Baked Tomato Parmesan

Baked Tomato Parmesan – This simple recipe is so delicious. The perfect healthy side dish. Looks beautiful too. Bake some tomatoes up this way and taste the deliciousness!

I remember a similar recipe my mom used to make years ago. This was a recipe she got from one of her friends that was on Weight Watchers. She loved it so much, she shared it with my mom. That recipe did not have cheese on the tomatoes. Just lots of spices. The addition of the parmesan makes all the difference without adding a lot of calories and fat. Check out the nutritional content to see how low in calories and fat these tasty tomatoes are.  I always thought it looked so fancy and tasted so good and that was when I was a child. Here is my version of my mom Ruthie’s recipe. It was great then and still is. Enjoy!

Baked Tomato Parmesan

Makes 2 servings

Nutrition: calories 148, fat 6.3 g

Ingredients:

• 2 large tomatoes
• 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tbsp. mozzarella cheese
• 4 tbsp. parmesan cheese
• dash kosher or sea salt
• freshly ground pepper
• fresh or dried oregano and basil , about 1/4 tsp
• 6 tbsp tomato sauce, homemade or store bought, use a good quality for best taste
• 2 tsp pine nuts, divided

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Rinse tomatoes and dry completely. Slice in half. Make a very small slice on the bottom of each tomato so they can sit without
   rolling over.
3. Sprinkle on salt, pepper and spices. Spoon on the tomato sauce then top with both cheeses.
4. Place on a cookie sheet that is lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
5. Bake for about 15- 20 minutes until the cheeses are melted but not burnt and the tomato has softened.
6. Add pine nuts on top of tomato the last 5 minutes of baking. Enjoy!

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Baked Tomato Parmesan

Baked Tomato Parmesan - This simple recipe is so delicious. The perfect healthy side dish. Looks beautiful too. Bake some tomatoes up this way and taste the deliciousness!

Course Dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword baked tomatoes, parmesan, Tomatoes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 2

Calories 148 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 large tomatoes
• 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tbsp mozzarella cheese
• 4 tbsp parmesan cheese
• dash sea or kosher salt
• dash ground black pepper
• fresh or dried oregano and basil , about 1/2 tsp
• 6 tbsp tomato sauce, homemade or store bought, use a good quality for best taste
• 2 tsp pine nuts, divided

Instructions

1. 1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees

   2.Rinse tomato and dry completely. Slice in half. Make a very small slice on the bottom of each tomato so they can sit without

   rolling over.

   3.Sprinkle on salt, pepper and spices. Spoon on the tomato sauce then top with both cheeses.

   4.Place on a cookie sheet that is lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray.

   5.Bake for about 15- 20 minutes until the cheeses are melted but not burnt and the tomato has softened.

   6.Add pine nuts on top of tomato the last 5 minutes of baking. Enjoy!