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!
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!
How to Make Stewed Tomatoes Video
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!
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.
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 meal while it’s snowing out?
ENJOY!
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The Best Stewed Tomatoes Ever
PrintIngredients
- 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.
Cindy says
Oh my – I must agree the best ever. I did go one step further- I added a Jalapeño. Oh yeah!!!
Tina says
Do you serve them warm or cold?
Pamela says
I serve them warm.
Debbie says
Warm. I mainly use them in cooking.
wen says
Delicious and super easy.
Pamela says
Glad you enjoyed the recipe Wen!
Buffy says
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!
Pamela says
Hey Buffy, thanks so much for commenting and letting me know you liked the stewed tomatoes!
Debbie Mcmahon says
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!
Pamela says
Hey Debbie, I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for commenting!
Kristen Acosta says
Do you think this recipe would work with tomatillos instead of tomatoes?
Thanks,
Kristen
Kristen Acosta says
I did both stewed tomatoes and stewed tomatillos and they are both delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Pamela says
Hey Kristen, I love that you made stewed tomatillos, a lady after my own heart! Thanks for commenting!
Hailey says
Hay! About how many oz does this recipe generate?
Eva says
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
Pamela says
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!
TJ says
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! :/
Pamela says
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!
Erin Short says
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.
Pamela says
Hey Erin, thank you so much for the comment! I’m so happy you and your husband enjoyed this recipe!
Patsy Wagstaff says
I have a freeze dryer and this works great in it.
Pamela says
Glad to hear Patsy!
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Melvin Campbell says
Tried this recipe & loved it. Today I’m adding a bit of celery, onion & butter.
Patricia says
How well do you think this will dehydrate? The comfort of home on a trip…
Justin says
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.
Pamela says
Hey Justin, thanks for sharing! Love the tweaks you did, glad you enjoyed these stewed tomatoes!
Shawnae says
This is absolutely the best recipe! Makes even mealy, store-bought tomatoes taste yummy.
Pamela says
Thank you so much for commenting Shawnae, I’m so happy you like these stewed tomatoes!
Sue says
I use this recipe every year…they are the best stewed tomatoes!
Pamela says
Thanks Sue! I’m so happy you like these stewed tomatoes so much!
Marcie says
Can i use cherry tomatoes?
Pamela says
Hey Marcie, you could use cherry tomatoes although they are generally more sweeter. Enjoy!
Dianna says
Hi Pamela,
If one were to use cherry tomatoes in this recipe, would you then cut back on the sugar? I do plant some cherry tomato varieties and then have to race to roast and freeze them when I get overwhelmed. This sounds like a good solution when you have a deluge of cherry tomatoes. I used to give most of them away until I found you could roast them with garlic, onion, red bell pepper, and olive oil. However, because of the oil, I am unable to can them and my freezer is usually packed so I still end up giving away some of the finished product. Needless to say, I am well-loved by family and friends when this happens..lol! I’d love to be able to actually try this recipe with cherry tomatoes and can them. Should the sugar be eliminated or cut way back if you use cherry tomatoes?
Norma Brodrick says
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,
Kerry says
Can you can these instead of freezing?
Pamela says
Hey Kerry, yes you can. Please see the comments above discussing canning. Enjoy!
Julie Haneline says
Hi! How much does this make? My recipe calls on 2 15.5z cans of stewed tomatoes I believe so should I double?
Pamela says
Hey Julie, you’re correct in doubling the recipe. Enjoy!
Kyle says
Great recipe!
Super simple and tastes delicious.
Thank you for sharing
Pamela says
Thanks for commenting Kyle! Glad you liked!