The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever
The BEST Stewed Tomatoes Ever recipe! This easy to make recipe simmers tomatoes for 30 minutes to make homemade stewed tomatoes that can be served as a dinner side dish or can be canned. This how to make recipe shows you how easy they are to make! Find out why everyone considers them THE BEST! We always use this as a canning recipe for our Summer garden tomatoes!
Stewed tomatoes, sigh.
Our tomatoes are turning red quicker than I’m able to pick. So between oven roasted cherry tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato pesto, slow cooker tomatoes, tomato soup… there’s lots of tomato dishes going on in our kitchen! Oh and I did mention Fresh Tomato Salsa too – because you know August always means fresh salsa!
I will have many more upcoming tomato recipes…get ready tomato lovers! But for now… stewed tomatoes!
These stewed tomatoes are the best, I’m not fibbing either. If you are having a tomato harvest soon or would like to make your own instead of the canned version, please please please please please make these!
These are really the best stewed tomatoes ever!
This is a recipe that might cause you to faint, I’m warning you now. I was expecting average stewed tomatoes, but I ended up sitting at the counter with a spoon eating them out of the pot when they were done. Matthew was in another room, so I knocked on the door.
”Matthew? Are you there?”
”What? What’s wrong”
”Can you come here?”
”Why are you crying?”
”I just made the best stewed tomatoes.”
”Are you crying?”
”Yes”
”Why?”
”Because they are so good.”
This was a actual conversation over stewed tomatoes. Seriously, they are that good!
So what kind of tomatoes work best for stewed tomatoes? I find that beef and roma/plum both work well. Don’t worry about mixing them if you have to either. I do it all the time.
Beautiful beef and roma tomatoes, I love you. I was making a few batches of stewed tomatoes today.
Don’t be scared of this quick boil tomatoes, it will be over quickly!
And look at that.. now you’re in a ice bath! Think of it as a pool and relax.
Because of the quick boil, the skins will peel right off.
Disregard the skins (compost!), or come up with something to do with them. I like to use the skins to make tomato powder which can be sprinkled in soups, casseroles, sandwiches, etc.
So now we have all our tomatoes, naked and bashful! Throw them in a large pot.
Add all our ingredients, stir and put on the stove. Simmer for about 30 minutes, until the consistency is how you prefer your stewed tomatoes. Be sure not to boil off all the juices, that’s one of the joys of stewed tomatoes.
When the stewed tomatoes are done, serve them up right away if you’d like…
They are quite pretty and delicious so they compliment so many dishes nicely!
Or throw them in a mason jar in the refrigerator for tomorrow…
Or throw them in a freezer bag and freeze them for dinner in December. How fun is it to grab homemade garden stewed tomatoes to add to a recipe while it’s snowing out? It’s great.
ENJOY!
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The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever
The BEST Stewed Tomatoes Ever recipe! This easy to make recipe simmers tomatoes for 30 minutes to make homemade stewed tomatoes that can be served as a dinner side dish or can be canned. This how to make recipe shows you how easy they are to make! Find out why everyone considers them THE BEST! We always use this as a canning recipe for our Summer garden tomatoes!
Ingredients
- 10 tomatoes beef or roma variety
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, plunge tomatoes in for 30 seconds. Remove, put immediately in a ice bath.
- Peel the tomatoes. Discard the skins.
- Dice the tomatoes up to desired size.
- In a large pot on medium heat, combine all ingredients.
- Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Then serve fresh or you can freeze them.
Recipe Video
I have never made stewed tomatoes. This recipe looks simple and delicious!
They really are the best! This summer when we are swimming in tomatoes I will be sure to freeze many bags.
Make sure to salt to own taste I use less
You’ve made this look soooo easy! I love your procedure photos. I also like to freeze stuff for when I don’t have time to cook. This is going on my must-try list for sure.
I think you will love them! I really can’t explain how good they are compared to the regular store bought canned version. I got very sad when a few days ago I went through my last homemade frozen bag. I can’t wait until tomato season!
my all time favorite. and it gets better after keeping in the fridge for a few days! Yummy.
Yes! I am craving some stewed tomatoes right now! MMMM.
I’m so jealous! Those tomatoes are beautiful. Making your own stewed tomatoes –brilliant! Would be fabulous in stews and soups. YUM!!! 🙂
Thanks Anne! I love making our tomatoes last through winter this way. 🙂
Easy recipe……the smell is driving me crazy…..so good. Can’t wait to can them……almost harvest time here in Aurora, CO
Hey Thelma, I know! The smell is amazing, right?! Enjoy the stewed tomatoes!
I am so jealous of your tomatoes.
Haha, thanks Debra. 😉
Tomatoes and I have a tumultuous past. I’ve never really loved them until recently and so I’ve missed out on a whole world of delicious tomato dishes. I’m adding this to my “must try super soon” list. Cry-worthy tomatoes are for me! 🙂
They will make you cry so bad! In a good way of course. 🙂
We are just about to get a ton of tomatoes, so I feel your pain . . . or joy (whatever causes tears:) I adore tomatoes (in everything) and so this is a must try!
I love the calm before the tomato storm… enjoy!
Last night while we were canning salsa we were talking about what we were going to do with our next batch of tomatoes.. And I think you just solved that for me……
Go for it Tricia! This is one of my favorite tomato recipes, enjoy!
I’ve never made stewed tomatoes, nor have I eaten them (I don’t think?!) But I love tomato sauce and so I think I would really enjoy these. So jealous of your tomato harvest! My mother-in-law finally had a successful tomato crop this year and the fresh tomatoes are just so sweet and delicious too.
I hope you give it a try Amy, stewed tomatoes are absolutely great with pasta – yum!
There’s so much tomatoey gorgeousness in this post! I don’t think I’ve even made stewed tomatoes before – obviously this needs to change!
Enjoy Jennifer! I will be sure to post my favorite way to use them soon.
I’ve never made my own stewed tomatoes … I really need to try! I am alllll about tomatoes these days : )
I hope you give them a try Ashley, these stewed tomatoes are worth it! 🙂
I want to live in your house. I can imagine the smell must have been lurking around in the street of the big city.
I’m actually canning some home made marinara today. My neighbors love it so I’m going to give them some in jars so they can enjoy it. Picked more tomatoes the other day. and I picked about 20 or so red peppers, starting the pepper paste today. Yay. Loving your post. They are fresh and taste delicious. Thanks again. PS. I crave nutella. 😉
You must be the number one neighbor on the block then! 🙂 What a nice gesture.. I bet it’s delicious!
How long would you can (pressure canner) these tomatoes? Thanks
We use quart jars for 20 minutes. Enjoy.
Can you do a water bath way of canning them?
Yes you can.
These are high acid so they don’t need pressure canning. Water bath canning is sufficient. 15 minutes for pints, 20 for quarts.
Wow, this stewed tomatoes sure look great, and yes, I love to have it handy in the freezer…
Hope you are having a fun week Pamela 😀
Thanks Juliana! I hope you are too!
I love that you labeled them as “Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever” and everything. And I love that you froze them and didn’t can them. I’m getting better and more adventurous with canning, but I am still scared of tomatoes (that whole acidity/botulism thing)
Do you ever freeze whole tomatoes? Its the easiest ever – you just toss them, skin and all, into a ziplock. When you thaw them out to use like you would canned tomatoes, the skin slips right off.
Just a couple days ago I read this recipe for making tomato paste with the leftover tomato skins – http://www.nwedible.com/2012/08/stop-throwing-away-free-tomato-sauce-making-sauce-from-tomato-skin.html
I totally freeze whole tomatoes too! Last year I had a giant bag of roma tomatoes sitting in my freezer all winter. It was so easy to just open it up and pick one out! Tomatoes! Aren’t they the best?
Awesome about the tomato skins recipe, definitely going to try this! I love using all parts if possible.. thanks for sharing!
I think you have this backwards, acidic foods below ph 4.5 or so are much less likely to contain botulism toxin.
Lovely easy & simple stewed tomatoes!!! YUMMMMM.
Lovely easy & simple stewed tomatoes!!! YUMMMMM.
Lovely easy & simple stewed tomatoes!!! YUMMMMM.
Me too! They are the best.
This looks so simple to do and it does look absolutely delicious. I love tomatoes ! I actually only started eating tomatoes three years ago. Not sure why I never liked them before, but I eat them all the time now. It’s the best thing to add to almost anything. I am definitely going to try this stew out and possibly preserve it so we have it for winter!
Thanks for sharing !
Enjoy Abby, the tomatoes work well in so many recipes!
Pure unadulterated tomato goodness is what this fresh stewed tomato recipe is! I need to make more homemade “cooking” things. I concentrate so much on baking and the challenges of gluten and grain free baking. Must make time to make this soon. Thanks for sharing…and, pretty photography too, girl! xo
Thanks Stacy! This is one of my favorite ways to use tomatoes, I could just snack on these stewed tomatoes.. mmm!
These are beautiful! We have one measly tomato plant growing so I’m not sure we’ll have enough from our own garden…but I’ll have to make this with some store-bought tomatoes. Thank you for sharing!!
Good luck with your tomato plant, sending you good luck tomato vibes! Either way, I hope you enjoy these stewed tomatoes!
I don’t like being jealous but I am so stinkin’ jealous of you and all these wonderful tomatoes. I’d even cry with you if you shared a jar or two of these yums with me 🙂
Mhmm I love stewed tomatoes! I haven’t had them in a while and this looks like the perfect recipe to make them again 🙂 I used to have my own vegetable garden when I lived back in Jersey. I grew peppers, string beans, cucumbers…you name it but my favorite thing by far was the red, ripe and juicy tomatoes. Tomatoes are nature’s candy 😉
I have never made my own stewed tomatoes!! I will bookmark this recipe so that one day when I do make them, I won’t waste my time with other recipes that are not tear-worthy!! 😉
I am in love with your produce. Just shoes how much you love your plants and it is loving you back girl. I cannot imagine how it tastes but I can feel it in your words, I’m sure they almost tasted like candy and even better. The pictures are beautiful.
I love big stewed tomatoes in my chili when it is cold and snowy! Have you tried canning them?
I am so envious of your abundant tomatoes. Crossing my fingers my garden is more successful next year.
THEY SOUND INCREDIBLE. Stewed tomatoes always make me think about my Dad, who loves them! Might make him some of these for breakfast this weekend, see if I can bring a tear to his eye.
Awww, I hope he cries (in a good way!).
Your gorgeous pictures might make ME cry!! Seriously, they look SO good.
Thanks Joanne! 🙂 Go ahead.. shed a tear or two.
Beautiful tomatoes! I love stewed tomatoes, especially in slow-cooked tea broth, very traditional in my country. These tomatoes look tasty to be in a fresh salsa or raw tomato sauce (pomodoro). What a lovely vegan recipe! Thank you!
Slow cooked tea broth, very interesting. Can you share more about this process Rika?
I love these, Pamela! I am sure they are so much better than store-bought, made from such gorgeous tomatoes. I’m thinking I could add hot peppers like jalapeños for a spicier version. Oh, yes, you’ve got me thinking! Thank you!
Stacy, that is a wonderful idea! I hope you give it a try! 🙂
Looks fabulous 🙂 I wish I had a big tomato harvest!
If you were closer, I would share with you Miss Messy! 🙂
I left a comment here twice but I think it went to your spam folder? There was a link to a recipe for those tomato skins. Email me for it if you don’t see my comment in your spam folder.
Had to search for it but thankfully not many spammers go by “Katie”. 🙂
Awesome! The recipe reminded me of you right when I saw it.
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Excellent and easy to prepare. I sauteed fresh chopped garlic with the chopped bell pepper in extra virgin olive oil (only for a few seconds) before adding the rest of the ingredients.
Grew up with fresh tomatoes all summer and canned tomatoes in the winter. Never did get mom’s recipe, but yours follows how she used to prepare them as well as I can remember. It is a must for me this year
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Enjoy Walt! Hope they’re just like your Moms!
Hello Pamela,
I’m the drummer of a blues band herbiedandthedangermen.com. We just got back from an awesome week in Memphis TN competing in the 2014 International Blues Challenge (IBC). What a great experience meeting great artists and seeing some jaw dropping performances. But during the last two days in Memphis, I caught a bug that dropped me to my knees. I just got home and was looking for some wholesome food to nourish my aching body (no canned stuff). I found your stewed tomatoes recipe and it sounded sooooo good. Thanks for the post!
V/r
Sal
Hi Sal, I hope these tomatoes do the trick! I just pulled a bag out of the freezer that I froze a few months ago, they really are just the best. Hoping you feel better soon!
I picked up 100 lbs of tomatoes and used 50lbs for Spaghetti sauce and wanted to do stewed tomatoes for the remainder, Thanks for the Recipe! In regards of what to do with the left over skins-Dehydrate them and make tomato powder!! Ive managed to not throw a single bit of my tomatoes out (well minus the rotten one I found) if it didn’t go in the stew pot it went into the dehydrator and YUMM is that tomato powder awesome!!
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I am making these as I type ( well the water is in the process of boiling, but still) and I must admit that I to have shed a tear from something I have made that tasted amazing. I am not saying I am the best cook but sometimes I amaze myself .
Too cute Candace! Enjoy these stewed tomatoes!
I can’t wait to try these. Do you mind if I add a link here from my blog?
Go for it Kara!
Can’t wait to try this recipe.. I am going to be using some heirloom tomatoes though, hope it turns out well.. Thanks for sharing
Enjoy Jennifer!
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I always start with coarsely chopped celery & sweet onions along with the chopped peppers when I make stewed tomatoes. Slowly sauté the veggies in a little EVOO, sweating them until just softened before adding S&P & some sugar (how much depends on how many tomatoes I’m using) and then the tomatoes. Simmer for about 20-30 minutes. Only then add a good quantity of freshly-chopped basil and stir it in. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then just before serving stir in a good handful of stale bread cubes to soak up some of the juice & thicken it. Mmmmm…. My grandson insists on a pot of stewed tomatoes to accompany my home-made mac & cheese!
Can you tell me/us how much those 10 tomatoes weigh all together? Everyone has different size tomatoes so to say 10 tomatoes is meaningless for a recipe to be consistent. My plant is Roma tomatoes and they are not as large as your’s
Hi John, the tomatoes should be medium-large sized. There is no specific weight, using a guesstimate on sizes will still equal a great stewed tomatoes dish.
After searching for a recipe I tried this one. I’ve never been a fan of tomatoes, but oh wow. This is an amazing recipe. They are cooked to perfection and has just the right amount of seasoning. I will definitely make many more batches. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Silly girl! Skins go in the compost pile/bin. You DO compost, right? Looking forward to trying this recipe! I’ve got about 100 Juliet (small Roma) tomatoes about to ripen along with a whole lot of little yellow pear tomatoes, so I’m looking forward to it! 🙂
Enjoy Kristin! We do compost, our plants love that yummy compost tea! 😉
skins go to my chickens, quail,geese and peacocks they love them!
You’re the best chicken Mom!
Looking at this recipe I thought, “sounds kind of bland”. But you described them with such passion so I decided why not! They are so amazingly good! My only modification was I used a variety of tomatoes and fresh parsley. We also have an overwhelming amount of tomatoes during the season. These were perfect! I could easily eat these as a main meal with a spoon. Yum, yum, yum!
So happy you enjoyed them MacKenzie! Tomatoes just started for the year here so soon I’ll be eating them with a spoon too! 😉
Oh man, I just made these and they are un.be.lievable. So good, so tomato-y, so juicy! I only made small batch as I picked just one basket, but I knew I’d never eat them all in time, so this seemed like a great option for them. I’m so glad I can’t eat all my tomatoes, ha! I canned two pints and snarfed down the rest. Thanks for sharing! Oh, and I composted my skins :).
High 5 Vanessa! So glad you enjoyed these!
Fry the tomato skins in canola oil and lightly salt them. Better than pork rinds! I actually have to give my son credit for this; I’d never come up with a fried food on my own.
Thanks Mama Celeste, I’ll give this a try!
Looks yummy! You can make tomato powder for flavoring in other dishes out of the skins, it had a lot of flavor. 🙂
I made these tonight on the fly, and everyone loved them!! So easy!
Awesome to hear Cee Cee, glad they were a hit!
Absolutely delicious! I did like you and had some for lunch 🙂 Awesome job!
Glad to hear Ashley!
Absolutely delicious I can’t keep the kiddos out of them.
So happy to hear that Stephanie!
These really are the best!!
Thanks for posting!!
Thanks Jackie!
I was trying to find something to do with all the tomato’s i grew this year, went and the internet and there you were with a great and simple way to use them. Thanks they look great, Let’s see how i do.
Good luck Gene!
Loved the easy recipe. The pics helped, and I just finished 3 batches and put them in the freezer.
Thank you for sharing.
Happy to hear that Dorothy! Enjoy!
I tried this recipe with the tomatoes and peppers from our garden, and it was terrific! Also easy, which is a good thing. I added onions, for added nutrition and taste. Thanks for a great recipe.
Happy to hear you enjoyed Nancy! Onions are a great addition!
My mother, who was a really great cook, added small cubes of day old bread once the tomatoes were heated and almost ready to be served.
I used your recipe as a guide. Tweaked a little to my liking and taste. I have a bunch of tomatoes and other veggies from my 15’x30′ backyard garden. This just happens to be my first time making stewed tomatoes and my first time canning anything also. Canned 6 pints and had some for dinner
…BEST dish with tomatoes in it I’ve ever tasted!!! Actually, this would make an excellent spaghetti sauce as well. Thank you Pamela!!!
So happy you enjoyed these stewed tomatoes! I agree that they are great over pasta too! Enjoy!
I think you mean to “discard” the skins. “Disregard” means to not pay any attention to so it would indicate that you can leave the skin on.
I don’t like green bell pepper at all. I just left that out of the recipe.
This is the first time I have ever made my own stewed tomatoes is was really easy thank you turned mine into garden soup I put all my garden veggies in along with ground beef mm mm mm my kids loved it poured over rice or ellbows 🙂 again thank you
So happy to hear that Tina, isn’t it great over elbows? Yum!
love this recepy worked awesome …. love this website for any of my recepies I get compliments all the time on my cooking. thanks
Thanks Tina, glad you liked it!
The Best Stewed Tomato Recipe EVER. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks Vicki! Glad you liked them!
Made these today and they were delicious.
Thanks Judy!
Beautiful, beautiful and colorful step-by-step illustrations. Tomatoes are bountiful in our mine and Joanies Friendship Garden. She requested a recipe for stewed tomatoes and this one fills the need of tomato crop yield. I am positive that Joanie will love this guide.
Oops misspelled my own name. So early in the morning. I just finished wrapping my chocolate zucchini bread and jarring up my Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic, and Onion tomatoes. Now I will be making Buttermilk Sour Cream Biscuits and Fried Apples for my son-in–law and daughter’s breakfast.
Thanks for stopping by Debbie! Your morning sounds busy and delicious! Those biscuits sound absolutely yummy! Enjoy the stewed tomatoes!
Pamela,
I had a glut of tomatoes this year so I tried many, many recipes from my collection. Then I found yours on the Web. So simple and so very delicious!! I think the simplicity of it is the key – it lets the garden flavors of tomato, sweet bell pepper and parsley meld in a way that is outstanding. It is definitely the best in my 60 plus years of experience. Thank you so much! I just finished a bowl of your stewed tomatoes in which I poached some organic eggs. My whole being is smiling. These are wonderful hot or cold, on their own, or as a base for sauces and soups.
The easiest and most delicious stewed tomatoes ever!
Thanks so much Eileen! Glad you liked them!
Can you can them as well? They sound wonderful!!!
You can Cindy! Enjoy.
Just made some stewed tomatoes. I used Mexican oregano instead of parsley. So yummy! Thank you!
Glad to hear you enjoyed them Carol!
I had never done stewed toms before. I made this recipe and it was easy and so so so good! I doubled the recipe and froze them in quart freezer bags. I used the 1st batch in marinara sauce and look forward to pulling the rest out this winter! Thanks for posting this recipe!
chris conrad
Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed them Chris! Enjoy them throughout the Winter!
I have a ton of tomatoes ripe and ready now. I wanted to make stewed tomatoes for tonight’s chili. I googled and this was the first recipe that came up. I trust your judgment and can’t wait to eat them up tonight! Thanks Pamela!
<3 to you. Enjoy Jamie! This is one of my favorite recipes!
Hey! I skimmed the comments to see if you had answered this, but didn’t find it. How much stewed tomatoes does this make? Is it either one half-pint or two quart baggies as shown in the picture? I’m trying to decide if I need to double this recipe or not to last me through the winter.
Hey Dalynn, this will make about 1 1/2-2 quarts of stewed tomatoes. Enjoy!
We have a lot of Roma tomatoes from the garden I will have to give this recipe a try.
Enjoy Mitchell, it’s one of my favorite recipes!
I appreciate this site and I enjoy the stewed tomatoes. Being who I am, I had to add basil and onions. I used red and green peppers, more than your recipe. Putting them in the freezer is how I a preserving them. Thank you for that , too. My daughter- in- law started the tomatoes and then left in June to care for her sick Mama. So I am here with tomatoes and squash. I am freezing tomatoes this way and also by just putting them whole in freezer bags so she can use them how she wants when she comes home. Sorry didn’t mean to talk so much. Dejra
Thanks for stopping by Dejra! I’m super happy to hear you like those stewed tomatoes. It’s very nice of you of you keep up with those tomato plants, I’m sure your daughter in law will appreciate it!
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how do you can them? The same as tomatoes? cook them and put them in jars?
Yup, same way Linda!
So, I had a couple of tomato’s left up in the garden and they were too many to eat, but not enough to can, so I made this stew. Perfect. I had 10, maybe a few more than that, but some were small. Whipped this up, my only changes were, I used a banana pepper, and fresh parsley. Truth…they never saw the freezer…my husband put them all on top of his beef and left saying, man, these are amazing!!!! He disappeared with a leprechaun on his shoulder singing and dancin’! Great and EASY recipe!
Hahaha, thanks for the smile Faythe. I’m glad these were a hit for you guys! Enjoy!
Comes out great everytime.
Glad to hear you enjoy these tomatoes Jada!
I’m doin’ it AGAIN!!! Maybe this time I’ll be able to can some for Thanksgiving!
Hahaha, good luck!
So I love this reciepe but I added 1 more ingredient that made it explode with flavor. I cut the salt in half and added half of that with a very smokey salt. Its insane what the smokey flavor does with the tomato.
Yum that sounds great Matthew! Love that smokey flavor!
I never toss the skins. Dehydrate and grind them in your coffee grinder for a tomato powder you can add to soups etc.
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If I want to can these can I puy the hot mixture in a canning jar seal and let sit till the lid pops? I want something that I don’t have to freeze.
Hey Stacey, I am pretty sure this would work for you. Enjoy these tomatoes!
I love the sound of this recipe and want to try it. Can you please tell me what spices you used in it? I see green peppers, onions, but not sure what else is in there. I’ll look again to see if the ingredients are listed, but wanted to drop a line and ask anyway. Thank you!
Hey Lisa, the full recipe and ingredients are in the middle of the post. Let me know if you can’t find it, but it’s in a blue box. Enjoy, this is one of my favorite tomato recipes!
Thank you sweetie! I’m going to try doing this today. I have everything all set and will def let you know. 🙂
this recipe was easy and super tasty!! Thanks!! I did 10 pounds of romas today, half this way and half I added some italian herbs (delish) and with the skins/cores I made a paste (for like pizza nights and random recipes) I used this site for the idea http://www.nwedible.com/stop-throwing-away-free-tomato-sauce-making-sauce-from-tomato-skin/ but I will freeze some in ice cube trays, that way I’ll have a teaspoons worth when I only need a little 😉
Thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed these stewed tomatoes! I’l check out the skins paste, what an amazing idea, especially using the cores too!
Just made homemade Mac & cheese and I can’t wait to put these on top!!
Yum, what a perfect meal!
This recipe sounds good and simple, but I don’t like green pepper, can I use red or yellow or orange pepper instead?
Yup, all those peppers would work!
My mother-in-law made these all the time, but put alot more sugar in them. I will try it your way and just add more sugar if needed to our taste.
Enjoy Susan!
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Love these stewed tomatoes. Getting lots of tomatoes and mild/medium/hot peppers from our CSA and farmer’s markets this summer, so I’m freezing lots of bags for use later. A 1/2 recipe makes a good start to tomato-based pasta sauce for 2, adding sauteed onions and garlic, herbs, +/- any meat you’d like.
Thanks, Pamela!
Glad you enjoyed it Chuck! We stocked up this weekend on a bunch of stewed tomatoes for the Winter, of course then we couldn’t resist some for dinner too. 😉
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I loved your comment about telling your son and that you cried. My boyfriend and I just made this and they are to die for. I did add a bit to it, such as a few hot peppers and small orange peppers and onion. But I think that the sugar and salt is really key If you have the right amount. This is my first time raising tomatoes and we did a bang up job. There are so many that we have no idea what to do with all of them. Can’t wait to find more recipes like this one.
Congrats on those tomatoes Elizabeth! Hope you guys enjoy these stewed tomatoes for months to come!
How many cups does this make? My tomatoes are pretty big and want to make sure I adjust the seasonings appropriately. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Sharon, I would use 10 big tomatoes and keep the seasonings the same amount. If your tomatoes are giant, then I would increase to 2.5 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, 2 teaspoons dried parsley and 1/2 cup chopped green pepper.
Thanks Pamela!
I have made this once before last summer. now i am making it again tonight for spaghetti sauce. it really is delicious and easy! it also tastes like pizza by the way! lol makes it so easy not to waste the veges in my garden!!! thank you i will be making this for years!
I love the idea of putting stewed tomatoes on pizza, I need to try that asap! So happy you enjoy this recipe!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! We are living in Bolivia for 2 years and they don’t have stewed tomatoes here, so here goes my attempt!! I remember seeing celery in the ingredient list on the can. Is there any reason you leave that out of this recipe? I’m not a big green pepper fan, but I’m willing to stretch!! 🙂
Hey Rebekah, you can definitely add celery into this recipe if you prefer, it will still be delicious. Hope you enjoy these stewed tomatoes in Bolivia! 🙂
This was absolutely delicious! I have never made stewed tomatoes (just the canned stuff on occasion) — what a treat and so very easy!
Thank you. Looking forward to exploring your blog. The recipe came up on a google search. 🙂
So glad you liked this recipe Sonja, I just made 2 batches today to freeze! Hope you enjoy your stay and find some more yummy recipes.
This is a fabulous recipe!! It was hard not to eat it all once I was done! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
You are right ! The best stewed tomatoes that I have made. Thank you, I added saute onions. We had so many tomates this year I had to stew them as I ran out of peope to give them to !
Thanks again, Yvonne – Toronto Canada
So glad you enjoyed them Yvonne, my husband would love some sauteed onions in them!
thank you thank you thank you! i made these last year and am about to make them again at then end of this season. So simple yet so delish which is how i like to cook. i grew wax beans last year and made them with these as my grandmother used to serve when i was a kid.
around my and my family’s home we like spice, so i like to add a sliced garden jalapeño to the mix and a few shakes of paprika (we can’t stay away from that either)
Thanks for the suggestion Stephanie! We grew a ton of wax beans this year so I will add some stewed tomatoes to those! Love that kick of jalapeno you added in there! Enjoy!
Being the first time stewing tomatoes, I wouldn’t do it any other way. Soooo good! I too, found myself taste testing at the end, and could hardly pull myself away. I was just doing this to maybe freeze for sauces and chili. It stands on its own.
Thanks Cory, I’m so happy you enjoyed the stewed tomatoes! Don’t you love taste testing.. it’s hard to stop! 🙂
Pamela, I had to pull your recipe up again. Just got our last tomatoes picked. 60+. The last batch, I froze, and recently pulled them out for chili. Which, by the way, turned out great. I am doing them just as before because, they are the best stewed tomatoes ever!! Thanks again!
Awww, Cory you are too nice! I’m so happy you came back to this recipe and I hope you keep enjoying it for years to come. 🙂
I love this recipe! I’ll be using it this weekend in my African Peanut Stew!
Yum, that sounds delicious Marshall!
Try mixing in some garden fresh cut okra, onions, corn and small shrimp served over a bed of rice. Sooo good!
That sounds delicious David!
These were the BEST! I have never made stewed tomatoes before. The recipe was easy to follow. I used them for gumbo. Thanks!
Aww so happy you to hear you enjoyed them Jessica! We’re still enjoying some frozen packs I made with our Summer tomatoes!
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For the tomato skins, after pealing your tomatos you can dust them with a little corn starch and deep fry them for about 30 seconds. They can be used with tomato dishes such as a topping in tomato soup.
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This is not only the best recipe I have tried in years for stewed tomatoes, it is also by far the easiest and most well explained. I, like you, ate almost the whole first batch. My husband is very reluctant to try new foods. He gave this recipe the best review he offers…he said, DO NOT CHANGE A THING. Thanks again for your amazing recipe.
I don’t like raw tomatoes but I just made this recipe and it is delicious. The juice tastes so good it makes a great soup by it’s self! Thanks!!
Happy you enjoyed it Chad! Thanks for letting me know!
Cant believe how colorful red tomatoes can be. How did you do that? Stewing them over a heated pot was brilliant, would never had thought. Did you cut them up first? Did you use a knife or a spoon?
Thank you so much i guess tomatoes are not just for throwing.
Aren’t they pretty Gary? I use a knife to dice the tomatoes up to desired size after I peel them. Enjoy the recipe!
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Thank you for sharing this! We have a ton of tomatoes and I was worried about how I was going to save all of them. I will be doing this over the next few weeks to eat and to save some for Marinara this winter.
Just wanted to say THANK YOU! This is a fabulous recipe! My family is vegan, and the garden was giving and giving and GIVING this year…I have a bushel of beefsteak tomatoes sitting in my kitchen. I was of course going to make pasta sauce but then I found this amazingly simple recipe. I made two huge batches today. I did add a half a jalapeno to each batch just as we are spice people, but spice or not this is GREAT. My daughter ate a huge bowl with some crusty bread for dinner. I’m waiting on the last batch to cool so I can package and freeze it, it will be so good to taste summer in the cold snowy winter. On a vegan note, I was thinking of when I thaw this in winter to add some kale and beans and serve over rice to turn what is a traditional side dish to an entree. Thanks again and have a great harvest.
Hey Holly, so happy you were able to turn your garden tomatoes into these stewed tomatoes! Your Winter dishes sound amazing, I love kale and lentils with these stewed tomatoes (always with crusty bread too!). Enjoy!
My husband didn’t cry but he did enjoy these tomatoes 🙂
Hahaha, glad he liked them Laura!
Has anyone canned this receipt in a pressure cooker? How did it go?
Hey Chris, I started pressure canning pretty frequently this Summer and this recipe is a hit with it. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Yup, definitely the best ever. I got 80 pounds of tomatoes this summer and needed to do something with them. This fit the bill and made my wildest dreams come true. That is not an exaggeration! It cans and freezes spectacularly, is ten million times better than the canned variety in stores, and makes a damn fine chili in those cold winter months!!!
Hey Katie, thanks for the comment and your love for these stewed tomatoes. Your comment made my day! 🙂
Hi,
My tomatoes are coming through now (in N.Z.) and was wondering how orange or yellow peppers would do in this recipe, replacing the green ones?
Regards,
Jessica
Hey Jessica, it will change the taste some, but it will still be delicious with orange and yellow peppers. Enjoy!
I.ve just returned from a holiday in Ethiopia where I had tomato stew in the Four Sisters restaurant in Lalibela so wanted to find a good recipe. I didn’t have green pepper so used leeks and I cut back on the salt. But my is this good. Thanks.
Hey Therapina – so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
I made these stewed tomatoes last year for the first time ever of making stewed tomatoes…They are the best! Congrats on the recipe. My question is…have you or anyone else tried canning this recipe? It should work, right?
Thanks!
Hey Sue, I started canning this recipe last Summer and it works perfect! It’s one of my favorite canning recipes – can’t wait for our next batch of garden tomatoes!
I just want to take a chunk of bread to a pan full of these. They look so succulent.
Looks great! The only thing is all the measurements are exact but the tomatoes…10 beef tomatoes could easily be twice as much as 10 roma. I can’t see where anyone else asked this, so I probably missed something, but about how many pounds of tomatoes would work best with these recipe measurements? Thanks!
Hey Mike, I don’t have a exact number as I don’t usually weigh them but I’d say 5-7 pounds of tomatoes is a fair estimate. If you go over a little bit, that’s totally ok, I can promise you this recipe will still be just as good. Enjoy!
Want to try this recipe, you state how many tomatoes can you give an equivalent to how many cups that would possibly be? I have my tomatoes allready skinned and cubed in containers ready to go and then i came across this recipe?
I forgot to ask as well how long of a water bath for canning these?
Hi Trevor, I pressure can these in quart jars for 20 minutes. For water bath, you’ll have to experiment and see what time works best, my guess is about 10 minutes.
Tomatoes should be about 5-7 pounds. Hope this helps.
Freezing tomatoes eliminates the need to parboil. As they begin to thaw, the skins slough off.
-but do you really want to dig those skins out of your pan of stewed ‘matos? I guess I am too lazy and want the final product ready to eat.
We tried this recipe and loved it enough to use again. We have bountiful ? and making a double batch. ?
Hey Jana – I’m so happy to hear that you liked these stewed tomatoes! Thanks for letting me know, enjoy the rest of your Summer!
I tried your stewed tomatoes, added some Jalapeno peppers and some garlic and some basil, man you can eat it like soup so good thank you for your recipe.
Dyanne
Yum – love that little kick of jalapeno you added! Glad you enjoyed the recipe, thanks for letting me know!
Pinned! Sounds yummy!! 🙂
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I can’t wait to try these Pamela and I love, love the way you explain your recipes. It’s so descriptive 😉
Gardeners have more tomatoes than they know what to do with at this time of year. This stewed tomato recipe looks like a good way to use some of those tomatoes from a bountiful harvest. Thank you for linking up at The Blogger’s Pit Stop Link Party. I’m sharing your link on social media.
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Stewed tomatoes are one of my favorites, and I’ve been wanting to make my own from scratch for so long. Can’t wait to give this a try. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
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I like to add garlic and a bit of jalapeño as well a little spice
I love the addition of garlic and jalapeno!
Seriously delicious! I received more tomatoes than I know what to do with right now. I came across your recipe and thought maybe you might have exaggerated a bit on how good this would be. Well, you did NOT exaggerate. My daughter and I each ate a bowl of it. So good and tasty. I never thought I’d eat a bowl of stewed tomatoes in my life. LOVE IT!! Making may more batches tomorrow.
Hahaha, thanks for the smile Francesca! I’m glad you and your daughter loved them so much! Keep on enjoying!
I made these last year for the first time ever making stewed tomatoes. These are awesome! This year I will be canning them as we travel in the winter and it’s too hard trying to take frozen stuff. Thanks for a great recipe!
Thank you so much – that makes me so happy to hear you’re going to be canning them! Enjoy them on the road!
Hi – I made this last night and something went terribly wrong. Super-salty! Is it possible that the amount of salt called for is too much? Or maybe even reversed with the sugar ( 2 tsp vs. 1/2 tsp ) ?
I love stewed tomatoes and will try again with much less salt. And hopefully cry happy tears!
Thank you for the recipes,
David
Hey David, sorry to hear that. The ingredient amounts are correct. Are you sure you used enough tomatoes? This recipe is loved by many, so I hope you’ll try again and cry tears of joy!
Hey Pamela – yep, I used 15-16 Roma ‘maters… I think I must have zoned out and added salt twice or something. Will definitely try again. With cornbread. Maybe some pinto beans. Mmmmm
Stewed tomatoes + corn bread = the best! Enjoy!
Hi Pamela, I’m going to give this recipe a try. It looks really delish. I have two chest freezers in my basement, one for meats and the other for veggies and bread. Needless to say I have limited room for storage. I would like to can this, but saw no canning method mentioned. Do you have any recommendations as to hot water bath or pressure canning. This is my first attempt at stewed tomatoes.
Hey Borris, I pressure can these in quart jars for 20 minutes. If you scroll up in the comments, you’ll see lots of other have had good success with canning these as well. Enjoy!
Awesome recipe.
Love it.
I also added a few red peppers which puts a little bit a a kick to it.
Not only is it good by itself but I also plan on useing it in my chili. It’s the best.
Thanks
Hey Jean – thanks for commenting! Enjoy these stewed tomatoes in your chili!
I also add a few dried onion flakes-just because but I love your recipe with parsley! I have always used whatever tomatoes that I have around on that day and they are always good.
Hey Sandy, glad you liked this recipe! Sounds great with onion flakes too!
Hello, tried this for the first time and turned out really good. Curious how you do your tomato skins? Thank you
Hi Denise, I’m sorry but I don’t understand your question. If you need help with how to peel the tomatoes, please check out the recipe for full instructions. Hope this helps.
I can’t find the ingredient list in the recipe! Made this before but can’t remember quantities! Help!
I’ve used this Stewed Tomato Recipe before and been very happy with the results. But now, I have to say, this whole blog post is pretty frustrating to revisit. Where is the actual recipe? It seems to just be photos without any actual quantities.
What is the recipe? The website does not seem to have the recipe posted any longer…only the video but no listing of ingredients.
I love making these, but can’t see the recipe! Any chance you could post the ingredients?
I couldn’t see it in Chrome, but when I opened it in Internet Explorer it worked.
My recipe cards were down for blog maintenance for a few hours, even a blog needs a little cleanup once in a while! Now it’s back up!
I grew up with canned and frozen veggies from our garden. My friend was given a variety of Toms from her neighbors garden and didn’t know what to do with them. 🙂 They are now stewed and part of them in a pot of Chilli. Yummmmm!
That sounds absolutely delicious Karen! Enjoy!
Do you thicken the sauce at all? I thought you typically do, but this is my first attempt so any advice is welcome!
Hey Melita, I follow the recipe exactly as written, no thickening agent is needed. Hope you enjoy – these tomatoes are delicious!
Can you puree this into a spaghetti sauce? Or should I add more/different spices then?
Hey Tammy, you absolutely can! If you want to thicken it up add tomate paste. Enjoy
Great recipe!
Super simple and tastes delicious.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for commenting Kyle! Glad you liked!
Can you can these instead of freezing?
Hey Kerry, yes you can. Please see the comments above discussing canning. Enjoy!
Hi! How much does this make? My recipe calls on 2 15.5z cans of stewed tomatoes I believe so should I double?
Hey Julie, you’re correct in doubling the recipe. Enjoy!
I have a lot of tomatoes this year and your stewed tomatoes is one of the more interesting recipes. Can you tell me approximately how many cups of diced tomatoes 10 of your tomatoes equal? I would like to make a quantity of these and adjust the recipe for that, then can them. Thank you,
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Can i use cherry tomatoes?
Hey Marcie, you could use cherry tomatoes although they are generally more sweeter. Enjoy!
I use this recipe every year…they are the best stewed tomatoes!
Thanks Sue! I’m so happy you like these stewed tomatoes so much!
This is absolutely the best recipe! Makes even mealy, store-bought tomatoes taste yummy.
Thank you so much for commenting Shawnae, I’m so happy you like these stewed tomatoes!
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I didn’t have green pepper but I did have an orange pepper but not enough, so I added a little onion and celery. Also I was out of parsley so I used whole oregano seasoning. Super tasty.
Hey Justin, thanks for sharing! Love the tweaks you did, glad you enjoyed these stewed tomatoes!
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Tried this recipe & loved it. Today I’m adding a bit of celery, onion & butter.
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I have a freeze dryer and this works great in it.
Glad to hear Patsy!
I’d only ever had stewed tomatoes from a can. My husband had never had them before. These truly are the best stewed tomatoes I’ve ever eaten. And so easy to make. I’ll definitely be putting these up when tomatoes are on full scale.
Hey Erin, thank you so much for the comment! I’m so happy you and your husband enjoyed this recipe!
If I am pressure canning this dish, would I use lemon juice, vinegar or citric acid to keep them fresh longer? how much of each? ty
Hey Eva, we use lemon juice with our tomatoes when canning. Use 1 tablespoon for a pint, or 2 tablespoons for a quart. Enjoy these stewed tomatoes!
So Pamela, to can these tomatoes the only thing different I need to do is add the lemon juice to each jar as I fill them? I am a rookie canner, just learned this past Tuesday. But I have a counter of tomatoes I must process before they ruin. Plus in my garden I have no less than 24 tomato plants producing now. Just not getting any bigger than golf or small go fetch balls! :/
Hey TJ, that’s right, you will need to add some lemon juice to each jar when canning. Good luck! What made you grow 24 tomato plants? HAH!
Hay! About how many oz does this recipe generate?
Do you think this recipe would work with tomatillos instead of tomatoes?
Thanks,
Kristen
I did both stewed tomatoes and stewed tomatillos and they are both delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Hey Kristen, I love that you made stewed tomatillos, a lady after my own heart! Thanks for commenting!
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I just made this recipe today! I added bay leaf, fresh parsley, small onion and red and green peppers and a little fresh pepper! Extremely good and fresh from my garden!
Hey Debbie, I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for commenting!
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These are fabulous! I had some tomatoes that needed to be used up. I made this and fell in love. Definitely make again. Thanks for a great recipe!
Hey Buffy, thanks so much for commenting and letting me know you liked the stewed tomatoes!
Delicious and super easy.
Glad you enjoyed the recipe Wen!
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Do you serve them warm or cold?
I serve them warm.
Oh my – I must agree the best ever. I did go one step further- I added a Jalapeño. Oh yeah!!!
Hi, I made the stewed tomatoes this morning and they are so delicious. I will use this recipe when I have extra tomatoes that we need to hurry and use. Thanks for this recipe and it was so easy. Have an awesome day!
The best way to saved tomatoes from the garden!!
Your stewed tomatoes are the best!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
I was looking for some recipes to use up all of these tomatoes I have. I don’t know why on earth I bought 24 tomatoes plants and 20 pepper plants in the spring! I have tomatoes, peppers and onions coming out my ears. Your recipe sounded so good. I used a variety of tomatoes, green and yellow bell pepper and added some onion. It is very good, but it was saltier than I expected it to be. I will be harvesting a bunch more tomatoes before the season is over, and I will definitely be making this again, I will just use less salt.
Hey Tonya, hah, that’s so funny! But I know how hard it is not to grow a ton of plants! Glad you liked the stewed tomatoes recipe! Thanks for commenting!
So, haven’t dug through the comments and I probably should, but I’m curious. Why not use basil instead of parsley? Why not have onion included? I love this but feel like there are some obvious enhancements. Wondering what I’m missing.
My girlfriend and her mother are on a tour of Ellis Island as I type this. They were served food that immigrants would have eaten at the time. She had Sole with stewed tomatoes and rice. She’s never had stewed tomatoes before and is now obsessed….yup, in the past 10 minutes. She texted me to not can anymore of our beauties (49qts thus far) and instead find a recipe for her new addiction. Yours looks perfect, with a few of my own tweaks, and should allow me to put up about 40 pints before she gets back to Michigan.
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with everyone and a double thank you for allowing me to bring more happiness to the one I love.
With that, I am off to the kitchen.
Be well.