Stewed Tomatoes With Rice Recipes

TOMATO RICE STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix the water, rice, potatoes, tomato paste, and tomato sauce. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and stir in basil, sugar, salt, and bay leaves. Cook about 15 minutes, stirring often, until potatoes and rice are tender but firm.
• Mix spinach, stewed tomatoes, and lemon juice into the saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes, or until rice has finished cooking and the mixture has thickened.

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH RICE

Steps:

• Cook the rice in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, stirring periodically, until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Drain. Rinse the rice under cold running water. Set the rice aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut a 1/2-inch thick slice off the top of each tomato; reserve the tomato tops. Cut and scoop the seeds, pulp, and juice from each tomato into a small bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup of the tomato juice and pulp.
• Oil the bottom of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place the hollowed tomatoes in the prepared dish.
• Toss the rice with the reserved tomato juice and pulp. Add garlic, basil, parsley, Parmesan, the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste. Combine well.
• Spoon the rice mixture into the hollowed tomatoes, mounding slightly. Sprinkle leftover stuffing on the bottom of the pan. Drizzle entire dish with olive oil. Place the reserved tomato slices atop the tomatoes. Bake until the rice is heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

ALL-AMERICAN STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a glass or ceramic dish (11 by 14 by 2 inches), combine butter, sugar, salt, ginger, paprika, cloves and onion. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes. Push tomatoes to the edge of the dish so that they make a ring, leaving an open area in the center. Cover dish tightly with polyvinyl microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent for 8 minutes. Pierce plastic and stir in dissolved cornstarch. Patch plastic. Cook at 100 percent for 3 minutes longer.
• Prick plastic. Uncover carefully. Stir in lemon juice and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

SHRIMP WITH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Boil or steam the shrimp until just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Slice the two zucchinis in 1/2-inch-thick rounds and boil in water until tender, about 3 minutes. Drain the water, return the zucchini to the pan, and add the can of stewed tomatoes to the zucchini. Return to heat and simmer briefly until heated through.
• Arrange rice on a plate. Cover with shrimp. Top off with the stewed-tomato-and-zucchini mixture. Garnish with grated cheese.

STEWED TOMATOES WITH RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes into chunks, reserve juices. In a skillet over low heat, saute onion in butter untilsoft and yellow. Add tomatoes and juices, stir. Season with salt, pepper and sugar. Cover and simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Add rice and cook slowly for about 10 minutes, checking liquids, until rice is tender. If mixture becomes dry, add a little water or tomato sauce/juice. Taste and adjust seasoning and garnish with chopped parsley to serve.

HOMEMADE STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• To peel the tomatoes, place them in boiling water for 1 minute and then immediately transfer to cold water. Peel and quarter tomatoes, and place in a large saucepan with the salt. Slowly simmer over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

BAKED RICE WITH CHEESE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a casserole melt butter and sautee onions and garlic until soft.
• Stir in the tomatoes, rice, salt, thyme and bay leaf, blending well.
• Pour in the chicken broth, stirring.
• Cover casserole, bring to a boil, and place in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove cover, discard bay leaf, stir in two cheeses, and heat in the oven for 2 minutes.

STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a 1-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine the tomatoes, sugar, butter, seasoned salt and pepper. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the tomato mixture. Cover and cook 1 minute longer or until thickened and bubbly.

TOMATO BEEF AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Place in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 400° for 1-1/2 hours, stirring once or twice. Uncover during the last 15 minutes to brown.

BEEF STEW WITH TOMATOES AND RICE

Steps:

• In a heavy dutch oven with a lid, fry the bacon over medium heat till just cooked. Drain and cut into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Pour off any excess fat from the pot, add the oil and warm it over medium high heat.
• Add the meat and cook it till browned.
• Reduce heat to medium, stir in the onion and brown it slightly.
• Remove the meat and onion to a large platter.
• In the oil in the same pot, add the rice and cook, stirring over medium heat till it turns a milky color (about 3 minutes).
• Spoon rice into a bowl and set aside.
• Pour any remaining oil out of the pot, add the water and stir for a moment to dissolve the juices.
• Add the wine, stir, then return the meat and onion to the pot.
• Pour in the stock almost to the height of the meat and salt it lightly.
• Add the carrot, celery, pepper, garlic, thyme, bay leaf and reserved bacon.
• Bring to a simmer, cover tightly and simmer slowly for 1 hour.
• Stir in the chopped tomato and simmer till the meat is fork tender (1 hour or more). Drain off the cooking liquid and add stock or water to make 2 1/2 cups.
• Return the liquid to the pot and bring to a boil.
• Stir in the reserved rice, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, without stirring.
• The rice should be tender and have absorbed almost all the liquid.
• Taste and correct seasonings.
• Just before serving, fold in the grated cheese.
• Serve from the pot.