Stuffed Tomato

So I think my pictures and food are starting to look prettier...don't you agree?

I have been kicking around the idea of a stuffed tomato for a few days and finally got around to making it. Not gonna lie...it was good.

Here's the deal:

1/4 lb lean hamburger meat
1 1/2 tablespoons diced onion
garlic powder
1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup cheese- I used the HEB Italian blend AND a little bit of mozzarella just for fun...
1 tablespoon diced tomato
1 finely chopped fresh basil leaf***almost forgot to tell y'all about this! it was the best part
salt & pepper
Olive Oil
1 large tomato

Preheat your oven to 350

1. In a small frying pan, brown the hamburger with the onion and a dash of garlic powder.
2. While the meat is cooking, cut the top off of your tomato...like you would a pumpkin. Use a paring knife and at about 1 inch from the center, start your cut and make a complete circle around to remove the stem area and the top. Chunk the small removed part.
3. Using your paring knife, carefully cut out sections of the middle so that you can begin scooping the tomato guts out with a spoon. Let the wall of the tomato be somewhat thick and be sure not to pierce them. It should be about 1/4 inch thick all the way around.
**The tomato should end up serving as a bowl-like device....bowls with holes aren't as effective.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheese, diced tomato and chopped basil. When the hamburger is done cooking, add this to the mix and toss together.
5. Salt and pepper the inside of the tomato and then spoon the hamburger, bread crumbs and cheese mixture into the tomato bowl.
6. Grease the bottom of a small baking dish with olive oil. You want enough oil so that the tomato doesn't stick to the bottom, so don't be stingy!
7. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until the tomato is nice and tender.

This just tastes good, guys. And if you're looking for something healthy, this is it. Lean hamburger, a tomato, a little bit of low fat cheese and you're golden.


I ate this with a bit of rice and it was so good! If you don't try to make anything else I recommend, make this. You'll love me for it!



Happy Cooking, y'all!

amy

P.S. Don't pull an Amy and accidentally throw the jar of bouillon cubes across the kitchen while you're cooking. Its extremely inconvenient, and if you have pets, they will, OF COURSE, need to suddenly be in the middle of the stinking kitchen while you're trying to clean up glass. Ugh. Be careful, cooking is dangerous work, folks!