You can also sub green tomatoes for tomatillos in recipes like this: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tomatillo_chicken_stew/

They’re not quite the same, but they work pretty well. I have a bag of puréed roasted green tomatoes in my freezer, waiting to make that recipe later.  

 yum that sounds delicious 

 It’s absolutely delicious with tomatillos, and it’s pretty good with tomatoes.