The versatility of green tomatoes might surprise you! Check out how we love to cook them up.
7 Tasty Ways to Use Green Tomatoes (Besides Frying ‘Em!)
Updated on Jan. 05, 2022
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Curried Pork and Green Tomatoes
Total Time
30 min
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
When the tomatoes are green in the garden, my husband and sons are thrilled to know this dish will appear on several weekly menus. I've passed the recipe on more times than I can count.
Nutrition Facts:
1-1/2 cups: 275 calories, 13g fat (6g saturated fat), 79mg cholesterol, 879mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 24g protein.
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Green Tomato Jam
Total Time
30 min
Servings
about 3 cups
Nutrition Facts:
2 tablespoons: 81 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 10mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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Green Tomato Pie
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
8 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
When frost nips our garden, I quickly gather all the green tomatoes still on the vine and make this old family favorite. It's been handed down from my grandmother, and now my granddaughters are asking for the recipe.—Violet Thompson, Port Ludlow, Washington
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 433 calories, 16g fat (7g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 242mg sodium, 71g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Pickled Green Tomato Relish
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
8 pints
From the Recipe Creator:
When I'm left with green tomatoes at the end of summer, I reach for this recipe. Friends and family are so happy to receive the sweet-sour relish that they often return the empty jar and ask for a refill! —Mary Gill, Florence, Oregon
Nutrition Facts:
2 tablespoons: 37 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 78mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.
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Green Tomato Parmesan
Total Time
1 hour 35 min
Servings
8 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Oven-baked green tomatoes are deliciously tangy smothered with tomato sauce and topped with three kinds of cheese. Serve this as a side dish or a meal’s centerpiece.—Mike Chapman, Elyria, Ohio
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 313 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 960mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 5g fiber), 19g protein.
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Chowchow
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
10 cups
From the Recipe Creator:
My grandmom’s long-cherished chowchow recipe has Pennsylvania Dutch roots. The pickled relish of cabbage, onions and peppers is tart and sweet with a smidge of spice. —Sharon Tipton, Casselberry, Florida
Nutrition Facts:
1/4 cup: 80 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 276mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
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Charlotte’s Green Tomato Pie
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
8 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Green tomato pie makes an awesome conversation piece. I took it to a potluck and it was a delight to share. —Charlotte McDaniel, Jacksonville, Alabama
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 434 calories, 19g fat (5g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 314mg sodium, 61g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
