BEST Greek Stuffed Tomatoes (Gemista)
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Hollowed tomatoes stuffed with seasoned ground beef and rice, then baked until tender. It's aromatic with spices like cumin and oregano, and rich with olive oil. A Greek classic served warm.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1/2 cup long grain rice
- Extra virgin olive oil,
- 1 large red onion halved, (mince 1/2 of the onion and slice the other)
- 4 garlic cloves, (minced)
- 1/2 lb lean ground beef, (you can use ground lamb or turkey)
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh spearmint
- 6 large tomatoes
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 115M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 1h 30m
- Sodium
- 250mg
- Total sugar
- 6g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 667mg
- Calcium
- 68mg
- Iron
- 5mg
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- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 250MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.