Creamed spinach stuffed tomatoes are on my menu tonight, 3weeks out, am I pushing it?
1 thick slice almost ripe tomato
creamed spinach:
easy way -
one can of condensed mushroom Soup
1/2 or whole carton frozen chopped spinach thawed and thoroughly patted dry
tspn garlic powder
1/3 cup diced sautéd onions
1/2 cup sautéd or canned chopped mushrooms
1/3 cup parmesan grated cheese
mix all ingredients in a saucepan over medium low heat until cheese melts, allow to cool, mixture should be the texture os soft mashed potatoes. Oil a cookie sheet or casserole dish. lay tomato slices 2" apart and mound creamed spinach. sprinkle with small amount of a mixture of parmesan mixed with seasoned bread crumbs. Bake 15 to 20 min at 350 or until top begins to brown.
Hard way-
start with bachmel sauce (3tblspoon each of flour,milk,butter heated and mixed over low heat) use 2 freshly minced cloves garlic. Use fresh baby spinach, found in a bag in the salad section and it's prewashed! cook the spinach 1/2 way or more in a saucepan with 1" of wate. Pat dry.follow above recipe.
Bon Appetite.