How to Cook Delicious Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes.

You can cook Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

1. You need 20 large of cherry tomatoes, inside pulp removed ( a grapefruit knife works great for this )invert on paper towels to drain while preparing filling..
2. Prepare 3 oz of mini penne pasta or any mini pasta, cooked.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of minced onion.
4. You need 2 clove of of garlic, minced.
5. Prepare 1/4 cup of cream, heavy or light.
6. It's 2 tbsp of sour cream.
7. You need 4 oz of mixed cheeses, shredded, I used sharp cheddar and italian four cheese blend.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of cajun seasoning.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste, keep in mind the cheese is salty.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of hot sauce, such as franks bramd.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.
12. You need 5 slice of pepperoni, each slice cut into 4 pieces.

Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes instructions

1. Spray a baking dish large enough to hold tomatos tightly with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a small saucepan melt butter, add onion and garlic and soften, add cream and sour cream and heat to a simmer, add cajun seasoning and pepper and hot sauce, add cheese, all except grated parmesan which is fo topping and stir just until melted, remove from heat and combine with pasta..
3. Fill each tomato with macaroni and cheese, sprinkle tops with parmesan cheese, top each with a pepperoni piece..
4. Bake about 20 minutes until hot, don't overbake or tomatos will fall apart..
5. Serve as a side dish to almost any meal or a light lunch with a salad!.