Tuscan white bean topping with cannellini beans, rosemary, carrots, and celery simmered in broth. Spooned over baked Idaho potatoes with Parmesan.
Beef bourguignonne baked in the oven with red wine, carrots, mushrooms, and tomatoes, served over buttered egg noodles. The classic French braise made hands-off with no stovetop searing required.
Baingan bharta-style smoked eggplant: fire-charred eggplant simmered with onion, tomato, garam masala, and green chiles. A smoky, spicy Indian classic to scoop with naan.
Tuna spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce, green pepper, and parsley. A simple, budget-friendly weeknight pasta made with canned tuna and a homemade sieved tomato sauce.
Chiles rellenos sauce simmers tomato, garlic, onion and oregano into a smooth broth-based salsa for poaching stuffed chiles. The classic Mexican caldillo for ladling over rellenos.
Individual meatloaf mini-loaves baked in a muffin tin and topped with a creamy mushroom, cucumber, tomato, and sour cream sauce. A fun twist on classic meatloaf.
Sopa de tortilla, the authentic Mexican tortilla soup: a tomato-onion-garlic broth infused with mint, finished with fried corn tortilla strips and cheese. Ready in 40 minutes, pantry-friendly.
Salmon and pasta stuffed tomatoes: chilled macaroni salad with canned salmon, yogurt, dill, cucumber, and carrot, spooned into fresh tomato cups. A no-cook summer lunch.
Pork chili with mushrooms, green pepper, celery, and kidney beans in a garlic-rubbed skillet. A milder, more nuanced chili that swaps beef for ground pork and adds earthy mushrooms.
Fresh tomato sauce with green beans, 6 cloves of garlic, and half a cup of basil tossed over spaghetti. A simple vegetable-forward pasta sauce made from ripe summer tomatoes.
DO NOT attempt this recipe in a crockpot, since no evaporation takes place there.
Slow cooker pepper steak with beef strips browned and simmered in soy sauce, ginger, and onion, then finished with fresh tomatoes and green peppers. Served over rice or noodles.
Tex-Mex carrot soup pureed with cumin and ginger, topped with a cilantro-tomato sour cream salsa. A smooth, earthy soup with warm spice and a cool, creamy finish.
Butter-sauteed veal rounds topped with stewed tomatoes, white asparagus, and fresh mushrooms in a German-inspired one-pan dish with rich pan juices.
Linda Williams' many bean soup with mixed dried beans, a ham bone, tomatoes, carrots, and chili powder. A slow-simmered Southern bean soup built to feed a crowd.
Roasted tomato and rice salad chars tomatoes over an open flame, then tosses with warm rice, olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, and parsley. Smoky Mediterranean side dish.