Tomatoes recipes

Spicy Mexican lasagna layers taco-seasoned ground beef, ricotta, corn tortillas, and Monterey Jack cheese into a crowd-pleasing Tex-Mex casserole. Italian technique, south-of-the-border flavor.

Flour-coated round steak browned and slow cooked with tomato sauce, onions, and green peppers until fork-tender. A hands-off comfort food dinner that simmers all day while you do your thing.

Glamour Dogs are hot dogs split and stuffed with a cheesy filling of crushed corn chips, cheddar, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire, then baked until bubbly. A fun retro crowd-pleaser.

Tex-Mex macaroni and cheese baked with chile con queso, fresh tomatoes, and cilantro, topped with shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

New Mexico style chili built on coarse-ground beef and cracked wheat in place of beans, blended with mild and hot ground chile, green chiles, and chile caribe for a slow-simmered Southwestern bowl.

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

Big-batch Texas-style chili with ground beef, cumin, coriander, and a dash of cinnamon simmered for hours in tomato sauce and juice. No beans, all meat, feeds a crowd.

Wine-marinated rabbit saddle roasted with vegetables and served over julienned leeks with rosemary-tomato butter sauce. This San Francisco masterchef recipe transforms wild game into restaurant-worthy sophistication.

Pasta Provencal tosses delicate angel hair with a light, brothy tomato sauce full of summer squash, mushrooms, scallions, and fresh basil. A quick, vegetable-forward weeknight dinner finished with Parmesan.

Mystery pizza with a ricotta cheese crust made from just ricotta and flour, topped with tomato paste, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms, and mozzarella. A gluten-light, no-yeast personal pizza.

Homemade sloppy joes with ground beef, tomato paste, and sweet red pepper in a thick, tangy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes with simple pantry staples. Skip the canned stuff forever.

Dijon chicken salad sandwich on croissants with mayonnaise, green onions, dill, and Dijon mustard. A quick no-cook lunch ready in 5 minutes with a tangy, herbed chicken filling.

Mike's lasagne layers hot Italian sausage, ground beef, ricotta, and mozzarella between noodles with a red wine-spiked tomato sauce. Hearty, slow-simmered Italian-American lasagna.

Cool cucumber sandwich on toast with crispy bacon, tomato, and Italian dressing. A quick no-cook lunch ready in 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients.

Hearty vegetable soup with pot barley, macaroni, cabbage, potatoes, mixed vegetables, and your choice of chicken, beef, or ham. One pot, serves 8, uses up the fridge.

Plantain casserole with green plantains sauteed in peanut oil, tossed with tomato, and slow-baked until tender. A simple Caribbean-style dish with just five ingredients.