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Then let guests garnish their tomatoes as desired with options like shredded cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, olives, diced onions, cilantro – the sky’s the limit! The cool, creamy toppings balance beautifully with the warm, hearty tomato and beef filling.
How Do I Know What Size Tomatoes to Use?
The most common tomatoes for stuffing are large beefsteak or heirloom varieties, which provide enough room for a generous portion of filling.
I recommend tomatoes around 3-4 inches in diameter – any smaller and they won’t hold much filling.
Too large and the tomato shell may break down during baking. When prepping the tomatoes, aim to leave around 1⁄4 inch of flesh so the walls don’t get too flimsy.
What Meat Can I Use in The Filling Besides Ground Beef?
While seasoned ground beef makes a classic taco stuffed tomato filling, you can mix up the protein too.
Ground turkey or chicken, crumbled sausage, or even diced or shredded pork or steak work nicely.
The key is browning the meat well along with onion and garlic, then tossing it with taco seasoning and other fillings like corn, beans, spinach etc. before stuffing it into the tomatoes.
Ingredients:
Ground Beef: 1 lb.
Large Tomatoes: 4
Taco Seasoning Packet: 1
Raw Spinach: 4 cups
Corn: ½ cup
Shredded Cheddar Cheese: ½ cup
Parsley (for garnish)
Instructions:
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