Recipes that use Tomato Paste?

[thinkofthesoldiers]

I use tomato paste in my chili recipe. (Most I've seen call for it.)

For future reference, they do sell the paste in a tube that keeps longer, I think.

[stephlove]

Just put the paste in a ziplock bag and freeze it. It will stay good while frozen, so you don't have to use it anytime soon.

[Deleted]

I usually make enchilada sauce out of tomato paste, tomato paste, water, chicken base, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt.

[nahoku]

Chili. Sloppy joes?

[panicked]

Oct 31, 2012 8:36:35 GMT -5 stephlove said:

Just put the paste in a ziplock bag and freeze it. It will stay good while frozen, so you don't have to use it anytime soon.

:Y:

You can put it in an ice cube tray to freeze as well. Each cube is about 1 T. Once they are frozen, pop them out, ziploc bag them, and you're good. You can also freeze leftover wine that way.

[Jalapeñomel]

I use it in pasta sauce.

[hisno1girl]

This is when the Press 'n Seal stuff comes in handy.

Use the press 'n seal and divide it up into portions (1 T or 1 t) and stick it in the freezer.

[ErinExpat]

LOL, leftover wine.

[Kit]

Oct 31, 2012 8:38:48 GMT -5 panicked said:

Oct 31, 2012 8:36:35 GMT -5 stephlove said:

Just put the paste in a ziplock bag and freeze it. It will stay good while frozen, so you don't have to use it anytime soon.

You can put it in an ice cube tray to freeze as well. Each cube is about 1 T. Once they are frozen, pop them out, ziploc bag them, and you're good. You can also freeze leftover wine that way.

Leftover wine? What's that?

[Deleted]

Best meatball recipe ever! I eat meatballs without pasta all the time!


Grandma’s Meatballs

• Ground Beef (1 lb or a little more)
• 1 Egg (1 more egg if meatballs feel dry when forming into balls)
• 2 Tablespoon Parsley
• ½ Teaspoon garlic powder
• 10 shakes of Oregano
• ½ Teaspoon Basil
• 5 shakes Rosemary
• Ground Pepper – a few shakes
• 2 pinches salt
• 5 shakes onion powder
• 4 Tablespoons Bread Crumbs (more if slimy when forming meatballs)
• 3-4 Tablespoons parmesan cheese (fine grind)
• Can of tomato paste + water


1) Mix all of the above ingredients. Form into meatballs.
2) Heat a little oil in a large pan and brown meatballs on two sides – do not cook meatballs or brown to the point of crustiness. The meatballs will cook in the tomato sauce
3) Add a small can of tomato paste in with the meatballs towards the end of cooking and a little water
4) In another larger pot add 2 jars of pasta sauce and then the meatball tomato paste mixture.
5) Bring meatballs to a low boil (level 4) and then let it simmer (down one notch) for 60-90 minutes.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

Oct 31, 2012 8:40:18 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

This is when the Press 'n Seal stuff comes in handy.

Use the press 'n seal and divide it up into portions (1 T or 1 t) and stick it in the freezer.

That press 'n seal sure comes in handy in times of crisis...or sexual interactions.

[SugarKane]

I'd freeze it in ice cube trays as well. Make sure you line the tray with plastic wrap to make it easier to pop out

[moolarkey]

Brown a pound of ground beef. Dump your tomato paste in, add water to constancy that you like your spaghetti sauce. Add spices. cook Spaghetti. Serve. Easy, cheap, fast.

Make chili, put your tomato paste in to thicken it. Add water or tomato juice, canned tomatoes or tomato sauce to thin to constancy you like.