Stuffed tomatoes are a classic green dish that can be varied in countless ways. The dish is an easy and inexpensive vegetarian meal but can also be served as a side dish to meat, fish, or poultry.
Recipe for oven baked stuffed tomatoes
Stuffed tomatoes are a classic green dish that can be varied in countless ways. The dish is an easy and inexpensive vegetarian dish, but it can also be served as a side to meat, fish, or poultry.
Here, we have made a variation with wild rice, bell pepper, and plenty of chopped fresh basil.
Servings: persons
Oven Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
Stuffed tomatoes are a classic green dish that can be varied in countless ways. The dish is an easy and inexpensive vegetarian meal but can also be served as a side dish to meat, fish, or poultry.
Ingredients
- 150 gram Rice wild rice
- 4 pcs. Tomato large tomatoes, preferably beef tomatoes
- 1 pcs. Red Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 bunch Basil
- 1 pcs. Bell Pepper preferably yellow
- Olive Oil
- Spices salt and pepper
- 100 gram Water
Instructions
- Rinse the wild rice thoroughly. Add water to the pot, there should be twice as much water as rice. Add a pinch of salt.
- Bring the pot to a boil and cook the rice for about 45 minutes. Pour the rice into a sieve and cool it with cold water.
- Cut the tops off the tomatoes (remember to save them). Carefully hollow out the tomatoes and save the tomato pulp.
- Peel the onions and chop them finely. Heat the olive oil in a pan and lightly sauté the onions. Add the tomato pulp and let it cook in the pan for about 5 minutes until the liquid has evaporated.
- Clean the bell pepper and cut it into small cubes. Rinse the basil and chop it finely.
- Mix the cooked rice with the onion and tomato mixture, basil, and bell pepper cubes. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Divide the filling into the hollowed-out tomatoes and place the tops on as lids.
- Place the tomatoes in an ovenproof dish. Add 100 ml (1 dl) of water to the bottom of the dish and bake the tomatoes for 20 minutes until they are fully cooked and nicely golden.
- Serve the stuffed tomatoes as a side dish to meat, or enjoy them as a vegetarian meal with a good salad and bread.