Rice and Beef Stuffed Tomatoes

Name: Rice and Beef Stuffed Tomatoes
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 850 grams tomato sauce; 1 clove garlic, diced; 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste; 7 servings ground black pepper to taste; 237 milliliters instant rice; 454 grams lean ground beef; 7 tomatoes; 237 milliliters water; 1 yellow onion, chopped

Rice and Beef Stuffed Tomatoes might be a good recipe to expand your side dish collection. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 7. One serving contains 194 calories, 18g of protein, and 4g of fat. A mixture of ground pepper, instant rice, ground beef, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

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Oven

Cut tops from tomatoes and scoop out the pulp; transfer pulp to a bowl and chop. Reserve tops of tomatoes.

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Tomato

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Bowl

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, pour in the rice, and cover pan; let stand until rice absorbs water, about 5 minutes.

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Water

Rice

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Frying Pan

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

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Beef

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Mix cooked rice, onion, garlic, garlic salt, and black pepper into ground beef; add reserved tomato pulp and tomato sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, 10 minutes.

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Black Pepper

Tomato Sauce

Cooked Rice

Garlic Salt

Ground Beef

Garlic

Tomato

Onion

Set hollowed-out tomatoes into the prepared baking dish and fill each tomato with ground beef mixture. If desired, place tomato tops back on filled tomatoes.

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Ground Beef

Tomato

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Pour tomato juice over filled tomatoes for extra juiciness.

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Tomato Juice