Our friends at Date Night Doins’ have provided us another great recipe for your grill. Smoked Creamed Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes are a great side dish for your next family gathering. Homemade creamed spinach that picks up the mesquite wood smoke flavor together with the warm soft tomatoes is really a great pairing. Lots of different textures and flavors complementing each other. This dish could also work as a main dish if you add shrimp or leftover meat to the spinach mixture. And, this stuffed tomatoes recipe pairs well with David Bancroft’s Chicken Fried Quail Recipe a mouthwatering game-bird cook that’s super straightforward.
Smoked Creamed Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes
6
servings1
hour15
minutesIngredients
5 Large Tomatoes
1 pound Fresh Spinach
6 slices Cooked bacon, chopped
1 cup Half and Half
2 tablespoons Flour
1/2 teaspoon Seasoning Salt (Country Bob’s or your favorite)
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon dried garlic
Directions
- Slice off tomato top about ½ “down. Remove seeds with a teaspoon. Place tomatoes upside down on paper towels to drain any juice.
- In medium saucepot cook bacon until crisp. Using slotted spoon remove bacon to paper towel.
- Whisk flour thoroughly into drippings.
- Slowly add milk, then seasonings. Simmer and stir until thickened. Mix in spinach and bacon. Spoon the spinach mixture into tomatoes and sprinkle cheese on top.
- Place the tomatoes on a baking tray and put on the grill or smoker. Cook for 60 minutes at 225 degrees.
