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Substitute for Crushed tomatoes

What it does in a recipe: Texture-in-the-middle tomatoes for sauces and chilis.

3 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Diced tomatoes, pulsed

per 14 oz can crushed tomatoes

US1 can, blitzed 2-3 pulses in a blender
Metric1 can, pulsed
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Chunkier.

What changes: Chunkier

Whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand

per 14 oz can crushed tomatoes

US1 can, crushed by hand
Metric1 can, crushed
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Rustic chunks — the Italian way.

What changes: Rustic chunks

Passata

per 14 oz can crushed tomatoes

US1:1
Metric1:1
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Smoothest — no texture at all.

What changes: Smoothest

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Crushed tomatoes?
Diced tomatoes, pulsed: 1 can, blitzed 2-3 pulses in a blender. Whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand: 1 can, crushed by hand.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Crushed tomatoes?
Diced tomatoes, pulsed (per 14 oz can crushed tomatoes) — US: 1 can, blitzed 2-3 pulses in a blender. Metric: 1 can, pulsed.
What changes when you substitute Crushed tomatoes?
Chunkier. Rustic chunks.

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