Recipes with Tomato sauce
5 recipes
There are 5 recipes here that use Tomato sauce, and every one of them is scored against what is actually in your fridge before it is shown. The quickest is Sausages in Spicy Tomato Sauce at 12 minutes; the longest, Eggs in Padang-Style Sauce, takes 30. 2 of them finish in twenty minutes or less, which is usually what matters on a weeknight.
None of these need an oven, an air fryer, or a microwave — a stove and a pan is enough. 2 are vegetarian. 2 have no chili at all, so they work for children. 3 are properly spicy.
Tomato sauce turns up most often alongside Chili sauce, Onion, Vinegar and Cornstarch — if you have one or two of those as well, more of this list becomes cookable tonight rather than after a shopping trip. Add what you have to your fridge and the recipes reorder themselves around it, with anything missing collected into a shopping list.
Sausages in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Ten minutes from fridge to table. Score the sausages so the sauce gets inside instead of sitting on the skin.
⏱ 12 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Nuggets in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Frozen nuggets become an actual dish. The sauce is made separately and poured over at the end so they stay crisp.
⏱ 20 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Sweet and Sour Chicken
The balance comes from the vinegar, not the sugar. Add it last so the sourness is still bright when it reaches the table.
⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servingsMedium
Crispy Tofu with Chili Sauce
Press the tofu first to drive the water out. Wet tofu never crisps, no matter how much flour you use.
⏱ 25 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Eggs in Padang-Style Sauce
Hot, savoury, and deep orange. A simplified take on the sauce usually reserved for crab.
⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servingsMedium