Side dishe for 6
Stuffed Tomatoes
Tomatoes hold a savory rice, herb, garlic, lemon, pine nut, and Parmesan filling before baking until tender.
Typical price
$6.15for 4 servings
$1.54 per serving$6.15 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 35 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetSide dishesSummer
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 2.35 lb | $4.66Typical price |
| Rice$0.08/oz typical | 9.75 oz | $0.78Typical price |
| Bread crumbs$0.14/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.07Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.39Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.60Typical price |
| Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical | 0.25 lb | $0.82Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 0.5 | $0.99Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.48Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.23 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 6 large tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs (optional)
- 1/8 cup pine nuts
- 1 lemon
- 2 small shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup minced herbs
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400 F and lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Slice the tops from the tomatoes, scoop out the centers, and place the shells in the dish.
- Mix the cooked rice, chopped shallots, minced garlic, herbs, pine nuts, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and breadcrumbs.
- Fill the tomatoes with the rice mixture and top them with Parmesan.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until the tomatoes are tender and the filling is hot.
Swaps
- Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
- Bread crumbs for Stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices
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