Author Notes: This recipe, like many, came from necessity. My mother had tomatoes that were threatening to be over-ripen and needed to be used immediately. I took the tomatoes and other quick cooking items from the fridge and made this excruciatingly simple dish. —Daneka Hillery
Serves: 4
Ingredients
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4
Ripe tomatoes
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2
cups Cooked rice (your favorite kind)
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3
tablespoons Olive Oil
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2
pinches Salt and Pepper (to taste)
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4
tablespoons Feta Cheese
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2
sprigs Thyme
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1
sprig Rosemary
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2
Slices of bacon (optional)
Directions
- Hollow out the tomatoes and squeeze a little of the seeds out.
- Rub the tomatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper the outside of the fruit.
- Put a little more than half of the herbs and your salt and pepper in the bottom of the tomatoes.
- Add the cooked rice to the tomatoes and top with the feta cheese.
- Bake on 350° F for about 30 minutes or until it is as tender and juicy as you would like.
- Brown the bacon and garnish the tomatoes with the rest of the fresh herbs and crispy bacon bits.
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