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The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever

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Posted:8/14/13
Updated:8/25/21
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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! 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time 40 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
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

 

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  1. pat says

    August 21, 2022 at 10:31 am

    What Measures are you taking to be safe from Botchulism

    Reply
  2. Andi Colmery says

    August 18, 2022 at 8:02 pm

    Looking forward to trying this! Came home to an abundance of tomatoes😃. I can’t eat green peppers though. Have you ever used onions or red peppers instead?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 19, 2022 at 10:45 am

      Hey Andi, you can either use red bell peppers or add in onions (I’d use 1/4 cup!). Enjoy the tomatoes! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Treva mcmaster says

    August 14, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    Love this recipe an over abundance of ripe tomatoes

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 16, 2022 at 10:05 am

      So happy to hear you liked these stewed tomatoes Treva! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Charlie says

    August 13, 2022 at 11:11 am

    Very Good

    Reply
  5. CVelsini says

    August 6, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    This is my THIRD year with this recipe! Tomatoes are ready to be p/u from the farm market tomorrow morning. By tomorrow evening, my stewed tomatoes will be canned for another year. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. In Jan & Feb, I’ll be singing your praises as I use them!!

    Reply
  6. Charlene says

    August 6, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    This is my THIRD year with this recipe! Tomatoes are ready to be p/u from the farm market tomorrow morning. By tomorrow evening, my stewed tomatoes will be canned for another year. Thank you so much for posting this recipe. In Jan & Feb, I’ll be singing your praises as I use them!!

    Reply
  7. Melissa G. says

    August 4, 2022 at 9:44 pm

    I used tomatoes from my garden and they turned out really good! Thanks for a great recipe

    Reply
  8. Sandra Williams says

    July 26, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    We loved this recipe made it last night.Making it again tonight this time I added a1/4 cup of onions a little blk pepper and a half top minced garlic..thanks were really enjoying them planning on buying enough tomatoes to freeze some..yummy.

    Reply
  9. Dr. Lloyd says

    July 23, 2022 at 10:20 am

    Spot On!

    Reply
  10. Elizabeth Martin Davis says

    July 13, 2022 at 7:11 pm

    I can’t wait to try this delicious sounding recipe

    Reply
  11. Laurel says

    July 13, 2022 at 3:17 pm

    All I have to say is “Yum!”

    Reply
  12. Jerrie Sanders says

    July 12, 2022 at 7:58 pm

    I made this tonight. It was so good!!! I’ll be making it again!

    Reply
  13. Paddy Bateman says

    July 7, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    Just ate the last frozen bag of these Best Stewed Tomatoes I made from August, 2021. With bow tie pasta, bits of broccoli and topped with bacon and grated pecorino cheese is to die for! The flavour is out of this world. Am going to be making a lot more of this recipe this summer. Can not believe the taste, Chef Ramsay, step aside…this is DELICIOUS! I give it 10 ⭐️‘S and so does my husband!

    Reply
  14. Pamela says

    May 18, 2022 at 1:05 am

    I had 2 flats of fresh tomatoes on the Vine like you buy at HEB I found your recipe it is like the one I used 25 years ago and had lost the recipe. By the way I put up 75 tomatoes in quart size zip lock bags. They are so handy and so much better for you than the store bought ones Thanks Pamela Sparks

    Reply
  15. Robin says

    May 11, 2022 at 11:11 am

    I grew up on a farm and Grandma always made these but added celery & onion, which is what I did here. It was excellent! Could I freeze them in a glass jar instead of plastic? I don’t use plastic for anything. Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Brian says

      September 15, 2022 at 12:09 pm

      I wouldn’t recommend freezing them in a glass jar… it will probably break the jar. Add ~2 tablespoons of lemon juice per quart and process them in a hot water bath for 45 minutes. Make sure the water is boiling and that the jars are fully submerged.

      Reply
  16. Nancy says

    April 30, 2022 at 1:51 pm

    I was given some overripe tomatoes from the farm stand and decided to try this recipe. They are delicious! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      May 2, 2022 at 2:17 pm

      So happy to hear you liked the stewed tomatoes Nancy, thanks for commenting and letting me know you made them!

      Reply
  17. Dave S says

    March 25, 2022 at 12:41 pm

    Hi!
    I have no idea if you’re still monitoring this and can answer this question. I’m not lucky enough to have a garden of fresh tomatoes and hate to have to wait until they come into season. Would the recipe be any different if I used canned plum tomatoes?

    Reply
  18. Ricky Trimble says

    February 13, 2022 at 10:39 am

    Simple to make but very delicious to eat!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  19. Diane Milligan says

    January 13, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    I made this recipe about 4 – 5 times this past summer. I froze most of it it small freezer bags. I usually put it in soup or add to stuffed peppers. It is so good, I think the peppers that you add make a big difference. Already planning on next year. I also purchased a tomato peeler, makes it much easier in some cases.

    Reply
  20. Ann says

    December 28, 2021 at 5:44 am

    Can you boil them in a Watergate and store then in Mason jars in the pantry?

    Reply
  21. Darlene says

    December 18, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Loved this recipe put zuchinni in it also

    Reply
  22. Dee Jack says

    November 26, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    I have made this recipe several times and it never fails. I have begun to add other ingredients to make it my own.

    Reply
  23. danleep11 says

    November 6, 2021 at 10:22 am

    Add a few other flavor ingredients to it. Add some chunks of zucchini or other summer squash to this recipe and have a great variation of it. Make enough to have leftovers and can it using appropriate method.

    Reply
    • Mary S says

      June 26, 2022 at 7:18 pm

      So good, even my daughter who is a very picky eater enjoyed it and asked me to definitely make this again! I did tweak it a little by adding onion, celery, and Italian seasoning. My daughter said way better than the can!

      Reply
  24. Diane says

    October 4, 2021 at 12:36 pm

    I love this recipe it is easy and fast. I added garlic and sweet onions. I froze most of the 2 batches and made one in a quart jar, just to compare.

    Reply
  25. Kimberly says

    October 2, 2021 at 12:21 am

    I could eat these stewed tomatoes all day everyday! Love them!!! ( I actually added onions and celery to my second batch)

    Reply
  26. Linda in Texas says

    September 27, 2021 at 2:53 pm

    I love this recipe! I have a small garden and I don’t can so when my tomatoes started coming in I used this recipe because it was for a small batch of tomatoes and can be frozen. I have used this recipe for two months and added a little garlic and sweet onion to it. I now have a freezer full of wonderful stewed tomatoes for lots of chili and soups this winter. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Trinafabulously40 says

      February 5, 2022 at 12:59 pm

      1st time making them, they’re so good! Cut the recipe to half, added turmeric and substituted honey for sugar….I definitely will be making this again! Thank you so much for making so it easy👏🏼

      Reply
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