summertime baked tomatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt, or as needed
• 1 summer squash, finely diced
• 1/2 cup dry herb stuffing mix
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• slice the tomatoes in half horizontally, sprinkle each cut side with salt, and place cut sides down on paper towels for about 5 minutes. hollow out the tomato halves, leaving sides 1/4 inch thick; remove seeds from pulp, and chop the pulp.
• place the chopped tomato pulp, squash, herb stuffing mix, basil, black pepper, and mozzarella cheese in a bowl, and mix until thoroughly combined. stuff the mixture into the hollowed-out tomato halves.
• bake in the preheated oven until the squash is tender and the cheese has melted, about 20 minutes.