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How to Cook Cheesy Tomatoes With Basil

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Cook Cheesy Tomatoes with Basil

How to Cook Cheesy Tomatoes With Basil

Best tomatoes you ever ate

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Step 1 of 11
Fancy Shredded Mozzarella works best

Fancy Shredded Mozzarella works best

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees

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First cut tomatoes across about a half inch thick

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Place tomatoes on cookie sheet lined with foil. Cooking spray not necessary

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Season tomatoes with Salt (I use Seasoned Salt), Parsley and Oregano

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Wash off fresh whole basil. Fold in half and cut. Doesn't need to be perfect.

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Add Basil to tomatoes. A few sprigs on each piece is enough. Like this

Add Basil to tomatoes. A few sprigs on each piece is enough. Like this

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Then add you mozzarella cheese. Should look something like this.

Then add you mozzarella cheese. Should look something like this.

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I cut a lot of Basil so I added the rest on top of the cheese. Then add lemon juice. The lemon juice is very important, it brings out the flavor of the Basil.

I cut a lot of Basil so I added the rest on top of the cheese. Then add lemon juice. The lemon juice is very important, it brings out the flavor of the Basil.

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Place cookie sheet in oven for about 10 minutes or until your cheese has started to bubble and brown.

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It tempting to eat now, but you'll burn the crap out of your mouth. Let cool for another 10 minutes and Enjoy!

It tempting to eat now, but you'll burn the crap out of your mouth. Let cool for another 10 minutes and Enjoy!

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Tomatoes

Mozzarella cheese finely shredded

Basil

Parsley

Oregano

Salt

Lemon juice

Knife

Cookie sheet

Aluminium foil

Sam Mc Hakim

Its better to add basil at the end.

Sam Mc Hakim last month

Ashley Curry

I do this on Italian bread mmm!

Ashley Curry 3 months ago

Alina Alina

Yum!

Alina Alina 4 months ago

Joanne Tse ☀

Looks delicious! Thank you!

Joanne Tse ☀ 9 months ago

Jane From KY

Thank you. A little twist on how I do mine. Great job. Thank you.

Jane From KY 9 months ago

Amy Winters

I am going to make that tomorrow. Looks delish!

Amy Winters 10 months ago

Jennifer Neal

You're welcome. It's so easy.

(author) 10 months ago

Margaret Sartain

I luv baked and roasted tomatoes. I order them every chance I get. I will definitely try this! Thanks!

Margaret Sartain 10 months ago

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