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A plate of potato chip crusted tilapia next to another plate (with the same thing) and a sheet pan with two more potato chip crusted tilapia filets.
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Crunchy Potato Chip Crusted Tilapia with Lemon Garlic Aioli

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 Servings
Author: Melissa Guevara

Ingredients

For the Fish

  • 1½ pounds tilapia filets 4 filets
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried dill
  • 1 bag salt and vinegar chips finely crushed
  • Avocado oil spray
  • Lemon wedges for serving

For the Lemon Garlic Aioli

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Pat the tilapia filets dry, and then season them with salt and pepper.
  • In a shallow bowl, whisk together the flour, garlic powder, and dill. In a large bowl, beat the eggs.
  • Set up a breading station with the flour mixture, large bowl with the beaten eggs, and a plate with the crushed chips. Dip each tilapia filet in the flour mixture, then dip in the eggs and toss in the chips to coat the filets. Place on the sheet pan. Repeat for each filet.
  • Spray the top of the chip crusted fish filets with avocado oil spray and bake for 15 minutes.
  • While the fish is baking, make the aioli dipping sauce. Combine all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Tips and Tricks:
  • Choose a thin fish filet - the thinner your filet of fish, the crispier the finished product will be, so when you're at the fish counter, be sure to ask for a thinner filet, if that's what you're going for!
  • Pat the tilapia dry - patting the tilapia filets dry before seasoning them with salt and pepper (and then coating them in flour, dipping them in the whisked eggs, and finally, coating them in the potato chips) may seem like a step that can easily be skipped, but it's actually really crucial to get a crispy coating on the fish.
  • Be sure to spray with avocado oil - to get the very crispiest tilapia filets, make sure you spray the top of each filet with avocado oil before baking. If you don't have avocado oil spray, use a basting brush to brush regular avocado oil on top of the filets.
  • Don't skip the sauce - the lemon garlic aioli is EVERYTHING, y'all. If you have the time to make it (it truly takes no more than 5 minutes to pull together), MAKE IT! Trust me when I say that it takes the tilapia filets to the next level.