Tomato Recipes

Pickled green tomatoes packed with garlic, celery, hot peppers, and dill in a vinegar brine. A simple home canning recipe for end-of-season unripe tomatoes.

Try this new take on stew where you eat this savory dish out of a pumpkin shell!

Tired of the same old pasta for dinner? Try this dish that has a seafood side to it.

Slow cooker Texas chili soup with ground turkey, kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, green chilies, and a bold cumin-chili spice blend. Dump-and-go comfort in a bowl.

Smooth, tangy creamed herring spread made with pickled herring, sour cream, tart apple, and onion. A no-cook Scandinavian-style appetizer ready in 20 minutes.

Greek-style macaroni pie (pastitsio) with feta cheese, cinnamon, oregano, mint, and tomatoes, topped with a creamy yogurt-egg-feta bechamel. A vegetarian baked pasta casserole cut into squares.

Add some fun to dinner with this scrumptious dish that's fun to make and enjoy!

Enchiladas banderas are chicken enchiladas striped with green salsa verde, white sour cream and red salsa colorado to mirror the Mexican flag. A festive, party-ready presentation built on a from-scratch dried chile sauce.

Crustless quiche with ham, cheese, green chilies, and black olives. Bisquick batter blended with eggs and evaporated milk forms its own light base.

Layered beef enchilada pie with seasoned ground beef, kidney beans, pinto beans, green chiles, and sharp cheddar stacked between corn tortillas and baked until bubbly.

Spaghetti tossed in a beefy bacon-and-beer tomato sauce with sirloin, fire-roasted tomatoes, hot sauce, and Worcestershire, topped with sharp cheddar and crispy bacon bits. A 35-minute weeknight rodeo.

A hearty one-pot stew with diced chicken, elbow macaroni, tomatoes, and mixed vegetables simmered in chicken broth. Cozy, filling, and ready in under an hour.

This is a Texas style red chili. Texas chili has no tomatoes but more importantly NO BEANS! Some of the ingredients I used, like the chocolate and the granulated chicken broth in lieu of salt, are non-traditional but I like the flavor it adds.

The secret to tender baked beans is to leave the salt out until they are finished cooking. For some reason, salt toughens them. To pamper your tummy, rinse off the beans when they are finished soaking in several changes of cold water. This recipe is easy to prepare ahead and cooks in only two hours.

Chinese pepper steak stir-fry with thinly sliced round steak, green bell peppers, tomatoes, and bean sprouts in a savory soy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes and served over rice.

Spiced black beans, corn, and salsa baked under a golden cornmeal crust. This lightened-up Southwestern bean pie is hearty, oil-free, and full of smoky cumin flavor.