Baked Tomatoes Romano

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 or 6 large ripe tomatoes

  cut 1/4-inch thick
• 2/3 cup Romano cheese

  grated
• 1/2 cup seasoned Italian-style bread crumbs

  or less, if desired
• 1 clove garlic

  finely minced
• 2 sprigs fresh parsley

  finely minced
• 1/2 tsp. Salt and pepper

  to taste
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

  (or about 1 tbsp. fresh oregano, finely minced)
• 1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 Spray an oval baking dish with olive oil cooking spray.
• 3 Set aside.
• 4 Cut tomatoes into ¼-inch slices.
• 5 Place on paper towels and sprinkle each tomato slice lightly with salt.
• 6 Allow the tomatoes to “sweat” for 1 to 2 hours.
• 7 Layer tomato slices in baking dish.
• 8 Sprinkle with Romano cheese, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and
  oregano.
• 9 If necessary, make two or three layers of tomatoes with seasonings and other
  ingredients.
• 10 Drizzle with olive oil.
• 11 Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cheese melts and is lightly toasted.

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