Recipe

Crabby Tomatoes Recipe

	Jaie / All my dishes 2 years, 3 months ago Always trying new ways to re-invent side dishes, I was inspired by a stuffed pepper recipe that I had to try this. It came out great! It can be a meal instead of a side dish, but I served it with a simple pasta dish. Prep:15m Cook:25m Servings:6	Jaie
	tomatoes stuffed with crab meat easy delicious

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Ingredients

1 pound crab meat, picked through so there are no shells

6 tomatotes

salt and pepper to taste

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1/4 cup chopped parsely, more for garnish if desired

1/4 cup chopped celery, remove "strings" from celery before chopping.

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/4-1/2 cup grated cheese, use something mild like provolone or monterey jack

1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

Directions

Wash tomatoes.

Remove stem ends and the centers, keeping whole tomato in tact.

Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper.

In a bowl, combine butter, parsley, celery, lemon juice and crab meat.

Fill tomatoes with crab mixture.

In a bowl, combine cheese and bread crumbs.

Sprinkle cheese mixture over top the tomatoes.

Place tomatoes in a well-greased baking dish.

Bake in a 350° oven for 20-25 minutes until tomatoes are tender.

Remove and serve while hot.

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Comments

borinda 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Very nice spin on stuffed peppers. This would be a lovely addition to a luncheon buffet.

krumkake 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Great idea, jaie - you've done it again...what are you trying to do today - burn up my printer?!?

msbooch75 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Fantastic use of crab as stuffing in the tomato. I would have never thought of heating the combination but why not. As much crab as we have available, it is still costly but so what.

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