Recipe: Delicious Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes.

You can have Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

1. It's 20 large of cherry tomatoes, inside pulp removed ( a grapefruit knife works great for this )invert on paper towels to drain while preparing filling..
2. Prepare 3 oz of mini penne pasta or any mini pasta, cooked.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of minced onion.
4. Prepare 2 clove of of garlic, minced.
5. Prepare 1/4 cup of cream, heavy or light.
6. You need 2 tbsp of sour cream.
7. Prepare 4 oz of mixed cheeses, shredded, I used sharp cheddar and italian four cheese blend.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of cajun seasoning.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste, keep in mind the cheese is salty.
10. You need 1 tsp of hot sauce, such as franks bramd.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.
12. It's 5 slice of pepperoni, each slice cut into 4 pieces.

Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes step by step

1. Spray a baking dish large enough to hold tomatos tightly with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a small saucepan melt butter, add onion and garlic and soften, add cream and sour cream and heat to a simmer, add cajun seasoning and pepper and hot sauce, add cheese, all except grated parmesan which is fo topping and stir just until melted, remove from heat and combine with pasta..
3. Fill each tomato with macaroni and cheese, sprinkle tops with parmesan cheese, top each with a pepperoni piece..
4. Bake about 20 minutes until hot, don't overbake or tomatos will fall apart..
5. Serve as a side dish to almost any meal or a light lunch with a salad!.