Easy dinner recipes using tinned tomatoes
This easy one-pot meal feeds six to eight people. (ABC News: Lina Jebeile)
If you're like me, there's always a tin of tomatoes or three in the pantry.
They are cheap, versatile and the basis of many weeknight meals, from pastas to soups and curries.
If you are looking for more ideas, here are five recipes to consider:
One-pot chicken and tomato rice
This recipe is a reader favourite because it's satisfying and easy. The chicken and rice cook together with spices, stock and tinned tomatoes adding flavour. It will be on the table in 55 minutes and feed 6-8.
Spaghetti alla puttanesca with ricotta
This dinner is simple and satisfying, and made mostly with pantry ingredients. (ABC News: Julia Busuttil Nishimura)
Once your ingredients are prepped there are only three steps in this recipe and one of them is cooking the pasta. You'll need two tins of whole tomatoes, plus olives, capers and anchovies for this spaghetti that's ready in 25 minutes.
Tuscan tomato and bread soup
Simple ingredients, big flavour — this rustic tomato and bread soup is finished with parmesan and a vibrant basil oil. (ABC TV: Wesley Mitton)
Bruschetta fans will enjoy this hearty soup, made from very humble ingredients including tinned tomatoes, stale bread and a Parmesan rind. It is served with a vibrant basil oil and is ready in 45 minutes.
Italian-inspired sausage tray bake
This dinner is simple to make, filling and very comforting. (ABC News: Julia Busuttil Nishimura)
Pork sausages bake on top of par-boiled potatoes in this recipe, along with strips of lemon rind, herbs and tinned tomatoes. The total time of the dish is one hour and 25 minutes, including 50 minutes of oven time, freeing you up to do other things.
Spicy stove-top beans with feta and eggs
This easy one-pan meal makes the most of tinned ingredients. (ABC News: Hetty Lui McKinnon)
Turn tinned tomatoes and beans into dinner with this meal inspired by shakshuka, spicy Arrabbiata pasta and baked beans. It's served with crumbled feta and just-poached eggs and is ready to enjoy in 40 minutes.