Tomatoes Stuffed With Potatoes & Cheese

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large tomatoes
• 3 cups mashed potatoes, cold
• 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/8 cups cheddar cheese, shredded (i like aged but your choice)
• 1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 3 teaspoons paprika (hungarian)
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cut large hollows at the stem end of the tomatoes, remove seeds& juice.
• 2 sprinkle the inside of the tomato with a little salt and invert on paper towels to drain for apprx 15 minutes.
• 3 mix the cold mashed potatoes with the chives, thyme, pepper and 1 cup of the cheddar.
• 4 fill the tomatoes with the potato mixture.
• 5 mix bread crumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and the paprika.
• 6 sprinkle evenly on the tops of the tomatoes.
• 7 preheat oven to 350f.
• 8 place the tomatoes in well oiled muffin tins.
• 9 bake 15 minutes or until they are heated through.