Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes is a lacto ovo vegetarian side dish. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 320 calories, 7g of protein, and 5g of fat. A mixture of water, rice, bread crumbs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Instructions
Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Leaving a 1/2-in.-thick shell, scoop out and reserve pulp. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
Add the tomato pulp, chili powder, sugar, salt, pepper and oregano; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 45-50 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
Add rice; mix well. Simmer 5-6 minutes longer or until rice is tender. Stuff tomatoes and place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over tomatoes.
Add water to baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned.