Tomatoes recipes

A succulent and scrumptious dish made with lean ground beef, cheddar cheese and a zesty tomato sauce.

Avocado halves filled with crabmeat salad, topped with chopped egg and garnished with anchovies, pimiento, and olives. Served with a tarragon-chervil herbed mayonnaise dressing on the side.

Nach Waxman's legendary slow-roasted beef brisket with a mountain of caramelized onions and a smear of tomato paste. Four hours in the oven, no liquid added, just pure beefy flavor.

Poor man's lasagne, a one-pot ground beef and macaroni casserole with tomato sauce, mushrooms, and a cheesy topping. A budget-friendly skillet-to-oven alternative to layered lasagna in under an hour.

A make-ahead beef roast with a caper sauce. Thinly sliced and arranged on a plate or cubed and served as an appetizer.

Beef Eater Pie: a vintage ground beef casserole with a crouton crust, cheesy beef filling sweetened with BBQ sauce, and a tomato-and-cheddar top. Family-friendly weeknight dinner.

New England baked beans made with navy beans, molasses, dry mustard, and tomato sauce. Pressure cooker speeds up the soak, then the slow cooker does the rest. No pork, all flavor.

Picnic kabobs: olive-stuffed ground beef meatballs skewered with tomato wedges, green pepper, baby potato, and button mushroom, basted with French dressing. An outdoor grill classic for six.

Authentic-tasting mole in under an hour using jarred paste, Mexican chocolate, and a simple trick. Smoky, rich sauce coats tender boiled chicken for a weeknight win.

Italian meat sauce mix is a bulk-batch freezer sauce: hot Italian sausage and ground beef slow-simmered for 8 hours with tomato puree, basil, and hidden broccoli and cauliflower florets. Makes 8 pints to stash.

A simple but succulent beef dish that is perfect to make after a long, hard day at work.

Loaded shepherd's pie packs ground beef, mushrooms, peas and tomatoes into a rich brown gravy under a crispy mashed potato crust. A hearty, all-in-one casserole baked until golden on top.

Momma's sloppy joes the old-fashioned way: ground beef simmered with a can of chicken gumbo soup and tomato paste into a thick, savory filling for buns. Three ingredients, one pan, and a crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner.

Classic beef and bean chili ready in 40 minutes flat. Ground beef, kidney beans, and zesty stewed tomatoes simmer into a thick, warming bowl that's perfect for busy weeknights when you need comfort food fast.

Beef chuck roast braised low and slow in a peanut butter and tomato sauce with lemon juice and red pepper. Fork-tender West African-inspired pot roast with a rich, nutty gravy.

Ground beef browned and simmered with uncooked noodles, tomato sauce, and onion soup mix in one pot. No stirring until the end. American-style goulash that practically cooks itself.