Honey Lime Tilapia in a Buttery Cracker Crust

This is one of those dinners that looks a lot more impressive than it is.
I need different plates I think to make my pictures look better.

If you dismiss this because you don't like fish, well, maybe try it. Tilapia is not a fishy fish and it might change your mind.
This also cooks up nicely using chicken (cook about 35-40 minutes if you use chicken)
I am serving this with roasted carrots (which are to die for. I mean it. You might die for these)
A salad with homemade blackberry vinaigrette dressing... (which will be it's own post) and what we call hot crash potatoes.

I originally got the recipe for those from Pioneer Woman several years ago, she calls them crash hot potatoes and we just have it backwards. If you don't follow her blog, you should consider checking it out. She's got some awesome stuff and while some of her dishes aren't exactly what we are looking for, she's got just as many that are! 

Roasted Carrots:
Ingredients:

• 1 bag of baby carrots or a pound of so of fresh carrots 
• Salt
• Pepper
• Olive oil
• Herbs as desired (rosemary, thyme, dill, your choice) 
• Honey (optional) I used it today because it tied into the theme of dinner

Step 1: Wash and slice your carrots to uniform pieces or use baby carrots

Step 2: Take your carrots and place in a ziplock 

Step 3: Drizzle with olive oil and close the bag. Squish to evenly coat in oil... or you can just mix in a bowl

Step 4: Pour into roasting pan and sprinkle with herbs, salt and pepper. 

Step 5: Bake in a preheated oven at 450°F for about 35 minutes. At last turn drizzle with honey, place back in over for about 5 minutes.

(After 30 min can be lowered to accommodate other recipes)

Honey Lime Tilapia in a Buttery Cracker Crust

Ingredients:

• 4-6 pieces of tilapia. I always get boneless and I select my filets based on size. They should fill a pan or however many you need. This does reheat shockingly well. 
• Salt
• Pepper 
• 1 fresh lime
• Honey- you're not going to use much so if you're running out it's ok to set the bottle upside down so you have enough to work with. 
• 3 tablespoons butter
• Odd twist of an ingredient, 1 sleeve of ritz crackers. I prefer the honey wheat but you can use whatever. Even the football shaped ones or some shaped like christmas trees. Generic are fine and much cheaper 

Step 1: Arrange your fish in a 13x9x2 pan (or the equivalent) Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Step 2: Take your lime and roll it on a flat surface  like a cutting board, your counter whatever you have handy. I love limes!

Step 3: Slice it in half and squeeze the juice over the fish. You should use BOTH halves.

Step 4: Next take the sleeve of crackers and crush them. I give mine to my minions and have them crush them right in the tube. When they're careful they it doesn't even make a mess! They should be finely crushed with only a few little bigger pieces. 

Step 5: Sprinkle crumbs evenly over the top of the fish, it should cover it completely 

Step 6: Cut butter into equal pieces, place in microwave safe dish and microwave til melted and drizzle evenly over the pan of fish 

Step 7: Bake in a preheated oven at 425°F for 15-20 minutes, or until fish is flakey and crumbs are golden brown.
Step 8: Pull out of oven, drizzle honey over the top put back in.  Shut off open and let sit 2-3 minutes.

Serve.