I was trying to think of a side dish for dinner last week, and this simple tomato, potato and mozzarella bake came to mind. First, I layered thinly sliced tomatoes, potatoes and mozzarella in a casserole dish. Then I sprinkled them with some minced garlic, salt and pepper, and grated Romano cheese before drizzling a little extra virgin olive oil over the top. I then baked the dish until the mozzarella was melted and bubbly. It was hard for me to keep from eating the whole thing!
This would be great served with Roasted Pork Tenderloin or Mushroom and Spinach Stuffed Flank Steak.
Tomato, Potato and Mozzarella Bake
10m
Prep
30m
Cook
40m
Total
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 3 russet potatoes (sliced 1/4 inch)
- 3 to matoes (sliced 1/4 inch thick)
- 8 ounces mozzarella (sliced 1/4 inch thick)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bring water to boil, add potatoes and parboil for 5 minutes. Strain. (Note: you want these to be a little underdone so that they wont get too mushy when you bake them in the oven).
- In a large casserole dish, layer potato, tomato, mozzarella. While you will only have one layer, you'll want to overlap these so that the mozzarella melts over the potato and tomato. Sprinkle with Romano cheese, garlic, salt and pepper. Drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil.
- Bake 20-25 minutes. Cheese will be melted and slightly golden. Serve hot.
Make sure to slice potatoes before boiling or else they won’t be near done in the cooking time.
oops didn’t print out the directions the first time i looked.
going to make this today but wondering about the water. is it to boil the potatoes first then cut them in slices with the skins on?
This is lovely. I’m making it with some heirloom tomatoes I found at the grocery store and a dry jack cheese. I wish I’d thought to use onions, but I did sprinkle the layers with garlic and kosher salt. It smells heavenly.
Looks nice, can I add some spinich and onion? i just might steal this :3
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This looks yummo, I’ll make it for my school (year 8) evaluation test, in australian christmas cooking. :) ‘
I made this tonight. It was good but don’t do what I did – I forgot to salt it and I didn’t put nearly enough mozzarella! I’ll make it again though!
Yay! Three ingredients I have to use up soon. This looks yummy and I am going to peel potatoes right now. Thanks!
You’re welcome Suzy!
Thanks Karla!
yum! looks & sounds good :)
Looks like a tasty easy side dish to spice things up! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Thanks Aggie!
Wow, this looks delicious! I would have trouble not eating the whole thing too!
great photo! found you on foodgawker!
Thanks Kevin!
This potato bake sounds really good!