This easy pepper jack and bacon stuffed tomato recipe is cute, festive, the perfect party appetizer!
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Servings: 25Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients
25cherry tomatoes (as large as you can find)
4slicesbacon, cooked and crumbled
3/4 - 1cupshredded pepper jack cheese
2Tbspbread crumbs, plain or Italian
2Tbspolive oil
Instructions
Preheat the broiler on your over and line a baking pan with foil.
Scoop out the insides of each cherry tomato with a small spoon or pairing knife (if your tomatoes are large enough, a melon scooper will work as well). Lay all tomatoes cut side down onto a paper towel so any remaining liquid or seeds can drain out for about 10-15 minutes.
Stuff each tomato with cheese and bacon, about 2-3 pieces of bacon per tomato and about 1-2 tsp of pepper jack cheese.
Place all tomatoes in the baking dish and drizzle with 2 Tbsp of olive oil. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top (they will mix with the cheese once broiled, but it gives it a nice flavor).
Broil for 3-4 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and golden brown.
Best when served warm.
Enjoy!
Notes
(If the tomatoes will not stand up on their own, cut a small sliver off the bottom of each to give it a flat surface.)