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Baked Stuffed Tomatoes

By Diana Rattray, About.com

A different side dish, made with whole tomatoes, cracker crumbs, and a rice stuffing.

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 4 large ripe tomatoes
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • Salt, pepper to taste
  • Stuffing (see below)
  • Buttered cracker crumbs
  • --
  • Stuffing:
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 rib celery, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 2 to 3 cups bread crumbs or cooked rice
  • chopped tomato centers

Preparation:

Cut slices from stem ends of tomatoes, scoop out centers. Chop and save centers for stuffing. Pour soup into a shallow baking dish; set tomatoes in soup. Sprinkle tomato cavities with salt and pepper. Stuff (stuffing directions below), sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs, and bake at 350° for about 30 minutes.

Stuffing
Cook chopped onion, green pepper, and celery in the margarine for 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in chopped tomato centers. Add 2 to 3 cups bread crumbs, cooked rice. For variation, try cooked ground beef or other vegetables as stuffing or additions to the stuffing.

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