Tomato

This simple, satisfying one-skillet chicken recipe leaves you with a ton of sweet, sweet pan juices—plenty of crusty bread for sopping it all up is non-negotiable.

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.

When tomato season rolls around, this no-cook tomato pasta is our ace in the hole.

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.

This shakshuka is the ultimate, don't-even-worry-about-it, weeknight pantry meal.

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…

Harissa, a spicy North African paste of chiles, garlic, and spices, is available in many large grocery stores and Middle Eastern markets—some brands come in tubes, others are sold in jars. If you can’t find it, though, substitute by mixing together your favorite hot sauce, tomato paste, a pinch or two of ground cumin, and a drizzle of olive oil. Keep playing with the ratios until you have a medium-spicy paste.

This is a perfect recipe to make when you have bought too many tomatoes at the market and they are starting to show their age.

Cooking bacon in the oven on a sheet tray is so hands-off, so splatter-free, and so easy, it just might convince you to eat a lot more bacon in the future.

Plenty of cheese, peak summer tomatoes, tons of garlic, and a cracker crust make for a totally addicting savory pie.

You want that lamb fat to render out gently; it’ll eventually become part of the sauce that will tie the whole dish together.