31 No Fuss Recipes With Diced Tomatoes

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Tom Papia

I have you covered in this list of no fuss recipes with diced tomatoes. Keep things quick and easy by using diced tomatoes as a main ingredient in your cooking. Perfect for sautés, stews, pastas, and soups, diced tomatoes are a fast way to add color, flavor, and texture to an ordinary dish.

Looking for ways to use diced tomatoes? Or you need ideas for what to make with tomatoes? This list of healthy and simple recipes with diced tomatoes will be your best friend.

31 Ways To Use Diced Tomatoes For Dinner

From stir fry vegetable recipes, to ground turkey dishes, to healthy vegetarian side dishes, this really is a comprehensive list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

Diced tomatoes is one ingredient I always keep in my pantry. Every week I make sure to buy a can or two at the grocery store. If there is a sale, I will buy in bulk.

Whenever I am in search of a quick meal, a dish with a lot of flavor, or something to eat with pasta, my first thought is diced tomatoes. What can I make with diced tomatoes today? Then, I grab some other simple ingredients, some herbs and spices, and I am on my way to a delicious meal, usually done within 30 minutes.

When I have a bumper harvest of tomatoes from my garden I will can as many diced tomatoes as I can. I never seem to have enough tomatoes to can because my daughter will eat them straight off the tomato plant. Sometimes before I even get any!

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Ideas For Recipes With Diced Tomatoes

Now lets get started and dive into this list of simple recipes that use diced tomatoes.

1. Cannellini Beans with Spinach and Tomatoes

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Cannellini Beans with Spinach and Tomatoes. Spinach sautéed in oil and garlic with diced tomatoes and cannellini beans.

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2. Swiss Chard with Beans and Tomatoes

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Swiss Chard with Beans and Tomatoes. Swiss chard sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, beans, tomatoes and served over whole wheat pasta..

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3. Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Tomatoes

Chicken with Cannellini Beans Recipe

Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Tomatoes. Boneless chicken breasts cut into pieces and sautéed with oil, diced tomatoes, cannellini beans and garlic.

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4. Zucchini with Tomatoes and Garlic: A 30 Minute Recipe

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Zucchini with Tomatoes and Garlic. Fresh zucchini sliced thin and sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, onions, and tomatoes.

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5. Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans

No Fuss Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Mushrooms

Chicken with Mushrooms and Beans. Boneless chicken bites sauteed with garlic, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and cannellini beans and served over sorghum. A healthy addition to this list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

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6. Chicken Chili Stew Recipe

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Chicken Chili Stew. Chicken bites sautéed with garlic, onions, cannellini beans, carrots, and diced tomatoes and flavored with chili seasoning.

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7. Pasta e Fagioli Recipe: A 40 Minute Recipe

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Pasta e Fagioli Recipe. Ditalini pasta cooked with garlic, onions, carrots, and beans, simmered with chicken broth.

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8. Scallops with Angel Hair Pasta Recipe

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Scallops with Angel Hair Pasta Recipe. Scallops over angel hair pasta with sautéed cauliflower, garlic, and diced tomatoes.

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9. One-Pan Chicken with Cabbage Recipe

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Chicken with Cabbage Recipe. Boneless chicken bites sautéed with garlic, onions, cabbage, and diced tomatoes. Another healthy addition to this list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

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10. Zucchini Boats with Ground Turkey

How To Prepare Easy Zucchini Boats Recipe

Easy Zucchini Boats with Ground Turkey. Baked zucchini stuffed with ground turkey, onions, and tomatoes.

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11. Pasta with Green Beans and Carrots

Healthy Dinner Recipe: Pasta Dish With Green Beans And Carrots

Pasta with Green Beans and Carrots. Green beans and carrots sautéed with garlic, onions, and tomatoes and served with spaghetti.

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12. Balsamic Chicken and Beans

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Balsamic Chicken and Beans. Boneless chicken breasts sautéed in oil and simmered with balsamic vinegar, kidney beans, and diced tomatoes.

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13. Zucchini with Beans and Spinach

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Zucchini with Beans and Spinach. Zucchini sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with onions, beans, diced tomatoes, and spinach. Another healthy addition to this list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

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14. Chicken with Spinach and Cannellini Beans

Simple and Delicious Chicken and Spinach Recipe

Chicken with Spinach and Cannellini Beans. Boneless chicken bites sautéed in oil with spinach, diced tomatoes, and cannellini beans.

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15. Zucchini and Green Beans

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Zucchini and Green Beans. Zucchini and green beans sautéed in oil and garlic and then simmered in diced tomatoes.

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31 Easy Ways To Use Diced Tomatoes In Recipes

We are half-way through this list of 31 recipes with diced tomatoes. As you can see, there are many ways to use a can of diced tomatoes in recipes. Keep a ready supply of these cans in your pantry and you will always have a quick way to elevate the flavor and texture of a dish.


16. Farfalle with Broccoli and Carrots

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Farfalle with Broccoli and Carrots. Farfalle pasta mixed with sautéed broccoli, carrots, diced tomatoes, and garlic.

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17. Easy Spaghetti with Peppers and Onions

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Easy Spaghetti with peppers and onions, garlic, and diced tomatoes. Red and green bell peppers sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, sweet onions, diced tomatoes, and mixed with spaghetti and grated cheese.

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18. Ground Turkey and Zucchini

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Ground Turkey and Zucchini. Ground turkey sautéed with garlic, onions, and diced tomatoes.

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19. Spinach and Artichoke Chicken Recipe

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Spinach and Artichoke Chicken. Chicken bites sautéed with garlic, diced tomatoes, artichokes and spinach.

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20. Pork and Zucchini Recipe with Sweet Potatoes

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Pork and Zucchini Recipe with Sweet Potatoes. Pork bites sauteed with garlic, onions, zucchini, and sweet potatoes.

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21. Spinach and Tomatoes: A Quick 10 Minute Recipe

Spinach and Tomatoes

Spinach and Tomatoes. Fresh spinach sautéed with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and diced tomatoes. A healthy side dish recipe, or serve with pasta for a wonderful vegetarian option. A very simple addition to this list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

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22. Pork with Beans and Tomatoes: A 25 Minute Recipe

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Pork with Beans and Tomatoes. Boneless pork chops cut into bite sized pieces and sautéed with garlic, beans, and tomatoes.

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23. Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes

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Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions. Fresh eggplant cubed and roasted with diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh basil. Another healthy addition to this list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

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24. Green Beans with Garlic and Tomatoes

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Green beans with garlic and tomatoes sauteed in extra-virgin olive oil. This is a great #meatlessmonday option. Couple this with your favorite grains, or maybe just a nice piece of crusty Italian bread for dipping!

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25. Tri-Color Pasta with Green Beans: An Easy 30 Minute Recipe

Tri-Color Pasta with Diced Tomatoes Recipe

Tri-Color Pasta with Green Beans. Tri-Color rotini pasta mixed with green beans, diced tomatoes, garlic, and grated cheese.

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26. Chicken with Zucchini and Beans: A 25 Minute Recipe

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Chicken with Zucchini and Beans. Boneless chicken pieces sautéed with garlic, zucchini, diced tomatoes, and cannellini beans.

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27. Three Bean Pasta: A 30 Minute Recipe

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Three Bean Pasta. Green beans, black beans, and kidney beans sautéed with garlic and oil and mixed with diced tomatoes and farfalle pasta.

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28. Chicken Chili: A Simple 60 Minute Recipe

Chicken Chili Recipe

Chicken Chili. Ground chicken sautéed with garlic, onions, cannellini beans, pinto beans, and diced tomatoes and flavored with chili seasoning.

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29. Vegetarian Three Bean Stew

Three Bean Stew

Vegetarian Three Bean Stew. Navy, pinto, and kidney beans simmered with garlic, onions, bell peppers, carrots, diced tomatoes, and chili powder. A healthy, filling, and delicious vegetarian dish.

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30. Southwestern Pork Chops: An Easy One-Pan Dinner Recipe

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Southwestern Pork Chops. Pork chops seasoned with chili powder, pan seared, and sautéed with black beans, diced tomatoes, garlic, and onions.

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31. Pasta with Green Beans and Onions

Rigatoni Pasta with Green Beans

Pasta with Green Beans and Onions. Sautéed green beans with garlic, onions, and diced tomatoes mixed with rigatoni. A filling addition to this list of recipes with diced tomatoes.

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31 Healthy Ways To Use Diced Tomatoes In Recipes

Congratulations! And thank you for finishing this amazing lineup of recipes with diced tomatoes. These 31 ideas will be your best friend as you create your own starting lineup of base recipes.

Give some of these recipes with diced tomatoes a try and let me know how they turned out. Leave a comment below! I can’t wait to hear what you think. Did you invent your own version of one of these recipes?


Related Questions About Diced Tomatoes

What can you do with a can of diced tomatoes?

As you can see from the list of recipes with diced tomatoes about, you can do a lot! Perfect for sautés, stews, pastas, and soups, diced tomatoes are a fast way to add color, flavor, and texture to an ordinary dish.

Can you freeze leftover diced tomatoes?

Yes you can. However, if you do, I recommend you use them is a soup or stew when they defrost. Frozen diced tomatoes may not maintain their shape when unfrozen. So, if you are looking for a defined piece of tomato in a recipe use the diced tomatoes from the can, not frozen.

Can you use diced tomatoes instead of tomatoes?

Not is all applications of tomatoes. Diced tomatoes are a great substitute for tomatoes when they are cooked. Diced tomatoes are perfect for sautés, stews, pastas, and soups. When using tomatoes in cold dishes, such as, salads or cold appetizers, stick with the fresh tomatoes.

Do you drain diced tomatoes for recipes?

It depends. If you keep the liquid it can be useful when making a quick sauce, or in soups and stews to add volume. However, in stir fries or sautés you may want to drain the liquid. It is really personal preference. But if you keep the liquid you may need to thicken it depending on the recipe.

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