Chicken and Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes

Now I love me some tomatoes...I also love pasta....but I have never been a fan of chicken salad. But this recipe was awesome and I have been thinking about it all week! I even made enough to last me throughout this week's lunches so that came in handy. 

I got this recipe from Poor Girl Eats Well. If you haven't checked out her blog, you should. She has a ton of money-saving recipes that are healthy at the same time!

So here goes...

You will need the following:

3-4 medium to large tomatoes (We used beefsteak tomatoes and they were plenty big)
1 cup cooked orzo
1 cup cooked chicken, cubed
1/4 cup herbs of your choice (we used cilantro and basil)
1/4 cup scallions (we used red onion instead)

For Vinaigrette

1/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
2 cloves of garlic, minced
salt and pepper

1. Make the vinaigrette. That way the flavors can marinate while everything else is getting ready.
2. If you haven't already, cook the orzo and the chicken. Feel free to put some of those great herbs in with the chicken!
3. In a separate bowl, once cooked, combine the orzo, chicken, herbs, and onion/scallion and mix well. Toss with vinaigrette until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes. You want to make sure the flavors get well mixed!
4. While that's happening, slice off the top of each tomato and carefully scoop out the flesh, seeds, and juice. Once the orzo mix is done sitting, take it out and scoop it into the tomatoes. 

And you're done! You can also buy grape tomatoes and just mix it with the salad if you can't find big enough tomatoes to put the salad inside.