Baked Tomatoes With Provençale Stuffing

Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium tomatoes unpeeled, cored, pulp removed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup onions chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh basil chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese grated

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 375F. 
  • Core tomatoes and scoop the insides out to leave whole shells.
  • Heat skillet with oil to medium heat and sauté onion and garlic forabout 3 minutes. 
  • Stir in tomato, herbs and seasonings. 
  • Sauté for about 4 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
  • Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese. (Reserve the rest of the cheese for later.)
  • Stuff the tomatoes with the mixture and sprinkle evenly with the remaining measure of Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes until hot all through.
Keyword French, recipe, stuffing, tomatoes