In the pantry · 9 uses
canned tomato
Picked and packed in season, which is why it beats a pale fresh tomato most of the year. Whole tomatoes crushed by hand give a better texture than the chopped ones, which are firmed with additives.
9
dishes and drinks that need it
0
more where it is worth adding
44%
of those are under 30 min
Ingredient transformation map
What heat, time, and handling can turn canned tomato into
This is not a recipe. It is a map of useful states for this tomato so the ingredient can become a component instead of waiting for one exact dish.
What it is usually standing next to
Onion is in 67% of the dishes that call for it — close enough to be a rule rather than a habit.
Counted off required ingredients across the whole library. A companion listed here is one these dishes are built from, not one we are recommending.
If you have twenty minutes
Built on it · 9
Take it out and the dish is something else. Fastest first.