Pasta Stuffed Tomatoes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/3 cup small shell pasta (acini pepe, alphabets, orzo)
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped red onions
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 place a pot filled with 3 to 4 quarts water on to boil.
• 2 when water is boiling, add pasta and cook 10 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, wash and stem tomatoes.
• 4 cut in half lengthwise.
• 5 take a small slice off the bottom of each tomato half so that it will sit up straight.
• 6 with a serrated knife, cut around inside edges and remove pulp and seeds, leaving the shell intact.
• 7 chop pulp in food processor or by hand.
• 8 measure 1 cup of processed tomato and place in bowl or return to bowl of food processor if using one.
• 9 add onion, lemon juice and olive oil.
• 10 mix well.
• 11 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 12 drain pasta and mix with sauce.
• 13 add mint and parmesan.
• 14 taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• 15 spoon stuffing into 4 tomato halves and place on serving platter.