Baked Parmesan Tilapia

{We recently inherited some cheeses from my mother's latest Costco trip. We used some in our Baked Ziti Recipe (soon to come) and made it for a few of our neighbors who were in need of a frozen dinner option. But we still have a few... pounds of Parmesan and Mozzarella left. So I'm currently in the market for a few recipes to try that use said cheeses. I stumbled across this little beauty via Pinterest and Bryce has told me that it can go into the "Family Favorite Recipes" list. It was really good and very fast and easy. 

Easy Baked Parmesan Tilapia

makes 4 tilapia fillets

{ingredients}

4 tilapia fillets {we found a box of 26 frozen fillets at WalMart for a pretty good price so we just use frozen.}

3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

1/4 cup grated/shredded parmesan cheese

1 garlic clove, minced

1/4 teaspoon thyme

salt and pepper to taste

lemon slices for serving

{directions}

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Pat tilapia dry (if frozen, it should be thawed first) with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Lay on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and bake for 10-12 minutes. While fish is baking, mix butter with garlic, thyme and parmesan cheese.

Remove fish from oven and gently flip. Spread about 1/2 tablespoon 1 Tablespoon of butter mixture on the fish {and I added a little extra cheese because I didn't feel like it covered the fish very well... and I had a little extra...}, and heat the broiler in your oven. Set fish under the broiler for about 2-3 minutes, or until cheese gets golden and bubbly.

Serve with lemon.

P.S. I'm still looking for some good recipes with Parmesan cheese... so if you have any suggestions, please... do tell!