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Tomatoes: Tomato Cheese Pie

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs
  
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
  
• 4 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  
• 2 large firm tomatoes, sliced, or 5 medium/large plum tomatoes)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  
• salt and pepper
  
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
  
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 2 chopped green onions
  
• 2 beaten eggs
  
• 1/2 cup half and half or low fat milk
  
• 1/2 cup grated swiss cheese
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9 inch pie plate.
   
   
2. Combine the bread crumbs, melted butter and the 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese together. Press into pie plate and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
   
   
3. Set oven temperature to 350 degrees. Spread tomatoes in a layer on the crumb crust (if you have extra tomato slices, just make a second layer).
   
   
4. Mix the sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder and green onions together. Then sprinkle on top of the tomato slices.
   
   
5. Whisk the eggs together with the half & half and grated swiss cheese (you may add a little salt and pepper in with the egg mixture, if you wish). Pour the egg mixture over top of the seasoned tomatoes. Sprinkle the additional parmesan cheese over the egg mixture and bake for 30 minutes.
   
   
6. Makes 6 servings.