Dinner for 4

Stuffed Lamb Tomatoes

Name: Stuffed Lamb Tomatoes
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes; 1 pinch sugar; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 chopped onion; 2 clove finely chopped garlic; 200 g lamb; 1 tbsp cinnamon; 2 tbsp chopped tomato puree; 50 g rice; 100 ml chicken stock; 4 tbsp dill; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 1 tbsp mint

$9.69for 445 minServes 4

Tomatoes are filled with seasoned lamb and rice, then baked until the meat is fully cooked and the tomatoes soften.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Fresh tomatoes, 1.55 lb$1.99/lb typical	1.55 lb	$3.11Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Lamb, 0.45 lb$9.99/lb typical	0.45 lb	$4.41Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 1 oz$0.08/oz typical	1 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Rice, 1.75 oz$0.08/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.14Typical price
	Broth, 3.5 oz$0.07/oz typical	3.5 oz	$0.25Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.28Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.69

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarOlive and cooking oilDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$2.42 per serving$9.69 for 4

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Ingredients

4 large tomatoes
1 pinch sugar
4 tbsp olive oil
1 chopped onion
2 clove finely chopped garlic
200 g lamb
1 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp chopped tomato puree
50 g rice
100 ml chicken stock
4 tbsp dill
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp mint

Steps

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add the lamb, cinnamon, tomato puree, rice, stock, dill, parsley, mint, sugar, salt, and pepper, then cook for 8 minutes.
Cut the tops from the tomatoes and scoop out their centers.
Fill the tomatoes with the lamb mixture and place them in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and bake at 375 F for 20 minutes, until the lamb reaches 160 F.

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