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🥘 Ingredients

• tomatoes 4 large
• onions 1 chopped
• garlic 2 cloves minced
• olive oil 2 tbsp
• uncooked rice 1 cup
• water 2 cups
• salt
• pepper
• fresh basil 2 tbsp
• grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C .
2. 2

   Cut the tops off of tomatoes and scoop out the insides to create a 'shell'. Keep the insides.
3. 3

   In a pan , sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until translucent.
4. 4

   Add the insides of the tomatoes (chopped) to the pan and cook for 5 minutes .
5. 5

   Add uncooked rice to the pan, along with water , salt , and pepper . Allow the mixture to simmer until the rice is cooked, approximately 18 minutes .
6. 6

   In the meantime, place the tomato 'shells' in a baking dish and drizzle with a bit of olive oil, then bake for 10 minutes .
7. 7

   Once the rice is cooked, add chopped fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese to the pan and stir to combine.
8. 8

   Fill the pre-baked tomato shells with the rice mixture.
9. 9

   Return the stuffed tomatoes to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes .
10. 10

    Garnish with more fresh basil and serve hot.