Recipes with tomatoes

Slow-simmered chicken and okra gumbo with a medium-brown roux, fresh tomatoes, and onions. The okra cooks down past the slime stage into a thick, velvety Louisiana classic served over rice.

Classic Midwestern chili with ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes, and a heavy hand of chili powder added in two stages. A no-fuss, simmered-low bowl that freezes beautifully.

San Francisco seafood casserole bakes mussels, shrimp, and white fish in a tomato-wine-clam juice broth. A streamlined cioppino in casserole form, ready in under an hour.

Red snapper poached in tomato, red wine, red onion, and garlic. A 20-minute one-skillet seafood dinner with a Mediterranean profile and a quiet kick of cayenne.

Impossible Creole pie layers crabmeat, okra, tomatoes, and green pepper under a self-forming Bisquick crust with eggs and milk. Vintage crustless pie with Louisiana flavor.

Add sophistication to your dinner in no time at all with this succulent chicken dish.

Big-batch weekend chili that feeds 30 to 40 people, slow-simmered for 6 hours with ground beef, kidney beans, Rotel tomatoes, and bold spices. The ultimate game day or potluck crowd-pleaser.

Green pepper, tomato, spinach and peanut butter make a unique quick and easy side dish.

Vegan red bean chili with curry powder, paprika, miso, and basil. A meatless devil's chili with smoky umami depth from miso and a curry-spiced twist.

A Caribbean-inspired ground beef stew loaded with briny capers, green olives, sweet currants, and warm spices like cinnamon and cloves. Served over rice for a bold, savory-sweet one-plate dinner.

Moroccan mechoui: paprika and garlic-rubbed leg of lamb roasted over a bed of carrots, onions, tomato and celery. Simple North African feast served straight from the roasting pan.

Holiday pasta bake layers penne with eggplant tomato sauce, creamy ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan. A make-ahead crowd-feeder that bakes into a bubbling, cheesy, eggplant-rich casserole. Serves eight from one dish.

A savory and hearty crockpot stew made with succulent beef, potatoes and juicy tomatoes.

Classic French Nantua sauce built from live crayfish, cognac flambé, mirepoix, tomato, and cream, reduced to a velvety finish. A masterclass in old-school French technique.

A Greek style dish that has varieties of vegetables and delicious flavors. Serve it with some fresh bread and sprinkle some feta cheese on top.

Frank-ly paella with hot dogs, cocktail franks, and salami standing in for traditional seafood, cooked with saffron rice, peppers, and tomatoes. A playful, kid-friendly spin on Spanish paella.