Best Parmesan Stuffed Tomatoes Recipes

ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS STUFFED WITH TOMATOES AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 15x10x2-inch oval baking dish with 1 tablespoon oil. Heat 5 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add breadcrumbs and thyme and stir until breadcrumbs are lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in tomatoes, cheese, eggs, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Fill zucchini blossoms with breadcrumb mixture, using about 2 teaspoons for small blossoms and 1 tablespoon for large blossoms (be careful not to tear blossoms). Sprinkle any remaining breadcrumb mixture over baking dish. Place zucchini atop breadcrumbs in dish. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons oil over. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Bake until zucchini are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.

PARMESAN STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine bread crumbs with Parmesan, parsley, chives, tarragon, and pepper.
• Mix onion, seasoned bread crumbs, and melted butter.
• Cut tomatoes in half (horizontally) and seed them.
• Fill with bread crumbs and bake in buttered baking dish for about ten minutes at 350 degrees.
• Starting with room temperature tomatoes reduces cooking time and helps assure a firm tomato is served to guests.

YELLOW TOMATOES STUFFED WITH GRILLED WILD MUSHROOMS AND PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the mushrooms with the olive oil, shallots, rosemary, and thyme; let sit for about 10 minutes.
• Light a fire in a charcoal or gas grill. Using tongs, remove the mushrooms from the marinade and grill until slightly softened and browned, about 2 minutes on each side. Set them aside. (You can also complete this step ahead of time, refrigerate the mushrooms, and then bring them to room temperature when you're ready to stuff the tomatoes.)
• Meanwhile, prepare the tomatoes so that you can use them to serve your salad in. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Using a sharp knife, slice the tops off the tomatoes either flat or in a zigzag pattern; you need them later so don't discard them. Using a melon baller or spoon, scoop out the insides. (You may want to save the insides for a sauce or another salad.) Set aside. Place the tomatoes into a 1-inch baking pan (you may have to adjust the bottoms-cutting carefully and only slightly-if they can't sit upright), with their tops. Bake until the skins start to wrinkle, about 15 minutes.
• When the tomatoes are finished, remove the tops and stuff with alternate layers of the mushroom mixture and the cheese. Place the tomatoes back into the oven (without the tops) just until the cheese starts to melt, about 5 minutes.
• Top each tomato with a bit of the mixed baby greens and a drizzle of the vinaigrette. Cover with the tomato tops, and serve.

STUFFED CHERRY TOMATOES WITH BACON, PARMESAN, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• 1.Using a sharp paring knife, cut a small circle around the stem of each cherry tomato. Discard the core and, using the handle of a small spoon or the small scoop on a melon-baller, scoop out the seeds until the interior is hollow. Set tomatoes stem-side down on a double layer of paper towels and let drain for 1 hour. 2. Add bacon to a medium bowl, along with shallot, parsley, Parmesan and mayonnaise. Season generously with pepper and stir to combine. 3. Slice a thin sliver from the bottom of each tomato so it sits flat. Fill hollow with bacon mixture using a melon-baller or small spoon. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours before serving.

PARMESAN AND RYE STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1.cut the very top off of tomatoes and gently "hollow out" center with a spoon, discarding tops, seeds and pulp. 2. in bowl thoroughly mix finely diced onion with crumbled rye bread, grated parmesan and ground pepper 3. stuff hollowed tomatoes with parmesan/bread/onion mixture 4. place stuffed tomatoes in individual, greased (preferebly with olive oil) custard dishes or together in small greased baking dish 5. bake uncovered at 350 until cheese is melted and tomatoes just begin to wrinkle (approx 20 min)