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4.8 from 219 reviews

The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever

40 minutes
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By: Pamela Reed
Posted:8/14/13
Updated:7/7/23
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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! 

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! 

Homemade Stewed Tomatoes Recipe

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, slow cooker tomato sauce 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!

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! 

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!

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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! 

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!

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! 

How to Make Stewed Tomatoes From Scratch

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.

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! 

Beautiful beef and roma tomatoes, I love  you. I was making a few batches of stewed tomatoes today.

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! 
Don’t be scared of this quick boil tomatoes, it will be over quickly!

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! 
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.

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! 
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.

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! 
So now we have all our tomatoes, naked and bashful! Throw them in a large pot.

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! 
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.

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! 
When the stewed tomatoes are done, serve them up right away if you’d like…

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! 

They are quite pretty and delicious so they compliment so many dishes nicely!

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! 
Or throw them in a mason jar in the refrigerator for tomorrow…

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! 
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 meal while it’s snowing out?

ENJOY!

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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! 
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 40 minutes minutes
serves 6

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.

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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: stewed tomatoes
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  1. Janet Hodge says

    September 22, 2023 at 4:19 pm

    Can I use tomatoes that were previously frozen from my garden? I made a batch with fresh tomatoes and it is delicious!!

    Reply
  2. Marie says

    September 19, 2023 at 4:37 pm

    an amazing simple recipe! I added chopped onions, garlic, fresh basil and extra peppers!!! going to serve this over my favorite pasta with grated parm…YUM!!!!

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      September 25, 2023 at 11:50 am

      That sounds like the most perfect dinner – yum!! Thanks for stopping by Marie!

      Reply
  3. Joan says

    September 19, 2023 at 3:26 pm

    You weren’t kidding when you called this recipe “The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever.” I had so many juicy tomatoes this season. I tried this recipe for our dinner and we were amazed how great tasting this simple, easy recipe is. As they were coming off the vine, I kept up with them and used this recipe for freezing. The bell pepper is by far the star!! I can see this over biscuits, noodles, rice, etc.. Perfect recipe. The best!!!

    Reply
  4. Wendy says

    September 6, 2023 at 10:19 am

    Do I need to put lemon juice in the quart jars to can this recipe?

    Reply
  5. Rae says

    September 5, 2023 at 8:02 pm

    Easy to follow recipe! I found the salt content too high, so I would recommend starting with less and adding more to your preference. Overall a great recipe!

    Reply
  6. Patricia Collins-Blanton says

    September 4, 2023 at 9:42 am

    I love stewed tomatoes over biscuits & gravy.

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      September 5, 2023 at 9:31 am

      Oh yum yum yum! Now you have me hungry!

      Reply
  7. Patti says

    September 2, 2023 at 4:40 pm

    I was the lucky recipient of some fresh beefsteak tomatoes so used them and fresh bell pepper for this recipe. Oh my…so delicious. I did add a little onion but I’m not even sure I needed them.

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      September 5, 2023 at 9:48 am

      So happy you liked the stewed tomatoes Patti! They make me swoon every time! 🙂

      Reply
  8. doris says

    September 2, 2023 at 11:35 am

    We had so many tomatoes this year. Made at least 15 quarts of stewed tomatoes and I also dehydrated the skins. This will last a while. Thank you. Love it.

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      September 5, 2023 at 9:49 am

      Wow, that sounds amazing Doris! So many stewed tomatoes to enjoy!! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Kimberly Haigh says

    August 29, 2023 at 7:27 pm

    I can see why you cried when you came up with this recipe. Being someone who loves onions w/tomatoes I had to add them. So delicious! Thank you.!

    Reply
  10. Daryl glover says

    August 28, 2023 at 8:20 pm

    I love this recipe I made 8 pints canning them I added 3 different types of bell peppers red orange and green just for color yum it smelled really good throught the house

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      August 29, 2023 at 9:11 am

      Oooh, I bet those are some beautiful looking stewed tomatoes with all that color! Enjoy Daryl, thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
      • Heather G says

        August 31, 2023 at 12:02 am

        How do you can them? Do you need to add the lemon juice and salt? Process time? Thank you!

        Reply
        • marion prentis says

          September 9, 2023 at 8:54 am

          if canning you must add aciid { lemon juice }

          Reply
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