Vegetarian

Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes is for Dinner.

Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes takes several minutes to cook.

Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes are:

4 large tomatoes
24 oz cottage cheese (large or small curd to your preference)
3 oz fat free, seasoned croutons
.5 of a 4.25 oz can chopped black olives
1 cucumber, coarsely chopped
1/3 pint mushrooms, chopped/minced (makes .25 cup)
dash of salt (or to taste)
.5 Tbsp pepper (or to taste)
.5 Tbsp garlic powder (or to taste)
1 tsp cayenne (or to taste)
1 tsp dill weed (or to taste)

Here is how you make Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes:

Tomato prep:1. Cut the tops off of your tomatoes and either discard or chop up.2. Core the tomatoes and discard of all steam portions (as these are not very pleasant to chew).3. Remove and save the innards. Chop up any large pieces.4. Place tomatoes cut side down to dry while you complete the stuffing.Stuffing:1. Combine croutons, cottage cheese, olives, cucumber, tomato innards, mushrooms, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne, and dill weed in a very large bowl.2. Allow to set in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes but no more than 90 minutes (croutons become too soft) for flavors to combine.Finishing:1. Just fill each tomato with stuffing. Any remainder can be piled on top afterward.**Makes 4 very large portions.**Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MUSICTURNSMEON.

The nutritional information for Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 278.7

• Total Fat: 5.6 g
• Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,047.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
• Protein: 26.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Cottage Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes is Vegetarian