Meat Filled Tomatoes Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings4
HealthyHigh Protein
Ingredients
| Ripe tomatoes | 6 | |
| Minced beef and pork - 1 lb., ground together | ||
| Cheddar Cheese | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), grated | |
| Onion | 2 Tablespoon, minced | |
| Parsley | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), snipped | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Allspice | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Corn | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| Butter | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Cut a thin slice from the stem end of each tomato.
2) Carefully scoop out the pulp and juice from tomatoes. (Save the pulp and juice aside for stewed tomatoes or tomato sauce).
3) Sprinkle salt into the inner side of each tomato.
4) Keep the tomatoes aside, upside down, until it's time to fill.
5) Preheat oven to 375°F.
MAKING
6) In a large bowl, combine meat, grated cheese, onion, parsley, pepper, allspice, salt, egg and corn. Mix thoroughly.
7) In a skillet, add 1 tablespoon butter.
8) Saute the meat mixture in the skillet over medium heat, until the pinkness of the meat disappears.
9) Drain off fat from the meat mixture.
10) Take the tomatoes and fill them with equal measures of the meat mixture.
11) In a baking dish, arrange the stuffed tomatoes.
12) Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the meat becomes piping hot and tomatoes turn just tender.
SERVING
13) Serve hot on spaghettini.
1) Cut a thin slice from the stem end of each tomato.
2) Carefully scoop out the pulp and juice from tomatoes. (Save the pulp and juice aside for stewed tomatoes or tomato sauce).
3) Sprinkle salt into the inner side of each tomato.
4) Keep the tomatoes aside, upside down, until it's time to fill.
5) Preheat oven to 375°F.
MAKING
6) In a large bowl, combine meat, grated cheese, onion, parsley, pepper, allspice, salt, egg and corn. Mix thoroughly.
7) In a skillet, add 1 tablespoon butter.
8) Saute the meat mixture in the skillet over medium heat, until the pinkness of the meat disappears.
9) Drain off fat from the meat mixture.
10) Take the tomatoes and fill them with equal measures of the meat mixture.
11) In a baking dish, arrange the stuffed tomatoes.
12) Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the meat becomes piping hot and tomatoes turn just tender.
SERVING
13) Serve hot on spaghettini.
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