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Welcome to the Hunt’s Tomato Cook-off!

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It’s time to Taste the Harvest! The Hunt’s Tomato Cook-off on UrbanMoms is now underway. Check out the amazing recipes
developed by two of our own bloggers, Kath & Gav.  Comment on who created the best dish to donate Hunt’s tomato products to a local food bank and for your chance to win.
Made with the best quality tomatoes and ingredients, Hunt’s tomato
products can help you make delicious meals for your family every night
of the week.

Over the next three weeks you will be in the judge’s seat as you
decide which of our two chefs has done the best job with three fabulous
recipes featuring Hunt’s products. Your job is simple: check in each
week and read both Gav and Kath’s recipes, compare the pictures, and
then vote by telling us what you think! We will be giving away a
fabulous slow cooker prize package.  Click here for details. 
Your comment below is your entry to win this fabulous prize for your
kitchen. For each comment up to a maximum of 100, Hunt’s will donate one
can of tomato product to the Cook-off winner’s (Gav’s or Kath’s) local
food bank.  Now it’s your turn!  Tell us who did it best, Kath or Gav,
in the comments below!

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Chef Dad’s Recipe – Vegetable Focaccia
 

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Thanksgiving is a holiday with such a long tradition, it is often difficult to introduce anything new into the mix. The staples – Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, pumpkin or sweet potato pie – are always going to be expected by those around your table. Finding a new recipe to add to the mix is not an easy task. For this year I finally settled on this delicious Vegetable Focaccia. It is tomato based, has lots of fresh vegetables and can be added to your meal as a substitution for a basket of bread at the table.
I was given a can of Hunt’s Onion, Herbs & Spices to try out, and the sweet flavourful sauce worked beautifully with this recipe. Hunt’s tomatoes are picked at the peak of ripeness, and it shows when you highlight it in a recipe like this one. 
The tender dough is loaded up with tasty sauce, and healthy and delicious toppings that will compliment your traditional Thanksgiving dinner perfectly. Feel free to mix up the vegetables and add anything that your crew will devour!

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Vegetable Focaccia

Ingredients:

PAM Cooking Spray
1 pizza dough or tube Italian bread dough
2 tablespoons olive oil  
1 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese
1 cup chopped broccoli, cooked
1/4 onion, thinly sliced 
1/3 cup sundried tomatoes, julienne
1 cup Hunt’s Onion, Herbs & Spices Tomato Sauce
Preparation: 
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with PAM and stretch dough onto pan.
  2. Using your fingers, make holes throughout the dough. Drizzle dough with olive oil and bake until just beginning to turn golden, about 15 minutes.

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  3. Remove pan from oven and spoon Hunt’s tomato sauce over top, spreading evenly all the way to edges. Add broccoli, onion and sundried tomato then sprinkle with cheese. Return pan to oven.

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  4. Bake until nicely browned on edges and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Cut into rectangles and serve warm or at room temperature.

Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin

I love to make a traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings: roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, pumpkin pie. But once in a while, I tire of the same old side dishes with my bird, and I branch out to find something new. A few years ago I found a wonderful, decadent recipe for scalloped potatoes in one of those magazines that the cheese marketing board puts out. It goes basically like this: slice potatoes thinly, layer with thinly sliced onions and grated parmesan cheese in a casserole dish. Top with several dollops of butter, pour 500mL of heavy cream over it all and bake into a wonderful, bubbling, golden-brown dish of delicious.

So that was a favourite for a few years. Obviously.

And then I decided to put a twist on the old stand-by potato side dish. I searched around through my collection of cookbooks and also found a few promising recipes on the internet. And then I did what I always do: I merged together all the elements of the different recipes that I liked, and created my own new and unique dish. I call it Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin. Which is a mash-up of English, Italian and French basically meaning potatoes and tomatoes with melted cheese on top.

It’s a nice break from the total-refined-carb situation that is the brimming bowlful of mashed potatoes, or the fat farm scalloped potato dish I favoured for a few years there.  But it’s still got everything you need a Thanksgiving side dish to be: it’s warm, it’s filling and it makes you feel good, from the inside out. Indeed: it’s a perfect comfort food.

So this year when you sit down with your family for a harvest feast, why not make up a batch of Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin? It’s got lots of what’s good for you in it: plenty of vitamins and antioxidants from the tomatoes, and the flu-fighting prowess of garlic, too! Here’s the recipe:

Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin

Ingredients:
PAM cooking spray
6 medium potatoes, sliced into ½  inch rounds
(keep the skins on for a more rustic, harvest feel as well as to seal in those vitamins!)
1 medium onion, thinly sliced

4 garlic cloves, minced

2 cans tomato chunks (I used 2 cans of Hunt’s Original Diced Tomatoes)
1 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon Hunt’s Herbs and Spices Tomato Paste

1/4 cup water

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon each salt & pepper

Olive oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Preparation:
1.  Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until they caramelize.
2.  Add the garlic and sauté for one minute.
3.  Add the Italian seasoning and the tomatoes. Stir until well mixed.
4.  Add the tomato paste and water, stir again to blend thoroughly. Bring to a low boil on medium-high heat then lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.

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5.  Spray a casserole dish with PAM, arrange potato slices in a single layer.
6.  Pour half the tomato mixture on top, then arrange a second layer of potato slices.
7.  Pour the remaining tomato mixture over the potatoes and top with grated cheese.

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8.  Bake for 50-60 minutes or until potatoes are soft and most of the liquid is absorbed.

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Comments

  3. dphumphrey says

    I am definitely voting for Kath’s. I think it fits the theme of Thanksgiving better (especially if turkey is the main)

  16. thordora says

    Katherine’s looks amazing…need to try that! (I love focaccia, but hate broccoli on things!)

  18. bcgirll says

    I vote for Gav’s……….it looks wonderful……….and Kath’s was out because I’m not fond of potatoes.

  19. katkrazy says

    I like Kath’s receipe for sure. We love our carbs in our household and potatoes go better with any other meat dish for sure. They both look yummy but I’m voting for the potatoe dish.

  20. Corry VanHooft says

    I vote for Gav vegetable focaccia ,I always wanted to make focaccia this looks so good ,and something new to try

  21. kcrmb says

    I like Katherine’s dish…there is nothing like comfort food – potatoes and cheese and tomatoes!

  24. drjess says

    I am sure they are both tasty, but the first one I would eat is Chef Dad’s as I like Vegetable Focaccia.

  28. LisaMomOfTwo says

    I’d like to vote for Katherine’s dish. It looks and sounds like something my family would love!

  31. andreaca13 says

    Kath. Looks delicious and something I would try for my own family. LOVE potatoes, and this is something new!!

  39. Teresa says

    I love Gav’s Vegetable Focaccia! I made it the other night and next time I will have to make more because everyone wanted seconds!!

  42. wilfred says

    I would have to choose Gav simply because it looks like something the kids would like. It also looks like a dish that I can have as leftovers and the kids can grab a piece for a snack. It is all about the kids….when they don’t like it I don’t make it!!!

  45. Bee L says

    All three look yummy and I like the Vegetable Focaccia the most, think I would be most likely to make that one. 🙂

  51. Betty says

    I vote for Gavin’s Vegetable Focaccia. It is easy to make, with ingredients that are easy to find.

  52. sondra says

    I vote for Katherine’s recipe. It looks delicious and makes my mouth water just thinking of it!

  56. Teresa says

    I am voting for Gav’s Vegetable Focaccia! I waited a bit to vote because I had to make this after seeing the recipe and picture. It is so good and easy to make. I have made something similar before so this was simple for me. I try to stay away from potato dishes because I am trying to lose weight.

  57. kcrmb says

    I love katherin’s recipe. There is nothing better than potatoes as a comfort food – and with cheese and tomatoes – it would taste divine!

  58. jen s. says

    i like Kath’s. i love potatos and how could anyone go wrong with tomato sauce and cheese?! looks great!

  62. pooaneeor says

    These are both creative recipes, but my vote goes to Katherine. Hers is one I would actually make and I know I’d love it!

  63. ginger says

    My vote goes to Gav,it sounds so wonderful.I am going to try this recipe out on my own family this thanksgiving…I know already it is going to be a big hit!

  65. Leslie says

    My vote is for Kath. I love the look of Gav’s and I be it tastes amazing, but I think the season has swayed for some good old comfort food!!!

  72. ronda13 says

    Both recipes look very yummy. Thinking in terms of Thanksgiving dinner though, I vote for Katherine’s dish.

  75. hmrcarlson says

    They all look delicious but Katherine’s seems a little extra-special so it gets my vote.

  76. Heidi Leighton says

    Both look delicious (minus the broccoli lol), but my vote is for Kath! Wish I had it in front of me RIGHT NOW 🙂

  80. amberleah says

    I’d like to vote for Katherine’s recipe. I think the grandkids will like it better.

  81. DebbieL says

    Both recipes look great, but I’m going to go with Kat’s Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin. I simply cannot deny that amazing layer of melted cheese on top of the dish!

  82. melfraserhorn says

    I think katherines looks great, what a wonderful way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. I think they will call it “pizza potaoes”!

  83. PDLadybug says

    I prefer Katherine’s Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin. Her photo results call to me! I’m hungry just looking at the tantalising dish.

  84. Tampa77 says

    So hard to choose! But our winner is Gav! This is a fun recipe that the kids can make and place their own toppings! For this reason this will definitely be a hit at our house!

  85. KittyPride says

    I vote for Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin – sounds tasty and the children would love the new way of enjoying potatoes 🙂

  86. lisha says

    I will have to go with Katherine’s Recipe’s Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin
    my kids love it

  87. NFawcett says

    Hi – I will have to go with Katherine’s recipe which I will be trying tonite – while I’m sure I would enjoy the other, I know Katherine’s would be more “kid” friendly in my house….

  89. grace1972 says

    Both recipes sound delicious! And great contest too, with a feel-good spin (making a donation to a local food bank). That being said, I’m going to give my vote to:
    Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin

  90. Lyn says

    I vote for Katherine’s Recipe. My kids love anything with potatoes in it. Hubby’s recipe is good for getting everyone to eat healthy, in disguise, but if the kids saw me making it, they would refuse to eat it.

  91. turtletatty says

    I am voting for Kath’s recipe. It sounds delicious and like something my kids & hubby would love. In fact, I just might have to try it tonight for supper! YUM!

  92. Inshalla says

    I vote for Kath’s dish. All that cheese, you can’t go wrong… and the kids will love it too!

  94. NenaS says

    Both recipes sound delicious, but I think I would have to say Katherine’s recipe for
    Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin would go over the best in my home! I’m making that with ham tonight for dinner! Mmmmm!

  97. prettyrainbow says

    Katherine’s recipe is a very creative way to serve potatoes! I also like the cheese on top!

  100. lisa965 says

    I vote for Katherines recipe.It is healthier and my family are great cheese fans. Neat twist on potatoes.

  102. twodragons says

    Would love to try both but, my family would go for Kate’s more than Garth’s. They’re not into bread and veggie together.

  103. Keri1 says

    Potatoes Pmodori au Gratin by Katherine is the best recipe. I could see it served with a Thanksgiving meal.

  104. sparky_gal says

    I like Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin. I often get bored of plain old potatoes, and this recipe takes potatoes to a whole new level. Looking forward to trying it!

  105. Vesper says

    I choose Katherine’s recipe – the presentation looks better and it contains garlic – one of my all time favourites

  111. cassandra666ca says

    I vote for Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin. It seems like something new to try with ingredients that are familiar. I’m going to try it for those days when you need a quick side dish, or perhaps add some ground beef or turkey to make a whole meal out of it.

  112. avasmama says

    I really like both dishes but Im going to vote for Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin. Im always looking for new ways to make potatoes as they can get boring. This is going to be a familt fav for sure!

  113. lisa says

    I’d like to vote for Katherine’s dish. I think it would be a nice addition to a Thanks Giving meal. Thanks

  114. sking says

    My vote is for Kath’s recipe. It’s different, and itsounds like it would be very tasty.

  115. judcon says

    I vote for Katherines Recipe. It’s a great new take on scalloped potatoes and looks delicious!

  116. AK says

    I voted for Katherine’s Recipe it is something more on my food choices, the other one looked good, but Katherine’s Recipe was more something that i could get away with eating thanks so much

  117. Debra B says

    I vote for Katherine’s Recipe, it has me intrigued me and I can’t wait to try it, looks so yummy

  119. brazak says

    I would have to vote for Katherine’s recipe as a few people in my household hate broccoli – the recipe would be good other than that. I have to admit the idea of potatoes with a tomato base seems quite different and would like to try it out.

  122. Madcam12 says

    I vote for Katherine’s and agree the kids would like it much better.
    Can’t wait to try it.

  124. dplavins says

    MMM, they both look good, but I think its Katherine’s potatoes that I’m going to try

  131. dapshore says

    Definitely vote for Chef Dad Gav – big fan of Focaccia – will have to try his version!

  136. RobynL says

    I love both recipes which are new to me but I will
    vote for Kath’s Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin
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  138. mommakoala says

    I like Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin recipe. Hearty and right up my alley.

  140. Denise says

    Hello Gav’s recepe looks so good and easy to make the appearance of her dish looks so good so i guess i will vote for Gav’s

  141. Justrose says

    They both look so good, and are different types of recipes. I will go with Kath, her recipe would be great with a meat item, and veggie.

  147. angelmom3 says

    The two dishes above look very delicious. If I could I would choose both. Since I am a bread lover I will have to vote for Gav’s Vegetable Focaccia. The red tomato paste and the green broccoli make it very appealing to eat! I will try this recipe for my family. Thank you and can’t wait for the next one!

  148. gmamaye says

    Gav’s Vegetable Focaccia is by far is the most colorful and delicious looking! Is even healthy looking too!
    Sorry Kath, I think yours is great tasting too and it’s a comfort food I probably will try and love your effort but I vote for Gav’s all due to that I know it will taste good and also it looks eye catching that all in my family will love.

  154. kcrmb says

    I love Katherine’s dish! It has that magic combination that makes the best comfort food – potatoes , tomatoes and cheese!

  155. Kmyth says

    I’d havwe to say that I would vote for Gav’s recipe. I think the kids will like it better.

  160. Iris says

    Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin gets my vote.
    (I love cheese and pototoes)

  167. Tracyann says

    I love the sound of both recipes but i think Kaths is more suitable for a thanksgiving meal. Seems more like a comfort dish!

  169. p23ag says

    I love the sound of both of these recipies but will vote for Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin although I am considering the Vegetable Focaccia as a rather neat appetiser.

  173. spike says

    Kath’s for sure – I’m a traditionalist with a twist, and there isn’t anything about Gav’s that says Thanksgiving. You need potatoes to go with the turkey!

  176. lovelylindy says

    I like Gav’s recipe for the vegetable focaccia. It looks yummy and is not difficult to make.

  183. AgnesM says

    I like Gav’s recipe for Foccacia because it looks absolutely yummy! I’m a lazy cook and if a recipe has few steps in the making and turns out great then it’s for me!

  184. silverneon2000 says

    I like the sounds of Katherine’s Recipe – Potatoes Pomodori au Gratin.
    It sounds yummy and i know that i would eat it. Something different for the family.

  185. lisaski says

    Our household has all agreed on Gav’s recipe. Focaccia is not something I would normally make, but LOVE to eat. Thanks to Gav’s step-by-step recipe I have just been “selected” to make it for one of our Thanksgiving day appies. Thanks Gav!!!

  186. sojeles says

    I’m liking Katherine’s. My kids are not huge fans of potatoes unless covered in cheese , so this ranks high .

  187. freda mans says

    I vote for Katherine, since I eat Focaccia often and have not ever had the potato dish.

  188. Diana3 says

    Gav’s dish is superb! What a way to serve a wonderful bread dish that can be used as an appetizer as well as a side to Thanksgiving dinner. This will be a hit at my table this weekend.