Best 8 Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes Recipes

GOAT CHEESE STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven broiler.
• Slice the tops off of the tomatoes and hollow out by removing the seeds.
• In a bowl, mix the goat cheese and chopped red peppers together. Spoon an equal amount of the cheese mixture into each hollowed out tomato. Place stuffed tomatoes upright in a baking dish. Top each tomato evenly with the bread crumbs and torn basil. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Place under broiler for 5 to 10 minutes until bread crumbs are lightly browned.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE, BASIL AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix goat cheese, tomatoes, shallot, garlic, and the 3 to 4 leaves of basil.
• Using a small sharp knife and working with one chicken breast at a time, cut a 2-inch-long horizontal slit into the thick side of chicken breast. Move knife back and forth in slit to form a pocket. Divide cheese mixture among chicken pockets. Press edges closed and secure with a toothpick to seal. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down; cook for 3 minutes or until skin is brown. Turn chicken over; transfer skillet to oven. Bake until cooked through (170 degrees F), about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a heavy small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Slice chicken and place on a serving plate. Drizzle lemon butter over chicken. Garnish with additional basil.

BAKED STUFFED TOMATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. If necessary, slice a very thin layer off bottoms of tomatoes so they will stand upright. Core tomatoes, and carve them out, stopping about about 3/4 inch from bottom and sides. (Do not remove too much, or tomato will collapse when baked.) Season inside of each tomato with salt. In a small bowl, stir together mascarpone and goat cheese.
• To prepare topping, melt butter with oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and anchovies, and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Stir in bread crumbs, and sauté 2 minutes more. Season with pepper.
• Fill each hollow with mascarpone mixture. Top generously with bread crumbs. Transfer tomatoes to a baking sheet, and bake until they are slightly blistered and the tops are golden, about 10 minutes.

CHICKEN ROULADES STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE, BASIL AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Set the chicken on a cutting board and, holding a chef's knife parallel to the board, cut each breast in half so you have eight thin cutlets. Lay plastic wrap over the chicken and pound with a heavy skillet to flatten. Remove the plastic, season the chicken with salt and pepper, top each peice with a quarter of the goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, spinache leaves, and basil (try to keep fillings in the center of the chicken so they dont slide out the sides). Season with salt and pepper and roll up each peice starting with the narrow end. Use a toothpick to secure each roulade. Line up three wide shallow dishes. Fill the first with flour, the second with the beaten eggs, the third with breadcrumbs. Dredge on chicken roulade well in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip it into the eggs, turning to coat evenly, and then dredge it in the breadcrumbs, pressing to make the crumbs adhere evenly. Gently shake off any excess. Set on a plate and repeat with other breasts. Refrigerate to let the breading set, 10 mins to 2 hours. Heat the oven to 350F. Heat 1/3 cup of the olive oil in a heavy 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. When the oil is very hot, carefully add half of the breasts to the pan and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 2 mins per side. If the oil seems too hot, reduce the heat to medium. Transfer the roulades to a baking sheet. Pour out the hot oil, wipe down the pan and heat the remaining 1/3 cup of oil. Cook the remaining roulades and transfer to the baking sheet. Bake until the chicken and filling reach 165F on an instant read thermometer, about 15 mins. Let the roulades rest for a few mins before removing the toothpicks. SLice the roulades in half on the diagonal and serve four pieces to each person immediately.

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• To prepare the tomatoes, slice the stem end off and, with a spoon, scoop out all seeds and tomato meat, leaving only the shell. Place the tomatoes upside down on paper towels to drain off any excess liquid.
• Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, soften the goat cheese with a rubber spatula and add freshly ground pepper to taste. While mixing the cheese, slowly add the eggs, then the basil. In another bowl, mix together the bread crumbs and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• Fill the tomatoes with the goat-cheese mixture. Sprinkle a thin layer of the Parmesan mixture on top.
• Place the tomatoes on an oiled cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes, then place under the broiler for an additional minute, or until they are nicely browned.

BAKED STUFFED TOMATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut a small slice on each end of tomato so they sit flat. Do NOT core tomato. Slice tomato in half horizontally. Use a knife to cut around the tomato and then remove all pulp to a bowl, ending up with a tomato shell 1/2 thick. Drain on paper towels upside down. Oil baking pan. Remove from tomato bowl all of tomato pieces without seeds and juice. Discard seeds and juice. Chop up tomato pieces. Put in bowl, add basil and goat cheese. Saute garlic and anchovies in butter and oil for 30 seconds. Add panko and stir for 2 min. so they get toasty. Add half of this mixture to tomato mixture and season w/ salt and pepper. Put mixture into tomato shells. When rest of panko mixture is cool stir the cheese into it and then top tomatoes with panko mixture. Bake at 375 for 20 min.

STUFFED TOMATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE, OLIVES, AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Sprinkle inside of each tomato with salt and place upside down on several layers of paper toweling; let stand to remove excess moisture, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon olive oil, goat cheese, garlic, parsley, oregano, olives, and pepper to taste in small bowl; set aside. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees; line bottom of 9 by 13-inch baking dish with foil.
• Roll up several sheets of paper towels and pat inside of each tomato dry. Arrange tomatoes in single layer in baking dish. Brush top cut edges of tomatoes with 1 teaspoon oil. Mound stuffing into tomatoes (about 1/4 cup per tomato); drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Bake until tops are golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

TUNA AND GOAT CHEESE STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato, and gently scoop out pulp and seeds, leaving a 1/2 inch wall. Finely dice 1/2 cup of the pulp and set aside. Season the inside of each hollowed tomato with pinches of salt and pepper.
• Mix reserved diced tomato pulp, goat cheese, mascarpone cheese, tuna, red onion, cucumber, mushrooms, red pepper, celery, garlic, and sesame seeds in a large bowl.
• Scoop mixture into tomato shells up to the top of each tomato. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Sprinkle each tomato with sunflower seeds, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, onion powder, salt, and pepper. If desired, sprinkle each tomato with parsley flakes and Worcestershire sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, then broil right before serving until tops are lightly browned, about 1 to 2 minutes.