Stuffed Fried Green Tomato Casserole
You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Stuffed Fried Green Tomato Casserole a try. This main course has 586 calories, 27g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of salt and pepper, tomatoes, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.
Instructions
Combine eggs and milk in a shallow bowl or pan. Set aside.
Combine Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs in a shallow dish or pan.
Dredge tomato slices in baking mix; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in breadcrumb mixture, reserving remaining breadcrumb mixture.
Fry tomatoes, in batches, in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.
Sprinkle hot tomatoes evenly with salt and pepper to taste.
Place half of tomatoes in a single layer in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish; spoon 1 1/2 cups Basic Tomato Sauce over fried green tomatoes, and sprinkle evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Layer remaining fried tomatoes evenly over cheese. Spoon remaining sauce around tomatoes, being careful not to pour sauce on tops of tomatoes.
Sprinkle reserved breadcrumb mixture over casserole.
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 9 dollars per bottle.
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Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling
Floral notes and orange blossoms, commingle with scents of citrus, peach, honeysuckle and light apricot on the nose. On the palate you will find flavors of peach, apricot and citrus. These flavors combine to produce an off-dry, yet well-balanced Riesling.