Turkey & Rice Stuffed Tomatoes
Tender baked tomatoes filled with a savory mix of seasoned ground turkey and fluffy rice, finished with herbs for a comforting and wholesome meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large ripe tomatoes
- 450 g ground turkey
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C and lightly grease a baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, then add garlic.
- Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink.
- Stir in cooked rice, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and dried oregano. Mix well and remove from heat.
- Cut the tops off the tomatoes and carefully scoop out the centers.
- Fill each tomato with the turkey and rice mixture.
- Arrange the stuffed tomatoes in the baking dish and cover loosely with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes, then remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes until tomatoes are tender.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve warm.
Notes
- Choose tomatoes of similar size for even cooking.
- Taste the filling before stuffing and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day.
Find it online: https://tastyze.com/turkey-rice-stuffed-tomatoes/