Tomatoes recipes

Homemade chili sauce for canning with ripe tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, pickling spices, and vinegar reduced by half. A classic preserved condiment processed in a boiling water bath.

Taco pie with seasoned ground beef, green chiles, and a Bisquick custard crust that bakes right in the pan. A retro Tex-Mex casserole topped with melted Monterey Jack and fresh tomatoes.

Sea bass Veracruzana: Mexican Gulf-style seared bass finished in a bright broth of tomato, jalapeño, green olives, lime, and oregano. A 40-minute coastal classic served in soup plates.

Homemade BBQ sauce with orange juice, crystallized ginger, molasses, honey, and chili powder. Sweet, tangy, and smoky with a ginger kick. Makes 5 cups that keep for two weeks in the fridge.

Turkey Creole simmers cooked turkey with tomatoes, onion, celery, bell pepper, and chili powder in the slow cooker. A dump-and-go post-holiday meal served over rice for six.

The full three-meat Brunswick stew with chicken, beef chuck, and pork simmered for hours with fresh tomatoes, lima beans, corn, okra, and peas. This is the real-deal Southern recipe, thick, smoky, and built for feeding a crowd.

Mexican-style beans and rice with sauteed onion, green chili, fresh tomato, and pinto or kidney beans. A simple vegetarian one-pan main that delivers a complete protein in under 35 minutes.

A spicy and delicious chili made with potatoes, red kidney beans and macaroni.

Beef shish kebabs marinated in oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice, and basil then skewered with mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Grilled and basted for a classic summer dinner.

Creole bouillabaisse layers fish, shrimp, and oysters into a roux-thickened broth with tomatoes, white wine, and cayenne. A New Orleans take on the French seafood classic.

Whole roasted chicken on a vertical roaster with garlic cloves, red potatoes, and rosemary in a blazing hot oven. A one-pan dinner where the drippings flavor the potatoes.

Handmade ravioli stuffed with shrimp, halibut, and clams on a slow-simmered Spanish tomato sauce infused with saffron, orange zest, and shrimp shell stock. A true showstopper.

Fresh vegetable turkey salad: marinated cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, olives, and peppers over crisp greens, topped with turkey strips and cheddar. High-protein, low-carb.

Midwest chili stews ground beef chuck with onion, garlic, cumin, ground chile, tomatoes, and pinto beans into a thick, brick-red bowl. Hearty heartland-style chili built for cold-weather suppers and game-day spreads.

Slow-simmered beef stew with chili powder, cinnamon, and cloves gives this chuck wagon classic a warm Southwestern kick. Potatoes and carrots round out a hearty one-pot supper.

Stir-fried sirloin strips tossed with bow-tie pasta, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and Parmesan. This 1993 National Beef Cook-Off recipe is a 30-minute weeknight winner.