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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal381
  • fat21g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs36g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre6g
  • protein13g
  • salt1.8g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Slice the tops off the tomatoes and set aside. Scoop out the insides with a teaspoon, keeping the tomatoes intact. Discard the tomato flesh, but roughly chop the tomato tops. Heat the rice following pack instructions and tip into a bowl. Mix in the chopped tomato, the pesto, three-quarters of the mozzarella, the spinach and seasoning.

  • step 2

    Spoon the rice mixture into the tomatoes and pack tightly into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 20 mins until soft and bubbling.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2014

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penny.g.schreiber49194

I made my own pesto using cashews in place of pine nuts (no pine nuts on hand), and 1 cup of dried basil leaves. I also used muenster cheese (no mozzarella on hand)

penny.g.schreiber49194

I used 1 cup or 200g of my own cooked rice.

batllo

question

If I cook rice from scratch, how much should I start off with?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. As a rough guide use half the amount of raw rice to cooked weight, so for this recipe you’ll need to cook 125g raw rice. Rice doubles or triples during cooking depending on the type of rice, cooking method etc, so you might find you have a bit more than you need. We…

juliecw

Made these for lunch. Gorgeous!

mamma mia

Am puzzled- I tried adding the spinch raw but there was too much so I cooked the spinach then added it- a lovely dish but produced lots of watery juice which I threw away as it spoiled the presentation of the dish

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