Baked Tomatoes With Bacon And Eggs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tomatoes
• 8 slices bacon
• 6 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dry basil
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 ounces monterey jack cheese, cut into 2 x 1/4 inch thick slices

Recipe

• 1 using a sharp knife, cut 1/2 inch top off the stem end of each tomato.
• 2 discard top end and scoop out pulp from tomato leaving a thick shell.
• 3 sprinkle inside of tomatoes with salt.
• 4 invert on a paper towel to drain for 15 minutes.
• 5 heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook the bacon until crisp.
• 6 crumble and set aside.
• 7 whisk together next 4 ingredients with salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
• 8 stir in bacon and set aside.
• 9 arrange tomatoes in a shallow baking pan.
• 10 place in oven and bake 5 minutes.
• 11 pour 1 tbs.
• 12 melted butter in each tomato.
• 13 fill tomato cavities with egg mixture.
• 14 top with strips of cheese and bake at 400°f.
• 15 for about 10 minutes or until eggs are just set.