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Pizza-Style Tomatoes Recipe

While my husband eats tomatoes just about any way I fix them, our daughter would only eat tomato sauce. This recipe came about when I experimented with an old recipe for fried tomatoes. Now our daughter requests these often.—Dawn Booth, Somers Point, New Jersey

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Pizza-Style Tomatoes Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4-6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons dried basil
1-1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 medium firm red tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick
Vegetable oil
Chopped green pepper, optional
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a bowl, combine the flour, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Dip tomatoes in flour mixture. In a skillet, fry tomatoes in oil, a few at a time, until golden on both sides. Sprinkle with green pepper if desired. Top with cheese; cook until the cheese is melted. Drain on paper towels; serve warm. Yield: 4-6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 90 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 254 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Pizza-Style Tomatoes in Taste of Home June/July 1998, p14