tomato casserole

Name: Tomato Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 2 - sweet onions, sliced paper thin; - salt and pepper; 3 1/2 cup(s) ritz cracker crumbs; 2 can(s) (28 oz) each diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 1/2 cup(s) mayonnaise; 1 1/2 cup(s) grated extra sharp cheese; 1 1/2 cup(s) shaved parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoon(s) basil, dried

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Emma Chapman

Jackson, GA

Updated on Sep 4, 2012

Tomato Pie is really a savory tomato casserole. I first had it at Mary Mac's Tea Room on Ponce DeLeon Avenue in Atlanta. The recipe was not in their cookbook and I asked to have the cook come to my table. She wrote the recipe in the book for me. Needless to say she did not give me all the details. I have researched and come up with the full recipe. It never fails to bring rave reviews whenever I serve it. Everyone wants the recipe. This is easy to divide and use a smaller dish.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 14-15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 - sweet onions, sliced paper thin
- salt and pepper
3 1/2 cups ritz cracker crumbs
2 cans (28 oz) each diced tomatoes, undrained
2 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups grated extra sharp cheese
1 1/2 cups shaved parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons basil, dried

How To Make tomato casserole

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375F.

Step 2

Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with olive oil or butter.
Step 3

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add onions. Cook stirring occasionally until soft and translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.
Step 4

Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
Step 5

Remove from heat and set aside.
Step 6

Crush Ritz crackers in the sleeve or in a food processor. Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs for the topping.
Step 7

Place half of the remaining crumbs in the bottom of the baking dish.
Step 8

Pour 1 can diced tomatoes with juice over the Ritz cracker crumbs.
Step 9

Layer half of the sauteed onions on top of the tomatoes.
Step 10

Add remaining tomatoes and onions.
Step 11

Sprinkle remainging half of the cracker crumbs over the tomato-onion mixture.
Step 12

In a bowl combine the mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese and basil.
Step 13

Spread the mayonnaise mixture over the top and sprinkle on the reserved 1/2 cup cracker crumbs.
Step 14

Bake for about 50 minutes or until mixture begins to brown and is slightly bubbling around the edge.
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