Sausage Stuffed Tomatoes
These tasty Sausage Stuffed Tomatoes are healthy, filling, and easy to prep ahead of time for a quick meal. Big, juicy tomatoes are stuffed with Italian poultry sausage (you can choose whether you like hot, mild, or sweet sausage), parmesan cheese, panko breadcrumbs, and herbs, and finished with a drizzle of sweet and tangy balsamic glaze. Although this dish will make a great dinner any time of year, it’s especially good with fresh tomatoes in season, May through October! Hollowing out the tomatoes and cooking up the filling is simple to do and doesn’t take long at all, but the results look impressive. Not only are these delicious, hearty, and easy, but each Sausage Stuffed Tomato is just 193 calories, 13 grams of carbs or 5 WW Personal Points!
Make-Ahead
You can definitely prep these Sausage Stuffed Tomatoes in the morning or the day before and then just toss them in the oven to bake when you’re ready to eat. Once you’ve stuffed the tomatoes (but before baking them), either place them in a sealed food storage container or just cover them with cling wrap right in the baking dish. When you’re ready to bake them, transfer them to the baking dish or remove the cling wrap and bake them in the oven for 5 extra minutes.
Recipe Notes:
· Tomatoes: You’ll want to stick with larger Beefsteak tomatoes for this dish because they’re big enough to hold the filling and sturdy enough to keep their structure while baking. My tomatoes were all between 9 – 9.5 ounces.
· Breadcrumbs: I used panko breadcrumbs in this dish, but if you have regular breadcrumbs or seasoned breadcrumbs on hand, either of those will work fine. Feel free to use what you have on hand.
· Balsamic Glaze: I always have store-bought balsamic glaze on hand – it tastes good on so many things! I’ve found it in different areas in different stores, but typically by the Italian products. Wegmans and Trader Joe’s both have store brand versions and many Italian brands offer one as well. It’s great on pizza, pasta, caprese, salads, avocado toast, bruschetta, and lots more! I love the added burst of flavor it gives these stuffed tomatoes.
Ingredients
· 6 large beefsteak tomatoes, (mine were between 9 – 9.5 oz each)
· 1 lb uncooked Italian turkey (or chicken) sausage, casings removed if present
· 1 small onion, diced
· 2 garlic cloves, minced
· â…“ cup panko breadcrumbs
· â…“ cup grated parmesan cheese
· 1 egg white, beaten
· 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· ¼ teaspoon black pepper
· ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
· ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
· 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze. Read More…
