teaspoondried basil leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoonpaprika
  • 1dashpepper
  • 1lbocean perch( or other lean fish filets)
  • 1tablespoonmargarine, melted
  • 1tablespoonchopped fresh parsley
  • Directions

  • Move oven rack to position slightly above middle of oven.
  • Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray rectangular pan,13 x 9 x 2 with cooking spray.
  • Mix all ingredients except fish, margarine, and parsley.
  • Brush one side of fish with margarine, dip into crumb mixture.
  • Place fish, coated sides up, in pan.
  • Bake uncovered 15 to 20 mins, or until fish flakes easily with fork.
  • Sprinkle with Parsley!
  • Reviews

  • “Delicious, No wonder your Dh loves this fish, It is SOOooo Good and easy to make , My Dh sure liked it. A good way to cook fish and cut back on fats. The recipe is a Keeper, thank you for posting, Come join us in Zaar tag.”

  • “This recipe is delicious!It was a hit with all the family.I didn’t have any paprika on hand, so I substituted with cayenne pepper.It was a bit spicy, but still great.Next time will make with paprika.Also, I used organic butter instead of margarine which is healthier.All in all, this recipe is a keeper!”

  • “This was a very tasty recipe.Great that it’s low fat.Will make again.Thanks for posting.”

  • “This is good.I would probably make again.”

  • “Delicious recipe, I used frozen ocean perch filets that were thawed out- while it led to the crust being not so crunchy, the taste was delicious.If you want extra kick in the crust, use Hungarian hot paprika instead of regular.My wife isn’t as spice tolerant as I am though, so I went with half the amount of Hungarian hot, and the other half with normal paprika.Will be making this again with fresh filets.”

  • “I used lime juice to moisten the filet instead of butter to cut back on the fat.Delicious recipe. I had to leave in for about 5 extra minutes, but that’s due to my oven. Nice golden brown, crunchy, lower carb breading.Thank you for sharing. This one’s a keeper.”

  • “Used fresh water perch fillets and added salt, but otherwise followed the recipe. The fresh water fillets are quite small and were perfectly baked after some 10minutes, so a quick recipe got even quicker! My BF is a big perch fan and really liked this: the coating didn’t overpower the taste of the fish, but added to it. I don’t really like fish at all, but even I happily ate everything on my plate! Lovely recipe, thank you Rhonda!”

  • “This was delightfully good!Very refreshing and easy to make.I put in 1/2 tsp salt for 1.13 pounds fish, and that was too much – I’ll use 1/4 tsp next time.I upped the paprika some, and regretted that too (even though I like spicy).I did add a sprinkle of garlic powder to the seasoning mix (good) and used real butter (good, too).I found the fish wasn’t completely cooked at 20 minutes, and the top was starting to burn.Might reduce heat to 350 F next time and cook longer.It smelled fantastic.All in all, delicious dish!”

  • “This fish is very delicious, I added salt and also I soaked the fish in milk for an hour first (it gets that wild fishy smell out but leaves it very tasty) I used perch we caught ourselfs on one of they many inland lakes we have here in michigan. I have posted a pic.”

  • “This was very wet. The flavor was good, I added a dash of garlic powder and a dash of cayenne, but even with that no one went back for seconds.”

  • “This recipe is good for any diet plan you are on–low fat, low cal, and low carb. But big on flavor. The fish was moist and tender. I hadn’t used ocean perch before but it had a nice, subtle flavor. I also used fresh basil. Thanks for a healthy recipe that my family loved.”

  • “This recipe is really simple to prepare and the taste is oh so fine.We used fresh grated parmesian and fresh chopped basil”

  • “Perch was not a fish we often cook.However in fallowing your recipecooking time and all, it was moist, delicious and very tasty.The spicycrumb mixtur enhanced the flavor.itwas very pleasant. Thanks”

  • “This was ok. I felt that the breading was soggy but the fish cooked perfectly. I had very small fillets and I cooked them for 10 min.”

  • “This was excellent! i did yellow perch and walleye with this. I also substituted the margarine for butter, and instead of bread crumbs I used Panko crumbs. This was a huge hit at dinner! Even my mom loved it, and she is afraid to try new things 🙂 It took some time, but it was well worth it! Also added some extra paprika and granulated garlic.”

  • “This was good.I really like low calorie dishes with lots of flavor.I used frozen perch which is not the greatest, but that is all that was available.I will make this again.Thanks for sharing!”

  • “Very tasty!I cheated on the breadcrumb coating though, I melted 1/2 cup of butter and poured it over the fillets then just sprinkled the breadcrumbs and parm on top.less mess!!”

  • “Made this for supper tonight…This was VERY good.DH forgot to put the parmesan cheese in it so we cooked it and sprinkled the parmesan cheese on top the fish when we served it.We served this with Bacon Ranch mashed potatoes and peas.We will definitely be making this again and again.Thanks for sharing.”

  • “Really good!I used all dried herbs and frozen perch.It turned out wonderfully!I did have to had a touch of salt to the final product but other than that it was perfect.Thanks so much for posting.”

  • “The “crust” that this creates on the fish is not only very tasty, but smells wonderful too!I used frozen perch that I had thawed, which was a bit fishy for us, but we will use this again when we have fresh fish.Thanks!!”

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