Crispy Chipotle Lime Tilapia with Cool Avocado Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: LARANEFF

"My husband loves this zesty southwestern-style fish. You can make it with any of firm whitefish-like cod or halibut-if tilapia isn't available. You can even use boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I usually make a package of red or black beans with rice to serve with it while the fish cooks. If you have any leftovers, they make great fish tacos."

PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	30 Min
READY IN	45 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 4 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
2 tablespoons adobo sauce from the can
1/4 cup salsa
1 tablespoon lime juice
4 tilapia fillets
1/2 (8 ounce) package tortilla chips, crushed
1 small avocado - peeled, pitted, and cut into large chunks
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon lime juice
3 tablespoons milk
salt and pepper to taste

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Combine the chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, salsa, and 1 tablespoon lime juice in a blender and blend until smooth; brush the mixture over both sides of each tilapia fillet.
Spread the crushed tortilla chips into the bottom of a deep dish; dredge the coated fillets in the chips to coat. Arrange the fillets on the prepared baking pan.
Bake the fillets 15 minutes; turn and lightly spray with cooking spray. Continue to bake until golden brown, another 10 to 15 minutes.
While the fish bakes, place the avocado, sour cream, and 1 tablespoon lime juice and blend until smooth. Stir in the milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the consistency is similar to ranch dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over the baked fillets to serve.

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Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2008 by MGFINK

Made it for the first time tonight.. Worked out real well...my family liked it a lot! Next time I may try using Chipotle Tabasco sauce instead of the canned pepper as it's a little easier to come by.

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Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2008 by ForneySAHM

I made it exactly according to the recipe and it seemed that noone in the family liked it. It may have been the fish, but I used fresh Tilapia. As for the sauce, I was out of sour cream and subbed cottage cheese. This was actually the best part of the meal! It was very yummy and we will make the sauce again.

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Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2008 by BONSTEAD

This meal was easy to prepare. I liked the crunch and flavor provided by the corn torilla crust, lime and chipotle peppers. My husband and daughter did not like the avocado sauce. If I make this again, I will make guacomole or an avocado salsa instead. Overall this meal was healthy, easy to prepare, and tasted pretty good. Thank you for new way to prepare tilapia.

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