It was a great year for tomatoes in my region! All of the stars aligned and the weather behaved perfectly pretty much all season long. This resulted in TONS of fresh tomatoes this year, and I am really at a loss of what to do with them all! Fortunately, my husband had the idea to make our world-famous salsa and gift a jar to each of our neighbors for the holiday. I loved the idea, and it got me thinking, what else could you do with home canned tomatoes? Find a few ideas below!

Hope your summer was successful in the garden and you were left with so many tomatoes that you couldn't eat them all and had to can them. Now, the colder months are here and you have all those jars of tomatoes. Bees And Roses wants to share with you some great ways to use those them. Everybody knows that home canned tomatoes make canned tomatoes from the grocery store taste like cardboard. Take a look at the delicious things you can make by reading on. #homecannnedtomatoes #cannedtomatorecipes

Home Canned Tomatoes: Recipes

Any of these delicious recipes could make for awesome home canned tomatoes neighbor Christmas gifts!

Salsa: I love making this delicious homemade salsa! The homegrown tomatoes are the base and then you just need to add seasoning. Here’s how to make your own:

14 ounces of home grown canned tomatoes

1/2 cup of chopped cilantro

Small onion chopped

Mined garlic

Chopped jalapeno

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/2 tsp lime juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon sugar

Step One: Put all of the ingredients in a large blender and blend until you have reached the consistency of your choosing. Add the seasoning to the mix and blend it together one last time. Give it a taste and add more seasoning if desired!

Canned Tomato Soup: Nothing warms you up like a cup of hot soup in the winter. Here’s what you’ll need:

3 chopped onions

1 bunch of celery chopped

8 cups of fresh tomatoes, chopped

4 cups water (add more if needed)

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup of salt

1 cup softened butter

1 cup flour

2 cups tomato juice (chilled)

Step One: Put onions, celery, and tomatoes in a large pot with enough water to cover the tops of the veggies. Boil then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes. Pour mixture through a strainer, discard solids, return the liquid to the pot and add salt and sugar.

Step Two: Blend butter and flour together until the mixture is creamy and then add the tomato juice. Pour this mixture into the pot with the other liquid and then stir over medium heat.

Step Three: Add the mixture to the mason jars in your desired size and cook them in a pressure cooker to seal the mixture so that your recipients can enjoy it months from now if desired.

Spaghetti Sauce: Include a box of noodles and some other utensils in your gift bag with this tasty sauce for a dinner easy enough for anyone to make. This is one of my favorite home canned tomatoes neighbor Christmas gift ideas! Here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients:

8 pounds of tomatoes

4 green peppers deseeded

4 large onions cut into wedges

2 cans tomato paste

1/4 cup canola oil

2/3 cup of sugar

1/4 cup of salt

2 teaspoons dried parsley

2 teaspoons dried basil

8 minced garlic cloves

2 teaspoons crushed pepper flakes

2 teaspoons Worstichiser sauce

4 teaspoons dried oregano

2 Bay Leaves

2 freshly squeezed lemons

Step One: In a large pot, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Boil each tomato for about 60 seconds each and then remove from the water with a slotted spoon and dunk immediately in ice water. Peel tomatoes, quarter them and then place in the stockpot.

Step Two: Chop green peppers and onions in a food processor and then transfer to a stockpot. Stir in tomato paste, canola oil, sugar, salt, garlic cloves, oregano, parsley, basil, pepper flakes, worstichiser sauce, and bay leaves. Simmer for 4-5 hours.

Step Three: Discard bay leaves and add the lemon juice to your tomato sauce mixture. Pour the mixture into your mason jars, leaving a few inches of room at the top of the jars. Screw the lids on tight and then seal them in a pressure cooker.

Salsa is one of my favorite things to make with home canned tomatoes. There are a lot things you can make with it. Learn more.

Easy Homemade Chili: This recipe doesn’t require much effort at all and the end result is incredibly tasty. Take a look below to find out what exactly you need. Pssst…its only five ingredients.

1 pound of ground beef (turkey works too)

1 onion (chopped)

Minced garlic

Diced tomatoes (just put the ones you have in a food processor)

2 cans of chili with beans

Step One: Cook the meat in a skillet over medium-high heat until it has no pink.

Step Two: Once cooked, add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the mixture.

Step Three: Add the diced tomatoes and the two cans of chili with beans. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes.

Tomato Dipping Sauce: It’s like the kind you get with your pizza but so much better. Learn how to make it below!

-Can of tomatoes

-Fresh garlic

-Salt and pepper to taste

Step One: Heat your canned tomatoes up in a large pot. Once heated, pour the entire mixture into a food processor blender and puree.

Step Two: Return the mixture to the pan and season to taste with salt, pepper, and fresh garlic. Let simmer for 10 minutes and then can them in mason jars or eat and enjoy!

Home Canned Tomatoes: Recipes

Salsa: I love making this delicious homemade salsa! The homegrown tomatoes are the base and then you just need to add seasoning. Here’s how to make your own:

Canned Tomato Soup: Nothing warms you up like a cup of hot soup in the winter. Here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients:

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