Canned Tomato

A straight-down-the-middle, nostalgic-tasting tomato soup with long-cooked flavor and a short cook time.

The key to a soup with fully developed savory flavor starts with the soffritto—a mix of slowly cooked aromatic vegetables.

Almost as easy as opening a can of the store-bought stuff, and one hundred times more delicious.

Plus mayo bread, because we can.

A punch fish stew with scallops and mussels and all the good things.

Cooking lemon slices to almost-burnt adds a layer of complex flavor to this comforting stew.

Make a big pot of this rich, meaty chili, a side of cornbread, and then never leave the couch.

DIY kid food is the best food, if you ask us.

A super simple red sauce lets the shellfish shine—say that 5 times fast.

The honey lends a sweet, caramelize-y twist to this quick curry, but if you want to up the heat, add a big pinch of cayenne pepper. Have some thick, crusty bread handy to scoop up all the extra sauce, or serve alongside a pile of rice for a low-maintenance comfort food dinner.

Because you need more butter-roasted things in your life.

If you don’t have an ovenproof skillet for this shakshuka recipe, just cook everything in a medium skillet and transfer to a 2-quart baking dish before cracking the eggs.

The classic Cuban braise that definitely requires a side of maduros and beans.

Our best recipe for moussaka has layers of eggplant, rich tomato sauce with ground lamb, and a pillowy, bronzed béchamel top. Plus: It can be made ahead.

Saying these are better than our nonna’s would be a bad idea, but she’ll never know if we just think it…

Stuffed cabbage is great for a crowd, but if you find yourself with a lot of leftovers, it freezes well too.

For a hearty vegetarian version of this pasta recipe, use squash, mushrooms, or eggplants in place of shrimp.

If you don’t happen to have or particularly enjoy pastrami, bacon or pancetta would be a delicious substitute for this minestrone recipe. Check out step-by-step photos here.

These are extra saucy and a little sweet like the original SpaghettiOs, but with grown-up flavors all around.

You don’t need hours to simmer tomato sauce. This recipe shows you how to make an excellent one in 30 minutes, with 5 ingredients, in 1 pan, with very little effort.