Vera Cruz Tomatoes

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 4 firm, ripe tomatoes (about 1 1/4 lb.)
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 8 oz. fresh baby spinach or 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and thoroughly drained
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease an 8×8-inch baking dish.

  2. Slice tops off tomatoes; scoop out pulp and seeds. Arrange tomato shells upside down on paper towels to drain until filling.

  3. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned. Reserving 2 tbsp. drippings in skillet, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain; crumble when cooled.

  4. Add onion to skillet with drippings; cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add spinach; cook, stirring, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in sour cream, hot pepper sauce, and crumbled bacon.

  5. Sprinkle salt into tomato shells, then fill each with 1/3 cup bacon mixture, or almost to the brim. Arrange tomatoes in prepared baking dish.

  6. Bake 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, then continue baking until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.

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