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Tomatoes With Chicken Stuffing
Updated Oct. 12, 2023
- Total Time
- 1 hour 25 minutes
- Prep Time
- 25 minutes
- Cook Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 6very ripe tomatoes, about 2½ pounds
- 3slices bread
- ½cup milk
- 1egg
- ¾teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1teaspoon salt
- ¾cup chopped onion (about 1 medium-size onion)
- 1½teaspoons crushed and chopped garlic (2 to 3 cloves)
- 3tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2cups diced leftover chicken (other meat may be used)
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 3cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin
- ½teaspoon sugar
- Dash cayenne pepper
- ½cup water
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Step 2
Cut off the very top of the tomatoes at the stem end to create a ¼-inch lid. Set aside. With a measuring spoon, scoop out the insides of the tomatoes and place in a bowl. Gently squeeze the tomatoes to loosen any remaining juice and seeds and add to the contents of the bowl. Coarsely chop or process the juice, seeds and pulp briefly in a food processor and set aside for use in the sauce. There should be about 2 cups.
- Step 3
To make the stuffing, mix the bread and milk together in a bowl, mashing the bread with your fingers to help it absorb the milk. Stir in the egg, ½ teaspoon pepper and ½ teaspoon salt. Add the onion, chopped garlic, chives and leftover chicken; mix gently to combine. Stuff the tomatoes evenly with the stuffing mixture, mounding it on top. Set the little lids on top of each filled tomato.
- Step 4
To make the tomato sauce, pour the reserved chopped tomato mixture into a gratin dish. Stir in the olive oil, sliced garlic, sugar, remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper, cayenne, remaining ½ teaspoon salt and water.
- Step 5
Arrange the stuffed tomatoes on top of the sauce and put in oven about 1 hour, until tender and cooked through. Serve immediately, or set aside and serve later at room temperature.
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Cooking Notes
I used leftover marinara sauce that was on hand instead of making the sauce from scratch. Next time I would cook the onions slightly or chop very fine. Overall, a pretty good dinner from leftovers.
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