Tomatoes, stewed

Tomatoes, stewed are fresh tomatoes which have been cooked with (or without) salt and  seasonings.  They can be heated and used as a side dish or added to sauces, soups or stews.  This is a common product found in most grocery stores.

To make the stewed tomatoes fresh tomatoes are peeled (sometimes chemically and other times flash-steamed) then simmered in their own liquid.

If you don't have stewed tomatoes you can substitute:

Rotel
OR > canned whole tomatoes cooked with 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper and 1/4 cup chopped onion

14 1/2 oz. can stewed tomatoes = 1 1/2 cups