Stuffed Tomatoes

Ok, not that inspiring a title, but this is delicious and is a simple mid-week meal. The ‘stuffing’ will make enough to stuff at least four tomatoes but you can’t buy minced beef in small enough quantities to do less. We make the full amount and freeze what we don’t need. It makes it an even easier mid-week meal when you already have the stuffing. Beefsteak tomatoes aren’t always that easy to buy (you can always grow your own!) but we do find that Lidl normally has them. For the potatoes, we usually do this dish after we have had potatoes for another meal and have a few left over. It is a good way to use them up and makes a more complete meal! Don’t be put off by the list of ingredients, most are simply store cupboard or condiments.

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Stuffed Tomatoes

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: English

Keyword: beef mince, beefsteak tomato, chilli, chopped tomatoes, garlic, onion

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 488kcal

Author: Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Ingredients

• 1 small Onion finely chopped
• 1 clove Garlic finely chopped
• 1 red Chilli finely chopped (optional)
• 500 g Beef Mince good quality, we usually buy 12% fat
• 2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes
• 4 large Beefsteak Tomatoes
• 3-4 New Potatoes pre-boiled
• 1 tbsp Butter to fry the potatoes
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil old slag, save the extra virgin for salads
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper freshly ground
• 1 tsp Sugar it makes all the difference!

Instructions

• Heat the oil gently in a pan until hot and then add the onions. Cook gently until the onions are soft and translucent but not coloured. Add the garlic and chilli (if using) and cook for a further 3 minutes
• Add the beef mince and cook until browned all over, then add the tomato ketchup. Cook out for a couple of minutes and then add the tomatoes. Add the salt, pepper and sugar and simmer for 30 minutes
• Slice the potatoes to about 3-4mm thick slices and fry gently in butter until they have started to take on colour. Put aside
• Whilst the beef mince 'stuffing' is cooking, carefully take the tops off the beefsteak tomatoes and scoop out the flesh from the inside. Finely chop the flesh and add it to the 'stuffing'
• When you are ready to prepare your stuffed tomatoes (keep in mind that all of the above can be done in advance and frozen or kept in the fridge until ready to eat) pre-heat the oven to 180℃. Fill the hollowed out tomatoes with some of your stuffing mixture, top with some of the sliced potatoes and pop in the oven for around 45 minutes until the tomatoes are soft and tender. Give the stuffed tomatoes a few minutes to cool slightly as the water in the tomatoes will be scalding hot immediately out of the oven! Enjoy with a glass of whatever you fancy!

Nutrition

Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 1379mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 2965IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 4mg