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Tomato Chicken Skewers
Dinner American

Tomato Chicken Skewers

4.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak 8 wooden skewers in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes to prevent burning during cooking.
  2. 2 Combine tomato paste, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and chopped rosemary in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken pieces to glaze; stir to coat.
  3. 3 Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to medium heat.
  4. 4 Alternately thread chicken pieces and cherry tomatoes onto skewers; place on a broiler pan. Spoon remaining glaze over skewers.
  5. 5 Cook under the preheated broiler, flipping occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in centers and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into centers should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  6. 6 Transfer to a serving plate; garnish with rosemary sprigs.

By Babs35

Slow Cooker Barbequed Beef Ribs
Dinner American

Slow Cooker Barbequed Beef Ribs

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
240 min
Total
250 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine water, ketchup, tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, and salt in a slow cooker; stir well to dissolve brown sugar and salt.
  2. 2 Place short ribs into the sauce and stir to coat. Cover and cook until ribs are tender, about 8 hours on Low or 4 hours on High.

By sharron

Dynamites
Dinner American

Dynamites

4.1

Prep
15 min
Cook
245 min
Total
260 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; cook the onion in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef, bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes to the saucepan; stir.
  2. 2 Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until peppers are soft and beef is tender, 4 to 6 hours.

By AddiesMom6

Prawn Saganaki
Dinner American

Prawn Saganaki

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir tomato paste into onion mixture; cook and stir for 1 minute.
  3. 3 Pour wine into tomato mixture; simmer until liquid is reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Stir tomato sauce into wine mixture and simmer until mixture is thick, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Spread tomato mixture into the base of a 6-cup baking dish; top with prawns and sprinkle evenly with feta cheese.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until prawns are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 10 minutes; top with parsley.

By Angie

Easy Tomato-Beet Soup
Dinner American

Easy Tomato-Beet Soup

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Puree tomatoes, beets, tomato paste, and 1/2 cup beef stock together in a blender until smooth.
  2. 2 Pour tomato mixture into a saucepan with the remaining beef stock. Stir sugar, dill, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper into the tomato mixture.
  3. 3 Bring the soup to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the flavors meld, about 30 minutes.

By Cindy Sherry-Cassel

Sloppy Joe Casserole with Noodles
Dinner American

Sloppy Joe Casserole with Noodles

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 2 /12-quart casserole with cooking spray.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook shell macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and seasoning mix. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Drain and rinse macaroni. Spread 1/2 of the macaroni into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top with cottage cheese, then the beef mixture. Repeat layers of macaroni, cottage cheese, and meat. Cover with Cheddar cheese.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and casserole is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

By lxydn

Deviled Sausages
Dinner American

Deviled Sausages

4.1

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook sausages, about 15 minutes, until well browned and cooked through.
  2. 2 Drain fat, and return skillet and sausages to medium heat. Stir in water, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, cayenne, tomato paste, and brown sugar. Bring contents to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.

By DISISBEE

Cowboy Macaroni
Dinner American

Cowboy Macaroni

3.9

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
  3. 3 While the macaroni is cooking, brown ground beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
  4. 4 Drain macaroni; do not rinse. Return to the pot and add butter, milk, and both packages of cheese sauce mix. Stir until well combined.
  5. 5 Combine macaroni and cheese, ground beef mixture, undrained corn, tomato sauce, and tomato paste in a 2-quart casserole dish; mix well.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 20 to 25 minutes. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

By D Carnes

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken in Yogurt Sauce
Dinner American

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken in Yogurt Sauce

4.1

Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Total
18 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine yogurt, tomato paste, onion, garlic, curry powder, ginger, salt, and pepper in the slow cooker. Add chicken breasts and mix with yogurt sauce.
  2. 2 Cook on Low until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 8 hours. Shred with 2 forks.

By Jeannine Cauthen

Goulash Supreme
Dinner American

Goulash Supreme

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. 2 Reduce heat to low. Add stewed tomatoes, macaroni, onion, garlic, chili powder, and paprika; mix well. Stir in tomato paste. Simmer, adding a little water as needed if the mixture gets too dry, until macaroni is tender, about 20 minutes.

By Cheryle

Homemade Pizza Burgers
Dinner American

Homemade Pizza Burgers

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
265 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine beef, tomato paste, salt, sugar, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, pepper, and oregano in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate to let flavors marry, about 4 hours.
  2. 2 Form beef mixture into 8 thin patties. Place 1 slice of mozzarella cheese on each of 4 patties; leave at least a 1/2-inch border, breaking up the cheese as needed. Place remaining patties on top and pinch edges to seal in the cheese.
  3. 3 Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Fry burgers until browned and centers reach 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 6 to 7 minutes per side. Serve on buns.

By duboo

Tomato and Garlic Pasta
Dinner American

Tomato and Garlic Pasta

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place tomatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring just to a boil. Pour off water, and cover again with cold water. Peel the skin off tomatoes and cut into small pieces.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet or pan, making sure there is enough to cover the bottom of the pan, and sauté garlic until opaque but not browned. Stir in tomato paste. Immediately stir in the tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer until pasta is ready, adding basil at the end.
  4. 4 Drain pasta, do not rinse in cold water. Toss with a bit of olive oil, then mix into the sauce.
  5. 5 Reduce heat as low as possible. Keep warm, uncovered, for about 10 minutes when it is ready to serve. Garnish generously with fresh Parmesan cheese.

By ALMA-LOU

Baked Macaroni with Pepperoni
Dinner American

Baked Macaroni with Pepperoni

3.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. 3 In a 9x13 inch baking dish combine cooked macaroni, tomato sauce, tomato paste, cheeses, pepperoni, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
  4. 4 Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

By April

Easy Slow Cooker Chili
Dinner American

Easy Slow Cooker Chili

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
185 min
Total
200 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook and stir until brown and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
  2. 2 Stir beef, beans, stewed and diced tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, sugar, chili seasoning mix, and barbeque sauce together in the crock of a slow cooker.
  3. 3 Cook on High for 3 hours.

By christine moore

Beef Tips and Tots
Dinner American

Beef Tips and Tots

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
120 min
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Slice beef into 3/4-inch strips; then slice these pieces, at an angle, into smaller "tips." Season beef with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat until shimmering. Transfer in beef, arranging in a single layer. Let the meat sear until browned, 3 to 5 minutes, before turning over and browning the other side.
  3. 3 Reduce heat to medium and add tomato paste, garlic, and butter. Stir everything until the butter melts, and then stir in the flour. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
  4. 4 Stir in broth. Raise heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce to low, cover, and cook until beef is starting to get tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  5. 5 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  6. 6 Uncover, turn heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, and the meat is tender, about 30 minutes.
  7. 7 While meat simmers, bake potato nuggets in the preheated oven until crispy and heated through, 20 to 25 minutes.
  8. 8 Taste beef tips and adjust the seasoning. Serve immediately over hot potato nuggets.

By John Mitzewich

Roasted Eggplant and Mushrooms
Dinner American

Roasted Eggplant and Mushrooms

3.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
45 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. 2 Place eggplant, zucchini, onion and mushrooms in a 2 quart casserole dish. In a small bowl combine the tomato paste with the water, and stir in garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Pour over the vegetables and mix well.
  3. 3 Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until eggplant is tender, stirring occasionally. Add water as necessary if vegetables begin to stick; however, vegetables should be fairly dry, with slightly browned edges.

By Phoebe S. Spinrad

Poached Chicken Breast
Dinner American

Poached Chicken Breast

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine chicken stock, water, yellow onion, celery, carrots, tomato paste, salt, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a gentle simmer. Decrease heat to medium-low and simmer, checking flavor occasionally, until vegetables are slightly tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
  2. 2 Bring stock to a boil and add chicken, pouring in more water if chicken isn't completely covered in liquid. Bring poaching liquid to a boil; remove pot from heat and cover tightly with a lid until chicken is no longer pink in center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

By Ace

Surprise Pasta
Dinner American

Surprise Pasta

3.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  2. 2 In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until almost cooked; about 10 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
  3. 3 Using a food processor, chop the onion finely. Wash it out and then put in the bell pepper. It should turn to liquid. That's the surprise!
  4. 4 Add tomato paste, garlic, onions, oregano, and bell pepper juice to the browned beef. Allow it to settle a little bit, folding it all together. Add the tomatoes and cover; simmer for another 15 minutes. With a fork or spatula crush the tomatoes and blend the juice into the sauce; continue simmering for about 10 more minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.

By Pokijay

Cookson Stew
Dinner American

Cookson Stew

3.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
60 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
  2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. 3 In a large oven proof pot or Dutch oven, combine cooked sausage, pinto beans, peppers, kidney beans, wax beans, baked beans, barbeque sauce, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and brown sugar. Note that all of the juice from the cans is added as well.
  4. 4 Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes.

By Marjorie Szabo

Michigan Hot Dogs
Dinner American

Michigan Hot Dogs

4.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place hot dogs in a large stockpot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Turn heat off, cover, and let sit.
  2. 2 Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add ground beef and half of the diced onions. Cook and stir until beef is no longer pink, making sure to break into fine pieces, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, whisk water, ketchup, tomato paste, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder until smooth.
  4. 4 Drain ground beef mixture and return to the skillet. Stir in reserved ketchup mixture, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Place hot dogs in buns. Top hot dogs with beef mixture. Divide remaining onions on top of the beef mixture and garnish with mustard.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Easy Skillet Spaghetti
Dinner American

Easy Skillet Spaghetti

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
65 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir water, tomato juice, tomato paste, minced onion, chili powder, sugar, oregano, garlic salt, and salt into ground beef; cover skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blended, about 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Add spaghetti to beef mixture; stir to separate strands. Cover skillet; simmer, stirring frequently, until spaghetti is tender, about 30 minutes.

By lilcreep

Easy Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
Dinner American

Easy Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
135 min
Total
145 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
  3. 3 Transfer beef into a large pot over low heat; stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, onion, salt, oregano, sugar, pepper, and garlic powder. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours.
  4. 4 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain. Serve meat sauce over spaghetti.

By Sammye

Charleston Red Rice
Dinner American

Charleston Red Rice

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
65 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
  2. 2 Bring water, rice, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
  3. 3 While rice is cooking, cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in the pan. Reduce heat to medium. Drain bacon on a plate lined with paper towels; crumble the bacon once cooled enough to handle.
  4. 4 Cook and stir onions in the reserved bacon drippings until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in crumbled bacon, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce; bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat, and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Spoon cooked rice into the prepared baking dish and stir the tomato-bacon mixture into the rice until evenly combined.
  6. 6 Cover the dish and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

By DJBPITT

Easy Zucchini-Tomato Side Dish
Dinner American

Easy Zucchini-Tomato Side Dish

4.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add zucchini and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in tomato paste and tomato. Season with herbes de Provence, salt, black pepper, and sugar. Stir in basil and serve.

By mooku007

Refried Black Beans
Dinner American

Refried Black Beans

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
80 min
Total
575 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place black beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
  2. 2 Place beans in a pot and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer beans until very tender, about 1 hour.
  3. 3 Heat oil in a skillet over medium; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add black beans, green chiles, chili powder, and cumin; cook and stir until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Blend black bean mixture in a food processor until smooth. Add tomato paste, chicken broth, vinegar, and salt; blend until desired consistency is reached. Return beans to pot and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes more.

By dmvanask

Dad's Spaghetti Western
Dinner American

Dad's Spaghetti Western

4.2

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Crumble beef into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cook for 3 minutes on high; drain fat and stir in onion, chili powder, basil, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, tomatoes and tomato paste. Fill the paste can with water and add. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir broken spaghetti into meat mixture; re-cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 6 minutes. Stir, re-cover and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes, or until spaghetti is tender. Stir in beans, re-cover and let stand 5 minutes.
  3. 3 In a separate bowl, combine cheese, sour cream and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Microwave on medium-high for 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve over spaghetti mixture.

By Cori