Parmesan Breaded Tilapia

I first made this for Susie's family, and then again for the boyfriend.  Both times it seemed to go over well, and it takes very few ingredients.

Parmesan Breaded Tilapia

1 1/3 pounds tilapia fillets
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoon lemon juice
Kosher salt
Fresh ground black pepper
Olive oil cooking spray

Thaw and wash tilapia fillets if frozen; pat dry.

Combine crumbs and parmesan on a plate, mixing well.  On a different plate, pour 1 tbsp lemon juice.

Working 1 at a time, place a fillet on the plate in the lemon juice, sprinkle with desired amount of kosher salt (needs very little if any, because of the parmesan and seasonings), black pepper, and garlic powder. Turn the fillet over in the lemon juice and sprinkle seasoning on the other side.

Dredge fillet in the parmesan and crumb mixture patting it all over to coat.

Place in an baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray; repeat with remaining fillets.

Sprinkle a little lemon juice over fillets and drizzle or spray them lightly with olive oil.

Bake at 425ºF for about 20 minutes or until they easily flake with a fork and edges begin to brown.

This makes waayy too much breading, so next time I'll probably use half of each (just keep them 50/50).

The second time I made this, I definitely missed being in Susie's amazing kitchen.  She has this great oil mister that uses pressure to spray oil (instead of aerosol), which is a lot easier to use than drizzling oil.  It's not impossible to drizzle instead of spray, but I found there were pools of oil in some areas.  When I tried to spread it around, it also spread the breading mixture.