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Baked Tomatoes Stuffed with Pasta,barley, Orzo

Baked Tomatoes Stuffed with Pasta,barley, Orzo is built on Orzo, Sugar, Salt, Freshly Ground Black Pepper, and Dried Oregano. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb
• Sugar
• 1 tsp
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 4 tbsp
• 1
• 1 qt
• 4 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Remove the center pulp and seeds from the tomatoes, hollowing them out well.

2. 2

   Lightly sprinkle into each tomato a little sugar, salt, pepper and oregano; place four cubes of mozzarella in each tomato.

3. 3

   Melt the butter in a saucepan and saute the onion in it until soft; stir in the orzo, stirring well so each grain of pasta is coated. pour in 2 cups of the stock, stir well, and simmer until it is absorbed, adding more stock gradually until the orzo is about three quarters cooked; firmer than al dente.

4. 4

   Bled in the Parmesan, stirring it in well.

5. 5

   Spoon the orzo mixture into the hollowed tomatoes, filling them.

6. 6

   Place the filled tomatoes in a casserole or baking dish with 1/2 cup of hot stock in the bottom of the dish.

7. 7

   Bake, covered, in a preheated 400 degree oven for 25 minutes; remove the cover the last 10 minutes.