Almond-Crusted Sea Bass

Sea bass is coated with finely chopped almonds and baked under a generous helping of Romano cheese in this quick and easy recipe for two.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 1327 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 ½ cups finely ground almonds
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 ½ cups grated Romano cheese
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• 2 (6 ounce) fillets sea bass

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt butter in a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.

Step 2

Pat sea bass fillets dry. Dip into beaten eggs. Coat with almonds; season with onion powder, seafood seasoning, salt, and garlic powder. Place in the buttered baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until fish is opaque, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; top with Romano cheese. Continue baking until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes.