Cooking Index - Cooking Recipes & IdeasBaked Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe - Cooking Index

Baked Stuffed Tomatoes

Type: Low Fat, Vegetables
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 teaspoons 20mlFirm tomatoes (large)
  Filling
10 oz 284gFrozen chopped spinach
4 teaspoons 20mlMargarine
1 tablespoon 15mlMinced shallots
1   Garlic clove - chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlParsley chopped
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Topping
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozBread crumbs
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozGrated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Halve tomatoes and scoop out the core and seeds. Place halves into a casserole dish and sprinkle with salt.

Thaw spinach and squeeze it dry between paper towels. Fill the tomatoes with the spinach. Mix the margarine, shallots, garlic and parsley. Divide the mixture among the tomatoes.

Mix the bread crumbs with the Parmesan cheese. Top the tomatoes with the mixture. Bake until soft (about 15 minutes). Place briefly under the broiler to crisp the topping.

Dietary Information:

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 150; Fat (grams) 7; Percent calories from fat 42; Percent polyunsaturated 12; Percent saturated 12; Percent monounsaturated 18; Cholesterol (milligrams) 5; Sodium (milligrams) 270; Protein (grams) 7; Carbohydrate (grams) 15; Fiber (grams) 3.5.

Source:
"Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org"

Rating

Average rating:

Unrated, please add a rating

Submit your rating:

Click a star to rate this recipe.