Southern Style Stuffed Tomatoes Recipes

8 large garden ripe tomatoes
1 cup fine bread crumbs
1 cup finely chopped ham or chicken
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Cut tops off the tomatoes and scoop out all insides, leaving the outer shell intact and putting the insides in a food processor or blender.

Pulse the tomato insides until chopped well, then pour out into a bowl.

Add the bread crumbs and ham or chicken to the tomatoes and stir, then add the melted butter, salt, and pepper.

Put the tops back on the tomatoes, place in a large baking dish, cover dish with aluminum foil, and bake in over at 350 degrees until tomatoes are soft and insides are hot and bubbly - about 40 minutes.