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The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever

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By: Pamela Reed
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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 faster than I can pick them! So, naturally, my kitchen has turned into a full-blown tomato factory. Between roasted cherry tomato sauce and homemade diced tomatoes I’ve been cooking up every tomato dish imaginable. Oh, and let’s not forget fresh tomato salsa—because August always means fresh salsa!

These stewed tomatoes are the best, and I’m not fibbing either. If you’ve got a tomato harvest coming up—or if you just want to ditch the canned stuff—please, please, please make these! You won’t regret it.

If you love tomatoes as much as I do, get excited—I have so many favorite garden tomato recipes to share with you. But for now… let’s talk about these stewed tomatoes.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy them? Macaroni noodles and stewed tomatoes—it’s simple, cozy, and one of those dishes that instantly takes you back home. Or, if you’re craving something ultra-comforting, stir them into crockpot mac and cheese for an extra boost of flavor.

And because no tomato-filled meal is complete without a side of something warm and buttery, I highly recommend serving it with a slice of sweet cornbread. That perfect balance of sweet and savory? YUM!

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!

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! 

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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! 


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.

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! 


Because of the quick boil, the skins will peel right off.

Discard 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?

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! 

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
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
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  1. Jaclynn says

    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!

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  3. Sharon says

    How many cups does this make? My tomatoes are pretty big and want to make sure I adjust the seasonings appropriately. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Pamela says

      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.

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  4. Elizabeth Bravo says

    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.

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  5. Chuck Breaux says

    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!

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    • Pamela says

      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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  6. Susan says

    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.

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  7. Diane says

    This recipe sounds good and simple, but I don’t like green pepper, can I use red or yellow or orange pepper instead?

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  9. Heatherd'Ann Blythe says

    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 😉

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    • Pamela says

      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!

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  10. Lisa says

    Thank you sweetie! I’m going to try doing this today. I have everything all set and will def let you know. 🙂

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  11. Lisa says

    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!

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    • Pamela says

      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!

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  12. Stacey Barlow says

    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.

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  13. B. Kingston says

    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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  14. Matthew Oconnell says

    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.

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  17. Faythe says

    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!

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  19. Dejra says

    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

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    • Pamela says

      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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  21. Dalynn Holling says

    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.

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  22. Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says

    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!

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  23. chris conrad says

    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

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  27. Alison Grice says

    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.

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  28. Debbie Carter a.ka. Brown Sugar Granny says

    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.

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    • Pamela says

      Thanks for stopping by Debbie! Your morning sounds busy and delicious! Those biscuits sound absolutely yummy! Enjoy the stewed tomatoes!

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  29. Debboe Carter a.ka. Brown Sugar Granny says

    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.

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