Tomatoes Stuffed With Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell; discard seeds. Chop pulp and set aside. Sprinkle the insides of tomatoes with salt; invert onto paper towels to drain., In a small skillet, saute onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Add reserved tomato pulp; cook until most of the liquid is evaporated. Remove from the heat; stir in the rice, cheese, parsley, basil and garlic salt., Stuff into tomato shells; dot with remaining butter. Place in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Slice the tops off the tomatoes and set aside. Scoop out the insides with a teaspoon, keeping the tomatoes intact. Discard the tomato flesh, but roughly chop the tomato tops. Heat the rice following pack instructions and tip into a bowl. Mix in the chopped tomato, the pesto, three-quarters of the mozzarella, the spinach and seasoning.
• Spoon the rice mixture into the tomatoes and pack tightly into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 20 mins until soft and bubbling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Cut tops from tomatoes and scoop out the pulp; transfer pulp to a bowl and chop. Reserve tops of tomatoes.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, pour in the rice, and cover pan; let stand until rice absorbs water, about 5 minutes.
• 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. 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.
• 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. Pour tomato juice over filled tomatoes for extra juiciness.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tomatoes are tender and filling is hot, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato and discard; remove core. Carefully scoop out and reserve pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain. Chop reserved pulp., In a large skillet, cook beef until no longer pink; drain. Add the rice, parsley, basil, salt, pepper and tomato pulp; heat through. Remove from the heat; stir in cheeses., Spoon into tomato shells. Place in a greased shallow baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Cut the top off of the tomatoes and clean out all of the pulp leaving about a 1/2-inch thick skin. Reserve pulp.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a saute pan, heat the butter and add the chopped onion to the pan. Cook until the onions are golden brown, and add in the garlic. Add in the pulp from the tomatoes and stir in the rice. Add in 1/4 cup olive oil and a little water and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add more water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the parsley, pine nuts, and mint.
• Fill the tomatoes and sprinkle the top with the grated Kasseri and a drizzle of the remaining olive oil. Place in a baking dish with a 1/2-inch of water in the bottom and bake for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Cut a 1/2" thick slice off the top of each tomato. Keep the tomato tops. Scoop out the seeds, pulp, and juice from each tomato into a bowl. Cook the rice in 1 cup of water and the juice and pulp from the tomatoes. The rice should be just cooked through (don't let it get mushy). Drain if necessary.
• Oil the bottom of a baking dish with 2 Tbsp. of olive oil. (The dish should be large enough to hold the tomatoes, but small enough that they all stand up.) Add the garlic, basil, parsley, oregano, parmesan cheese, 2 Tbsp. of olive oil, salt and red pepper to the rice and mix well.
• Spoon the rice mixture into the tomatoes, mounding slightly. Place each filled tomato in the baking dish. Any leftover rice can be spread around the tomatoes in the baking dish. Place the tomato tops back on the tomatoes. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil (1 Tbsp).
• Bake at 350 degrees F, until the rice is heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve hot, at room temperature, or chilled.

Steps:

• Cut off 1/2 inch from the tops of the tomatoes. Reserve tops and scoop out pulp from bottoms, forming shells about 1/3 inch thick.
• Turn shells upside down on a wire rack to drain, chop pulp finely and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350. In a skillet over medium high heat, warm 1/4 cup of the oil. Add onions and saute till golden, about 7 minutes.
• Add reserved tomato pulp, parsley, garlic, dill, 1 T of oregano, rice, pine nuts, salt and pepper (to taste). Stir well.
• Dilute tomato paste in 1/2 of the wine and add to skillet. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. (If using rice that's already cooked, you don't need to cover. Just simmer till liquid reduces and flavors have a chance to blend.).
• Turn tomato shells upright and sprinkle interiors with salt, pepper and sugar.
• Stuff tomatoes with rice mixture and cover with reserved tops.
• Place close together in a baking pan.
• Drizzle the remaining oil over tomatoes, sprinkle with the remaining oregano, and splash with the remaining wine. Pour the water into the pan.
• Bake till the tomatoes are very tender when pierced with a fork (about 35 minutes), basting frequently with pan juices.
• Serves 5 as an entree or 8-10 as a side dish.

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off tops of tomatoes and reserve. Scoop out tomato pulp, chop, drain and reserve. Sprinkle sugar inside tomatoes.
• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a 10-inch skillet. Add onion. Cook over medium heat until soft. Add rice, stir and cook a few minutes. Add currants, pine nuts, mint, half the tomato pulp and 1/2 cup water. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Purée remaining tomato pulp, and spread in bottom of shallow baking dish that will hold all the tomatoes without much room to spare.
• Spoon rice mixture into tomatoes; it will not fill them. Replace tops, spoon a tablespoon of oil over each tomato, and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake 1 1/2 hours.
• Allow to cool to room temperature before serving as an appetizer or with cold poached fish or grilled lamb.