Baked Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe

Choose your favorite kind of protein, like ground beef or chicken, for this farm-fresh tomato appetizer.

Ingredients

• 6 medium tomatoes, washed
• 2 cups cooked meat (of your choice)
• ½ cup whole kernel corn, cooked
• ½ cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• ¼ cup buttered crumbs
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cut a thin slice from the stem end of each tomato; remove pulp.
3. Mix meat, corn, soft bread crumbs, margarine, and seasonings. Fill tomato shells with mixture. Cover tops with buttered crumbs.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until tender. Makes 6 servings.

Variation: Add chopped nuts and mushrooms to the meat and corn mixture

Recipe courtesy of North Carolina Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association

• appetizers
• corn
• tomatoes