10 ways to use tinned tomatoes

Rich and smoky, this easy one-pot is a brilliant midweek dinner to have up your sleeve. Chopped tomatoes help create a deeply savoury base, while chicken, chorizo and rice all cook together in one pan for minimum washing up and maximum flavour.

This is the only tomato pasta sauce you'll ever need in your repertoire. Simmering a whole onion in the sauce adds gentle sweetness and bags of flavour, while keeping the finished dish smooth, glossy and pleasingly free of bits.

For a cosy dinner with plenty of comfort-factor, this baked gnocchi recipe really delivers. Our Hunter’s Chicken Paste adds a rich, smoky depth to the tomato sauce, while the gnocchi go beautifully soft beneath the golden, gooey cheesy topping.

This recipe has all the punchy, smoky flavours of the holiday tapas favourite, but made brilliantly easy in a single traybake. Tinned tomatoes form the base of the bravas-style sauce, coating crisp potatoes and juicy meatballs for a fuss-free dinner packed with sunny Spanish flavours.

Sweet tinned cherry tomatoes bring a lovely subtle lift to this vibrant pepperonata. Served with crispy, golden chicken legs, it’s a simple but flavour-packed dish with just the right balance of sweetness, savouriness and zing.

This clever take on a midweek classic is packed with plenty of veg, making it ideal for a family dinner everyone will happily tuck into.

Full of fibre, colour and bold Mediterranean-inspired flavour, this easy traybake is a great meat-free dinner to add to your weekly rotation. Chopped tomatoes cook down with the rice and butter beans to create a rich, satisfying base, finished with a punchy chimichurri.

A brilliant budget-friendly dinner that doesn't skimp on flavour, these beef enchiladas are always a crowd-pleaser. Chopped tomatoes help create a rich, savoury filling for rolling up in tortillas which are baked until golden and bubbling.

This great-value dish is one to keep in your back pocket for breakfast, lunch or an easy lighter dinner. Eggs baked in a richly spiced tomato sauce make for a simple, satisfying meal that feels far greater than the sum of its parts.

Spicy ‘nduja and chickpeas are a match made in heaven in this speedy pasta dish. Tinned tomatoes bring everything together into a rich, fiery sauce that’s deeply flavourful, brilliantly filling and ideal for those nights when you want dinner on the table fast.