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Hungarian Goulash
Hungary's iconic paprika-red beef and potato stew — deeply savoury, warmly spiced and cooked low and slow until the beef is meltingly tender.
⏱ 170 min🔥 390 kcalEasy
★4.8(1,956)
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Hungarian Tomatoes Recipes
19 recipes using tomatoes — Goulash, chicken paprikash, lángos — bold paprika-spiced Carpathian cuisine.
These 19 hungarian tomatoes recipes are ready in about 107 minutes on average, with 260–680 kcal per serving, and 53% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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107 min
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410 kcal
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easy recipes
How Hungarian cuisine cooks with tomatoes
Hungarian cuisine — Goulash, chicken paprikash, lángos — bold paprika-spiced Carpathian cuisine — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Hungarian cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, caramelising, boiling and frying.
Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with sweet hungarian paprika, lard or vegetable oil, onions, caraway seeds, beef stock or water and egg. The dishes here span hungarian classics ready in as little as 40 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Hungarian Goulash is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 3,240 ratings.
19 Hungarian Tomatoes Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Chicken Paprikash
Csirkepaprikás — tender chicken thighs braised in a velvety, paprika-scented sauce finished with sour cream, served with egg noodles.
⏱ 65 min🔥 510 kcalEasy
★4.7(1,634)
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Gulyás — Hungarian Goulash Soup
The authentic Hungarian gulyás: a clear, paprika-rich beef and potato soup — not the thick Western stew, but a warming, elegant soup that is Hungary's national dish.
⏱ 140 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.8(2,987)
soup
Magyar Gulyás
Hungary's soul of a dish — a slowly simmered beef and potato stew made brilliant red by generous amounts of sweet Hungarian paprika, hearty and deeply warming.
⏱ 120 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,780)
dinner
Töltött Káposzta
Hungarian stuffed cabbage rolls — tender cabbage leaves wrapped around minced pork and rice, simmered in a sauerkraut-tomato broth until meltingly tender.
⏱ 135 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,120)
soup
Hungarian Fisherman's Soup (Halászlé)
Fiery, paprika-red Hungarian fish soup from the Danube — bold, rich, and deeply satisfying.
⏱ 90 min🔥 280 kcalMedium
★4.8(298)
dinner
Hungarian Lecsó (Pepper and Tomato Stew)
Hungary's versatile pepper, tomato, and onion stew with paprika and sausage — eaten as a main course or side.
⏱ 55 min🔥 310 kcalEasy
★4.7(345)
soup
Hungarian Beef Goulash (Gulyás)
Hungary's national dish — a paprika-rich beef and potato stew with a clear, deeply flavoured broth that is technically a soup, not the thick stew exported to the world. The authentic Budapest version.
⏱ 140 min🔥 430 kcalMedium
★4.8(456)
soup
Halászlé (Hungarian Fisherman's Soup)
Hungary's dramatic spicy fish soup — whole carp, catfish or pike simmered in a fiery, red paprika broth. Two competing versions (Baja vs. Szeged) and a permanent argument. Both are extraordinary.
⏱ 95 min🔥 320 kcalMedium
★4.8(312)
dinner
Lecsó
Hungarian pepper and tomato stew with bacon and eggs — the quintessential summer vegetable dish of Hungarian cooking.
⏱ 55 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.7(412)
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Hungarian Gulyás
Hungary's national stew — beef, sweet paprika, onions, and potatoes simmered into a fragrant red soup.
⏱ 170 min🔥 520 kcalEasy
★4.9(1,640)
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Gulyásleves (Hungarian Goulash Soup)
Hungary's true goulash — a soulful paprika-rich beef and potato soup cooked low and slow with caraway, lard-softened onions, peppers and tomato, served from a kettle over open flame.
⏱ 145 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
★4.9(1,080)
dinner
Hungarian Goulash
Hungarian beef and paprika stew with potatoes — warming, smoky, the heart of Magyar cuisine.
⏱ 140 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.9(3,240)
dinner
Chicken Paprikash
Hungarian chicken paprikash: bone-in chicken braised in a creamy paprika-sour cream sauce, silky and mild, served over dumplings or egg noodles.
⏱ 80 min🔥 680 kcalMedium
★4.9(2,640)
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Gulyás (Hungarian Beef Goulash Soup)
A brick-red paprika-forward beef and vegetable soup, closer to a hearty stew, simmered low and slow with sweet Hungarian paprika.
⏱ 155 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.5(88)
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Lecsó (Hungarian Pepper and Tomato Stew)
A simple, vibrant stew of stewed bell peppers, tomatoes and onions, often finished with sausage and a fried egg.
⏱ 55 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.4(88)
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Halászlé (Hungarian Fisherman's Soup)
A fiery red paprika-based fish soup made with river fish, simmered until the broth turns deep and richly flavored.
⏱ 100 min🔥 260 kcalMedium
★4.5(72)
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Hungarian Lecsó Omelette
A soft omelette folded around lecsó — Hungary's classic stewed peppers, tomatoes and onion — a home-style breakfast built on the country's favorite vegetable stew.
⏱ 40 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.5(30)
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Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika)
Classic Hungarian töltött paprika — bell peppers stuffed with rice and pork, simmered in a roasted-garlic tomato-paprika broth.
⏱ 75 min🔥 410 kcalMedium
★4.8(587)
Choosing & preparing tomatoes
How to choose
Ripe tomatoes smell fragrant at the stem and give slightly to a gentle squeeze. For cooking out of season, good-quality tinned tomatoes often beat pale fresh ones.
Prep & storage
Store at room temperature, never the fridge, which kills their flavour and texture. Score and blanch to slip off skins; salting slices draws out excess water for salads.
Nutrition
A low-calorie source of vitamin C, potassium and the antioxidant lycopene — which actually becomes more available when tomatoes are cooked.
Classic flavour partners: basil, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella, onion, oregano
Hungarian Tomatoes Recipes — FAQ
How long do Hungarian tomatoes recipes take to make?
Most of these 19 Hungarian tomatoes recipes are ready in around 107 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Hungarian Lecsó Omelette, takes about 40 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 170 minutes.
How many calories are in Hungarian tomatoes dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 260 to 680 kcal per serving, averaging 410 kcal — Halászlé (Hungarian Fisherman's Soup) is the lightest option at 260 kcal.
What is the easiest Hungarian tomatoes recipe for beginners?
Hungarian Goulash is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 170 minutes. 53% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with tomatoes in Hungarian cooking?
In these recipes, tomatoes is most often paired with sweet hungarian paprika, lard or vegetable oil, onions, caraway seeds, beef stock or water and egg. Hungarian kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
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