Stuffed Tomatoes

You've probably heard of stuffed peppers or stuffed summer squash but what about stuffed tomatoes?  This recipe is great with chicken, fish, or a side salad.  Freeze the excess tomatoes to use for sauce or with rice recipes. 

Makes: 4 Servings

Ingredients
4 large tomatoes
¾ cup fresh French or Italian breadcrumbs 
2-3 cloves garlic, finely minced (or 2 tsp minced garlic)
6 Tbs finely minced basil
3 Tbs grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbs finely chopped black olives
⅛ tsp salt
Olive oil or cooking spray 

Instructions
  1. Turn your oven on to broil. 
  2. Cut the tomatoes in half horizontally. 
  3. Using a spoon, remove the seeds and juice from the tomatoes. 
  4. In a bowl, combine bread crumbs, garlic, herbs, cheese and olives
  5. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the bread crumb mixture into each tomato half and drizzle with olive oil or spray with cooking spray 
  6. Place in the oven set to broil, cook for 5 minutes or until the filling is golden brown 
​Nutrition Information
serving size: 1 full tomato

Calories: 130
Total Fat: 2.5g
Saturated Fat: 0.5g
Protein: 6g
Sodium: 500mg
Carbohydrates: 23g
Fiber: 2g