Baked Tomatoes With Provençale Stuffing
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.