Stuffed tomatoes

Ingredients

8 tomatoes

1 lb. ground Italian sausage 

2 green onions 

1 cup mini bella mushrooms 

1 cup shredded mozzarella 

2 teaspoons basil 

1 Tablespoon oregano

2 Tablespoons olive oil 

Directions 

1.Cut the top off of the tomatoes and save for later.  2.Hollow out the inside and set aside in a bowl 

3.Brown the meat. Once cooked, place on a paper towel to soak up the grease 

4.Slice the mushrooms 

5.Dice green onion 

6.Preheat oven to 375 degrees 

7.Heat up frying pan on medium to low heat. Add olive oil, mushrooms, green onions, oregano and basil 

8.Cook rice according to the directions on the package 

9.Purée the inside of the tomatoes that you removed earlier 

10.Combine all the ingredients together (except bread crumbs) sausage, rice, vegetables, mozzarella and 1 ½ cups of the tomato purée 

11.Spray the baking dish with cooking spray and place the hollowed out tomatoes in the dish 

12.Fill the tomatoes with the stuffing mixture

Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs and place tomato lids on top 

13.Place in oven for 16- 20 minutes

Serve hot.

Note: you can use the same mixture for stuffed peppers, substituting green peppers for the hollowed out tomatoes.