Baked Tomatoes With Quinoa, Corn and Green Chilies

Name: Baked Tomatoes With Quinoa, Corn and Green Chilies
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 28 min
Total time: 2 h 23 min
Yield: 6 stuffed tomatoes, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies; 2 cups corn, well drained; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (I used the ground kind and much less); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (I used regular pepper and to our own taste); 6 large ripe tomatoes (about 4 lbs.); 1 cup cooked quinoa; 1/4 cup water; 4 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup packed)

Submitted by OceanLuvinGranny

"This came from a Cooking Light magazine and we liked it a lot. It is excellent for somebody with diabetes (like me) because it only has 46.3 g of carbs and 8.8 g fiber as well as 13.4 g protein. I always look for recipes with loits of figer and low carbs. THis one is a little higher in carbs but since it has over4 5 g of fiber4 I can take away 2.5 g of carbs so it's not so badl It really tastes good too and my family likes it as well. I made a nice green salad to go with it."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 23mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 6 stuffed tomatoes
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
2 cups corn, well drained
1 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (I used the ground kind and much less)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon salt, divided
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground cumin
¹⁄₄ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (I used regular pepper and to our own taste)
6 large ripe tomatoes (about 4 lbs.)
1 cup cooked quinoa
¹⁄₄ cup water
4 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup packed)

directions

Stir onion in a pan and sautee' until soft. Add corn and stir about a minute. Add green chilies and cook for another minute. Stir in Oregano, oil, lime juice, 1/4 tsp salt, cumin and black pepper.
Cut tops off tomatoes, set aside.
Carefully scoop out tomato pulp leaving shells intact.
Drain pulp through a sieve over a bowl pressing with the back of a spoon to extract liquid.
Reserve 1/1/4 cups liquid and discard remaining liquid.
Sprinkle tomatoes with 1/2 tsp salt and invert them on a wire rack. Let stand 30 minutes.then dry insides with a paper towel.
Place qkuinoa in a fine sieve and place sieve in a large bowl. AAACover quinoa with water. Using hands rub the grains together for 30 seconds. Rinse and drain. Repeat the procedure twice. Drain well.
Combine reserved tomato liquid, quinoa, 1/4 cup water and the remaining sdalt in a medium pan and bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
Add quinoa mixture to corn, onion and green chilies mixture Toss well.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Spoon about 3/4 cup corn mixture into each tomato.
Divide cheese evenly among tomatoes.
Place tomatoes (and tops if desired) on a jelly roll pan.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and pre-heat broiler.
Broil tomatoes 1 1/2 minutes or until cheese melts.
Placae tomato tops on and serve.

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OceanLuvinGranny

I am married, have three children and two grandchildren. My youngest "oops" baby is just turning 17 and is going to be a senior in high school in the fall.. I love to cook and collect recipes. I get a lot of my good recipes from church potlucks. Since I am now retired and a stay at home mom, I have time to search the RecipeZaar site and try a lot of the recipes. We love living on the coast and would never move back inland!

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