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Tomato paste Recipes

56 recipes with tomato paste for weeknights, meal prep, and quick ingredient searches. Choose by time, cuisine, and what is in your kitchen.

56 recipes

Sauerkraut Shchi with beef, sauerkraut and potato — Russia recipe

🇷🇺RussiaAdvanced

Soups

Sauerkraut Shchi

The soul of Russian cuisine — a rich, dark soup made from braised sauerkraut and beef on the bone, slow-cooked for hours. Gets better overnight, develops incredible depth of flavor. The only soup that improves with freezing.

240 min350 kcal8 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

Carp with Vegetables with carp, carrot and onion — Poland recipe

🇵🇱PolandAdvanced

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Carp with Vegetables

A hearty Central European dish where carp is first seared to a golden crust, then slowly braised with potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce until the fish absorbs all the rich aromas of the vegetables.

90 min300 kcal4 serves

💪High protein

Golubtsy (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls) with white cabbage, ground beef and pork and tomato paste — Ukraine recipe

🇺🇦UkraineAdvanced

Vegetable and Mushroom Dishes

Golubtsy (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)

Tender cabbage leaves filled with a mixture of ground meat and rice, simmered in a rich tomato-sour cream sauce until soft and juicy. A cornerstone of Slavic home cooking.

120 min500 kcal5 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

Chinese Braised Eggplant with eggplant, soy sauce and garlic — China recipe

🇨🇳ChinaMedium

Appetizers and Sandwiches

Chinese Braised Eggplant

Silky Chinese braised eggplant in a glossy sweet-savory sauce with garlic, ginger and sesame. One of the great vegetarian dishes of Chinese cuisine — the eggplant absorbs every layer of flavor from the sauce.

15 min160 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian⚡Quick

Singapore Chili Crab with crab, chili and garlic — Singapore recipe

🇸🇬SingaporeAdvanced

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Singapore Chili Crab

Singapore's national dish — whole crab braised in a glossy sweet-spicy tomato-chili sauce with garlic, ginger, and egg ribbons. Created in 1950s Singapore and eaten with your hands, mopping up every drop of sauce with warm mantou buns.

45 min500 kcal1 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

Rogan Josh with lamb, yogurt and garam masala — India recipe

🇮🇳IndiaAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Rogan Josh

A jewel of Kashmiri cuisine — tender slow-braised lamb in a deep red aromatic sauce of yogurt, tomato, paprika, and warming spices. 'Rogan' means oil or clarified fat, 'Josh' means heat or passion in Persian. A royal Mughal dish that is earthy, rich, and deeply satisfying without being fiercely hot.

90 min420 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

Chili con Carne with ground beef, kidney beans and tomato — USA recipe

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Chili con Carne

Ground beef simmered with tomatoes, kidney beans and a short list of spices. The tomato paste goes in first and cooks dry — that single step is what separates a flat chili from one with actual depth.

60 min420 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

Beef Stew with beef, potato and carrot — France recipe

🇫🇷FranceAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Beef Stew

Beef stew is a one-pot braise of chuck beef, potatoes and carrots simmered in beef broth with tomato paste, garlic, thyme and bay leaves. The beef is browned in batches first, then cooked for about 90 minutes until the collagen melts into a thick, glossy sauce. It tastes better the next day, and works with any root vegetables you have on hand.

120 min563 kcal4 serves

💪High protein

Pollo Guisado with chicken, onion and garlic — Dominican Republic recipe

🇩🇴Dominican RepublicMedium

Meat Dishes

Pollo Guisado

Bone-in chicken thighs browned until dark, then braised in a tomato-based sauce with onion, peppers, garlic and herbs. A one-pot Latin American weeknight staple — the sauce soaks into white rice and makes the whole plate.

60 min380 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🥑Keto🌾Gluten-free

High-Protein Chili with beef, kidney beans and tomatoes — USA recipe

🇺🇸USAAdvanced

Meat Dishes

High-Protein Chili

Ground beef with kidney beans, black beans and a spoonful of Greek yogurt stirred in at the end. Gets better the next day. Freezes well. Around 40g of protein per bowl.

55 min480 kcal6 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy

Minestrone with tomato, beans and onion — Italy recipe

🇮🇹ItalyAdvanced

Soups

Minestrone

Italian vegetable and bean soup with pasta. The vegetables soften in olive oil before any liquid goes in. A Parmesan rind simmers in the broth. The result tastes nothing like the tinned version.

55 min290 kcal6 serves

🌿Vegetarian

Black Bean Tacos with beans, tortilla and lime — Mexico recipe

🇲🇽MexicoAdvanced

Appetizers and Sandwiches

Black Bean Tacos

Canned black beans cooked down with cumin, smoked paprika, garlic, and lime until thick and slightly smoky. Served in warm corn tortillas with avocado, pickled red onion, and sour cream. From tin to table in 15 minutes.

20 min310 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free⚡Quick

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