Summertime Baked Tomatoes
Description
This summertime baked tomatoes recipe stuffs tomatoes with squash, mozzarella, and basil, then bakes them for a side dish that everyone will love.
Ingredients
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3 tomatoes
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1 teaspoon salt, or as needed
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1 summer squash, finely diced
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1/2 cup dry herb stuffing mix
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1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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2 teaspoons dried basil
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Halve tomatoes horizontally; sprinkle cut sides with salt. Place tomatoes on paper towels, cut-sides down, for about 5 minutes. Hollow out tomato halves, leaving sides ¼-inch thick; discard seeds and chop pulp.
3
Place pulp, squash, herb stuffing, mozzarella, basil, and black pepper in a bowl; mix until well combined. Stuff mixture into tomato halves.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender and cheese melts, about 20 minutes.