Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Stuffed Tomatoes - Paleo on a Budget

Ingredients
• 6 Ripe tomatoes
• 4 Slices of bacon
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 Egg
• 1 Medium Onion, fine dice
• 1 Tbsp Fresh Basil {Feel free to use dried}
• 1 Tbsp Fresh Parsley {Feel free to use dried}
• 1 Tsp dried Rosemary
• 3 Garlic cloves, chopped up super fine
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Salt + Pepper


Instructions:
• Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees
• Get that bacon cookin in a pan, while that’s going Slice the top off of your tomato so it’s intact and you can use it to top your tomato later {see picture}.
• Scoop out the inside of the tomato { I used a knife along the edge of what I was scooping out to make it easier}. Save the inside of the tomatoes! You can use it to make a tomato sauce later on!
• Set your empty tomatoes aside. By now your bacon should be done, put it on a paper towel to let drain {and consume your slice while your at it!}
• In a bowl combine your herbs, ground beef, egg, garlic, onion. Then take your bacon and tear it into small pieces into the mixture {or you could chop it… I’m lazy so i tear it… and that way primal puggle and I can sneak  a bite here and there}. Give it another good mix so it’s combine.
• Put your tomatoes in a baking pan with sides to it.
• Fill each tomato with your meat mixture {And I mean fill it people! Don’t be stingy the more the better} and top with it’s little tomato “hat”
• Drizzle a smidge of olive oil on top of each and salt + Pepper.
• Bake for about 25-35 Minutes.
• Let cool for a few minutes, serve with a side salad. I drizzled a little bit of Balsamic Vinegar over the tomatoes {so yummy}.

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