Our Most Popular Tomato Recipes Ever

If there’s one dish to cross paths with it’s Ghanaian Jollof Rice — a dish enjoyed in many West African countries. It’s spicy and rich in tomato flavour and uses tomato paste and crushed tomatoes. It starts on the stove and is then baked to a slightly crispy layer on the bottom until perfectly browned.

In this other traditional Ghanaian dish, tomatoes are used in the soup base to create a delicious comfort meal. Blend the tomatoes and sieve through a strainer to remove pulp and pour liquid tomato “water” over the chicken, along with tomato paste, reserving the crushed tomatoes. Cook over medium heat and voila! 

Speaking of soup, our readers keep coming back to this tomato soup recipe. It’s a staple in Chinese households and super delicious. In English, it’s literally translated into “Tomato Egg Flower Soup” for the way the whisked egg “blossoms” like a flower as it’s swirled into the hot soup. The best part? It only takes 15 minutes to prep and cook, so you’ll have a yummy tomato-based dish in minutes. 

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This recipe from Guy Fieri is famous for a reason. Guy pairs the enchiladas with diced tomatoes, strained chiles, oregano, cumin, salt, black pepper and cloves for a meal that will have you thinking about it well after lunch or dinner. 

This vegan lasagna recipe is a sight to behold. Layered with tangy lentil mushroom sauce, tofu “ricotta,” and melty vegan mozzarella, it has all the flavours you love about lasagna but with a twist! The lentil tomato sauce is the real show-stopper. Now, the real question is: Do you go for a corner slice or a middle slice? 

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Whether you’re on a camping trip or just hanging out in the backyard, this campfire pizza will be your new favourite recipe—it features tomatoes. It takes 35 minutes to prep and cook, and you can add any toppings you like. Keep it simple or go big with veggies, this will surely be a summer crowd-pleaser. 

This ever-so-popular-and-tasty tomato sauce is one of our readers’ favourites. The key is San Marzano tomatoes. It’s simple yet bursting with flavour that’s perfect for pasta, pizza, fish, chicken and so much more. 

Tomatoes steal the spotlight in this recipe courtesy of one of Food Network Canada’s favourite entertaining chefs, Ina Garten. Juicy, ripe cherry or grape tomatoes come together beautifully with cucumbers, red onions, peppers, feta cheese and olives. 

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It’s not an eggplant parmesan recipe without tomatoes. The patties can be prepped a day before making this the perfect weeknight meal. Hearty marinara sauce perfectly coats the crispy patties so whether you’re serving it as a vegetarian main or a hearty side, this dish is so versatile.

This classic Italian dish is the definition of comfort. Panade (bread crumbs soaked in milk) and medium ground beef are the secret ingredients that make these meatballs so tender. While the meatballs are tasty enough on their own that you can skip the pasta entirely the homemade tomato sauce is a match made in heaven. 

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