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This baked tomatoes recipe has been in our family for many years. My mother brought it with her when she came to the United States from Italy. 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I have been making this recipe for years in the summer when tomatoes are plentiful and I have fresh basil from the garden. The only difference is I also add some Parmigiano reggiano shredded cheese to toasted bread crumbs and put them on the grill for a short time until slightly browned on the top. Works great with yellow tomato varieties too!!<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"06\/11\/2016 16:30","GUID":"723d979ca8d84d58b2bea849b4ad787c","MemberId":7338213,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"mamastroma","SubmittedDate":"06\/11\/2016 16:30"},{"Comment":"
I found this recipe in my 2012 TOH Annual Recipes and so decided to prepare them. Our neighbor gave me 11 tomatoes from their garden and this was a great time to prepare this recipe! I did adjust this recipe to suit my tastes. I used 8 of the tomatoes, 1 Tbsp. olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, minced, 1\/2 cup Progresso Italian Bread Crumbs, 8 fresh basil leaves, chopped & 1\/4 tsp. ground pepper. I sauteed garlic in the olive oil in a small skillet until lightly browned, THEN added the bread crumbs and stirred in the chopped basil and the pepper. I cut the 8 tomatoes in half and placed cut-side up in a 9" square casserole dish, lightly greased. I then topped each tomato half with the crumb mixture. I added about 1\/2 cup water in bottom of dish and I baked the tomatoes at 325o F. for 20 minutes. I shared 6 halves with our neighbor who gave me the tomatoes and I sampled the others-they're delicious! Thank you for this recipe! DELowenstein<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"09\/18\/2013 19:10","GUID":"d052fe7a9f4541dabf871f32b43f88ca","MemberId":3766053,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"delowenstein","SubmittedDate":"09\/18\/2013 19:09"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"04\/22\/2013 00:05","GUID":"7dd87c4bc1484742968b61fdc61b4b91","MemberId":5861702,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"rachelk71","SubmittedDate":"04\/22\/2013 00:05"},{"Comment":"
The fresh basil just elevates this dish to something special. The guys who I shared this with didn't appreciate so much tomato, so maybe I could slice the tomatoes into 1" slices? I used dried whole wheat bread crumbs.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"04\/20\/2012 10:08","GUID":"2a037f97e10d4685aa43e142c241ab6e","MemberId":2880256,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"jmkasprak","SubmittedDate":"04\/20\/2012 10:08"},{"Comment":"
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Cooking the bread crumbs with the garlic and olive oil really kicks up the flavor. Very delicious!<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"03\/01\/2011 21:19","GUID":"51AFE5BE7F48422C9492301F5034DF47","MemberId":1087426,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"smadden85","SubmittedDate":"03\/01\/2011 21:19"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Basil Baked Tomatoes"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n