Italian Stuffed Tomatoes

By scootchie17

Ingredients

• topping:
• 6 med tomatoes (not too ripe)
• 3 pkgs frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
• 1 med. onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/3 cup romano or Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup dry bread crumbs
• ½ cup or so shredded mozarella
• 1 tbs Italian seasonings (basil, thyme, oregano)
• red pepper flakes to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• seasoned bread crumbs
• shredded mozzarella
• diced butter

Preparation

Step 1

Cut tops off tomatoes and scoop out seeds. Season insides of tomatoes with salt and pepper. Mix all remaining ingredients and pack tomatoes tightly. Place in a greased casserole.
Sprinkle seasoned bread crumbs, shredded mozzarella and diced butter on top.
Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes. broil 2 min to allow tops to slightly brown.
These are actually good cold or at room temperature as well as hot.