Cheesy Taco Breaded Basa Fillet | Slimming Eats Recipe (2024)

Cheesy Taco Breaded Basa Fillet - delicious oven baked basa with a golden cheesy taco breadcrumb topping, making this a great recipe for the whole family to enjoy.

This delicious cheesy taco breading works well with any kind of white fish or chicken, it's a quick and easy recipe that can be paired with a variety of sides for the family to dig in and enjoy.

I try to include at least one fish recipe in my meal plan each week, and the quicker and easier it is to make the better.

Best Type of White Fish for baking

If you don't like basa, any type of white fish will work well for this. Some of my other favourites to use are:

• Halibut
• Haddock
• Cod
• Tilapia

and of course if you don't like fish at all, you could even use some thin chicken cutlets.

Homemade Taco Seasoning

For this recipe I use my own blend of spices for the taco seasoning, but if you have some taco seasoning on hand that you like to use and want to save some time, then you can definitely make the swap.

Just be aware some taco seasonings have sugar added to them.

In my simple taco seasoning I use:

½ teaspoon of cumin
½ teaspoon of oregano
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
¼ teaspoon of onion powder
¼ teaspoon of cayenne (can use more if you prefer spicer)
salt and black pepper

Making Homemade Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs are super easy to make, and making your own is a great option when trying to eat healthier as you can use a preferred choice of high quality high fibre bread or if you are gluten free you can also use your favourite gluten free bread to make the breadcrumbs.

You just lightly toast the bread (bread that is a few days old works best), add it to a food processor, and spin the blades until it is fine crumbs.

Then you can add in some seasonings to the breadcrumbs to flavour the dish of what you want to use them for.

Can I use ready made breadcrumbs?

Don't fancy the faff of making your own breadcrumbs or maybe you don't have a food processor or similar.

You can definitely use store bought ready made breadcrumbs if you prefer. I recommend golden breadcrumbs instead of panko, but panko will work if that is all you have.

Just be aware that you need to count them on Slimming Eats if you are not using your healthy extra b choice of bread to make the breadcrumbs

Sides for Cheesy Taco Breaded Basa

For this yummy fish recipe I paired it with some Lime Cilantro Rice and Corn and Tomato Salsa, both recipes on Slimming Eats. This would go well with various sides. Here are a few other suggestions:

• Red Pepper Coriander Rice
• Mango Salsa
• Mexican Chopped Salad
• Perfect Oven Fries
• Sweet Potato Fries

for a lower carb side option these are great:

• Roasted Cauliflower Rice
• Butternut Squash Fries

More Fish Recipes

Looking for some more fish recipes? Check out these:

• Dairy Free Fish Pie
• Actifry Fish and Chips
• Tilapia with Chorizo, Tomato and Butter Bean Mash
• Smoked Mackerel Bake
• Pan-Fried Sea Bass with Ginger Soy Sauce
• Honey Lime and Chilli Salmon
• Mustard Salmon
• Crab Cakes

or if you would like more recipe ideas - head on over to theFULL RECIPE INDEXwhere you will find over 900 delicious recipesand can search by ingredients, course, diet and more.

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Recipe Card

Cheesy Taco Breaded Basa Fillet

Yield: SERVES 2

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Cheesy Taco Breaded Basa Fillet - delicious oven baked basa with a golden cheesy taco breadcrumb topping, making this a great recipe for the whole family to enjoy.

Ingredients

• 2 basa fillets (or use similar white fish)
• 60g (2oz) 100% wholewheat bread, lightly toasted
• 60g (2oz) of cheddar
• 2 teaspoon of paprika
• ½ teaspoon of cumin
• ½ teaspoon of oregano
• ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon of onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon of cayenne (can use more if you prefer spicer)
• salt and black pepper
• few fresh coriander leaves
• 1 medium egg, beaten
• spray oil

See Also

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200c, fan 180c or 400f (gas mark 6)
2. Place the bread, cheddar, garlic, paprika, cumin, oregano and fresh coriander into a mini food processor, and blitz until it all resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Spray an oven proof dish with some spray oil.
4. Place the basa fillets in the dish and brush over the top with some beaten egg.
5. Season with salt and black pepper
6. Add the breadcrumb mix to the top of the fillet and gently press down.
7. Spray over the top with spray oil and bake in the oven until the topping is nice and golden and the fish is cooked through (approx 20 minutes)
8. Serve with your choice of sides.
9. Enjoy!!

Notes

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Nutrition Information

Yield 2Serving Size 1 FILLET
Amount Per ServingCalories 325Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gCholesterol 190mgSodium 660mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 5gSugar 2gProtein 34g

Nutritional information, values, points etc are an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information. It is always advised that you calculate by the ingredients you use.

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