PP Italian Stuffed Tomatoes
Chef: Tami Perry Cockrell, ForTheHealthOfIt.Health
Makes: 8 Servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 45- 60 min
Total Time: 1 hr 15 min-1 hr 30 min
INGREDIENTS
8 beefsteak tomatoes
3 c cooked short grain brown rice
3 shredded zucchini
1 large onion chopped small
6 cloves garlic
4T salt-free tomato paste
1/2 a lemon juiced
2T Italian seasoning
Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400.
Line a 13x9 glass dish with parchment paper.
Cut tops off the tomato and set aside. Scoop out the middle of the tomato and put it into a bowl. Set tomato and top into the glass dish.
In a hand chopper or food processor, finely chop onion and garlic. Place them in a bowl.
Next grate the zucchini and place it in a bowl with onion.
Dice the onion and add it to the bowl. Then add seasoning and tomato paste and mix well.
Now add cooked rice and combine all ingredients well.
Stuff rice mixture back into tomatoes and put the top on. Place in the oven for 45-60 minutes.
Remove from oven and carefully lift each tomato out with a spatula and spoon and serve.
Tami is currently living her best and healthiest life she has lived in twenty years. 4 ½ months after being diagnosed with too many conditions brought on by the Standard American Diet, she was able to reverse her ailments and become medication free. Today she enjoys cooking plant-based meals and helping others to transition to this to a Whole Plant-Based Lifestyle. She can be found on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.