1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

I Medium Chopped Onion

2 Cloves of minced Garlic

1/2 pound of ground italian sausage

1 teaspoon each: Dried Basil and Dried Oregano

3/4 cup of couscous

6 medium to large vine ripened tomatoes

1/2 cup mozzarella or fresh thin mozzarella slices

Course Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Half the tomatoes, and using a mellon baller remove the inside of the tomatoes, reserving the the insides to the side in a bowl. Place Cleaned Tomato halves in a baking dish.

In a skillet heat the Olive Oil over medium high heat and add the Chopped Onion and Minced Garlic to the pan. Cook until soft and translucent. Add salt and Pepper to taste. 

Add the ground italian sausage to the skillet. cook breaking up large pieces until browned. At this point you should skim off the excess grease.

Add innards of the scooped tomatoes to the skillet with one cup of water to the pan and cook until the sauce is thickened. Also add in a teaspoon of dried oregano, and a teaspoon of dried basil to the sauce. Remove the mixture from heat once thickened and stir in couscous. Let mixture set for about 5 minutes to allow couscous to absorb some of the liquid and soften.

Fill hollowed tomato halves with mixture, and cover and bake until tomatoes are soft, about 30 minutes, in the last 5 minutes of baking, uncover and top with mozzarella cheese, bake until the cheese is slightly browning.

Serve Hot, with a Fresh Green Salad and warm Crusty Bread.

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