Tomatoes Stuffed With Pesto Rice Food

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH PESTO RICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Slice the tops off the tomatoes and set aside. Scoop out the insides with a teaspoon, keeping the tomatoes intact. Discard the tomato flesh, but roughly chop the tomato tops. Heat the rice following pack instructions and tip into a bowl. Mix in the chopped tomato, the pesto, three-quarters of the mozzarella, the spinach and seasoning.
• Spoon the rice mixture into the tomatoes and pack tightly into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 20 mins until soft and bubbling.

PESTO RICE-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cook rice according to package directions., In a small bowl, combine tomato, pesto, salt and rice. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill each with 3 tablespoons rice mixture; secure with toothpicks., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. In batches, brown chicken breasts on each side, adding additional oil as needed. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake 18-22 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Discard toothpicks before serving.

STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• First core and skin the tomatoes; cut out the core with a knife, then score the other end with an "X". Drop each tomato in a pan of boiling water for about 10 seconds, then place in an ice water bath to stop cooking. The skin should now remove easily.
• Slice the tops off the tomatoes, reserve. Scoop out any seeds that remain. Season with a little salt and pepper. If any of the tomatoes won't stand up nice, just slice a bit off the bottom to make them stable.
• Chop the eggs and combine with the aioli or mayonnaise. Season with salt, pepper, and parsley. Stuff into the tomatoes, then cover with reserved tops.
• If prepared ahead, brush lightly with olive oil and cover with plastic wrap.

PESTO STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F or 150°C (the lower temperature helps to stop the tomatoes from splitting).
• Cook the rice in the hot water, simmering over a low heat in a covered pan for around 20 minutes, until all the water has been absorbed.
• Meanwhile, slice the tops off the tomatoes, just enough to reveal the seeds. Also cut a fine slice from the bottom of each tomato, so they can stand up straight but not enough to leave a hole.
• Scoop the core and seeds out of each tomato to leave a shell, being careful to leave the base of the tomato intact.
• When the rice is fully cooked, remove from the heat.
• Add the pesto sauce, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of the grated mozzarella cheese. Stir to mix well.
• Spoon the mixture carefully into each tomato shell, until level with the top of the tomato, pressing down with the spoon so the filling is firmly packed in.
• Place the other 1/8 cup of grated mozzarella cheese evenly over the top of the filled tomatoes.
• Bake on a baking tray lined with foil for around 20 minutes, until the tomatoes are softened and the mozzarella is just turning golden.
• Enjoy!

PESTO RICE

Steps:

• Place all in a rice cooker cover rice with water. Submerged 1 inch. Press start and relax till done.
• Alternate Method of cooking:.
• Or cook stove top adding 2 cups water to all ingredients.
• Bring to boil and lower to simmer cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• Fluff with fork and enjoy.
• Garnish with pine nuts and basil.