Baked Tomatoes

prep time:: 10 min
total time:: 20 min

Makes 8

If you don’t mind turning on the oven in the summer this is a great dish to make. I think they are a great dish for most any occasion, tasty and healthy.

ingredients

4 medium fresh tomatoes
4 ounces goat cheese
1 tablespoon chopped bottled roasted red peppers
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1 tablespoon torn fresh basil leaves
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

directions

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1. Preheat the oven broiler.
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2. 4 Slice the tops off of the tomatoes and hollow out by removing the seeds.
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3. In a bowl, mix the goat cheese and chopped red peppers together. Add salt, pepper, garlic, and fresh basil to the goat cheese mixture to give it extra flavor.
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4. Spoon an equal amount of the cheese mixture into each hollowed out tomato.
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Place stuffed tomatoes upright in a baking dish.
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5. Top each tomato evenly with the bread crumbs and torn basil. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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6. Place under broiler for 5 to 10 minutes until bread crumbs are lightly browned.