Tomatoes/37 recipes

Home-improved tomato sauce doctors canned tomato sauce with sauteed onion, garlic, and fresh herbs. Tastes like scratch-made in 30 minutes.

Creamy microwave risotto with spinach, Parmesan, and fresh tomato chunks. No stovetop stirring needed. A hands-off weeknight dinner ready in 30 minutes.

One-skillet beef and barley with ground beef, tomatoes, and chili sauce simmered until the barley is tender. A quick, hearty weeknight dinner in 30 minutes.

Salmon and tomato pasta: flaked canned salmon and fresh basil-tomato baked over pasta with a cheesy top. A pantry-friendly weeknight bake that comes together in about 30 minutes.

Fresh porcini tomato sauce with white wine reduction, garlic, and ripe tomatoes. A quick vegetarian pasta sauce ready in 30 minutes with earthy, rich flavor.

Five-ingredient kielbasa and bow tie pasta soup with canned tomatoes and chicken broth. A quick, hearty soup that goes from stovetop to bowl in 30 minutes with smoky sausage and al dente farfalle.

Fettuccine tossed with a fresh tomato-basil pesto: a no-cook food-processor sauce of basil, garlic, pine nuts, ripe tomato, olive oil, and Parmesan. Summer pasta dinner ready in just over 30 minutes.

Ground beef with cactus pairs browned beef and onions with tangy nopales and tomatoes with chilies. A four-ingredient Mexican-style skillet supper ready in 30 minutes.

Spinach pasta soup with orzo, tomato paste, and chicken broth, ready in 30 minutes. A light, low-sodium soup loaded with fresh greens and tiny pasta in a savory tomato broth.

Mediterranean beef stir fry tossing thin-sliced round steak with broccoli, yellow squash, and cherry tomatoes in zesty Italian dressing, served over fettuccine with parmesan. A 30-minute weeknight skillet dinner.

Italian-style steamed mussels with garlic, white wine, tomato wedges, and green pepper. A quick 30-minute seafood dinner that creates its own brothy sauce for dipping crusty bread.

Pressure cooker Swiss steak braises chuck cubes with tomatoes, onion, garlic, celery, and bell pepper into fork-tender beef in a rich tomato gravy. Ready in 30 minutes instead of 3 hours.

Mediterranean eggplant and tomato salad with smoky roasted eggplant pulp layered under fresh tomato, dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, and chives. A 30-minute side dish.

Spinach spaghetti with flounder, fresh tomatoes, garlic, basil, and white wine in a light olive oil sauce. An elegant Italian-style fish pasta ready in 30 minutes.

Sliced hot dogs simmered with stewed tomatoes, green peppers, and onions, served over fluffy rice. A budget-friendly 30-minute dinner the kids will actually eat.

One-skillet smoked sausage dinner with carrots, zucchini, stewed tomatoes, mushrooms, and minute rice seasoned with basil and thyme. From stovetop to table in 30 minutes.