Timber 2 Table - Venison Stuffed Grilled Tomatoes

Grilled tomatoes are great. Grilled tomatoes stuffed with ground venison and melted cheese are even better

Venison Stuffed Grilled Tomatoes


20 Min

Prep Time


40 Min

Cook Time


3-6

Servings


Easy

Difficulty

Looking for an easy summer evening meal? Grab a few of those extra tomatoes off your windowsill and a pack of ground venison from the freezer, then fire up your Traeger grill. These meat-and-cheese-stuffed tomatoes are just right at this time of year.

These stuffed tomatoes make a perfect meal for a summer evening.

If you don't have fresh mozzarella available at your local market, you can make your own with this recipe, or just use regular sliced mozzarella from the grocery.

Ingredients

5 to 6 large ripe tomatoes

1 pound ground venison

1 shallot, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning

2 teaspoons salt

1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced

2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs

2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, chopped

Cooking Instructions

Start by removing the tops of the tomatoes and using a spoon to hollow them out to form a bowl. Reserve the pulp you remove from the centers.

Hollow out the tomatoes with a spoon and reserve the pulp.

Spoon the meat mixture into the hollowed-out tomatoes, filling almost to the top. Add a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese on each. Sprinkle on the breadcrumbs and diced basil over the top of the cheese.

Fill the tomatoes with the venison mixture, then top with a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese.