Tomato Delights Recipe - Cooking Index
6 | Tomatoes - ripe | |
Salt | ||
1 | Green pepper - diced (medium) | |
1 | Onion - chopped (small) | |
1/4 cup | 49g / 1.7oz | Butter - melted |
1 cup | 160g / 5.6oz | Rice; long-grain - cooked |
1 | Egg - well beaten | |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Oregano |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Ground basil |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Salt |
1 cup | 146g / 5.1oz | Cheddar cheese - shredded |
4 | Bacon - cooked and crumbled |
Wash and cut tops off tomatoes; scoop out pulp. Sprinkle inside of tomato shells lightly with salt; invert to drain. Chop pulp.
Saute green pepper and onion in melted butter. Add tomato pulp, rice, egg, and seasonings; mix well. Stir in cheese and bacon, saving a small amount of each to sprinkle on top of each tomato.
Fill tomatoes with rice mixture. Sprinkle tops with reserved cheese and bacon. Place tomatoes in a greased shallow baking dish; add a small amount of water, and bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes.
Source:
Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1974.
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