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Oven recipes

Oven cooking trades hands-on time for hands-off time. Preheat, slide it in, set a timer. Sheet-pan dinners, roasts, casseroles, baked pasta — the workhorse method of any well-fed household.

33 recipes match this method.

dairy free

Miso-Glazed Salmon Rice Bowls

4.9 (76)

Sweet-savory miso-glazed salmon over rice with quick-pickled cucumbers and edamame. Restaurant-quality in 25 minutes.

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 590 kcal
Cost per serving: $5.80/serving

vegetarian

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

4.9 (76)

Towering, layered, buttery biscuits with a crisp golden top and pillow-soft middle. Southern Sunday breakfast in twenty-five minutes.

Time: 25 min
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 280 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.45/serving

vegetarian

Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.9 (218)

Crisp edges, gooey centers, deep nutty flavor from browned butter. the cookie that ruins all other cookies.

Time: 27 min
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 240 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.40/serving

vegetarian

Sweet Southern Cornbread

4.8 (47)

Golden, tender, slightly sweet cornbread baked in a screaming-hot cast-iron skillet for the crackly crust that defines it.

Time: 32 min
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 270 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.55/serving

vegan

Weeknight Chickpea Coconut Curry

4.9 (92)

A creamy, deeply spiced one-pot curry built from pantry staples. Vegan, gluten-free, freezer-friendly, and tastes like it simmered all day.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 410 kcal
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

vegetarian

Lemon Blueberry Scones

4.8 (54)

Bright, tender scones with bursting blueberries and a sweet-tart lemon glaze. the bakery treat you stop pretending you can't make.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 360 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.75/serving

Naan Bread

127 Naan is a leavened flatbread that is typically served in the cuisines of Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and the Caribbean. It can be cooked in the oven or fried on a tawa.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Spaghetti And Meat Balls

Spaghetti and meatballs are another fantastic way to elevate your spaghetti dish. 46 INGREDIENTS 7.Eggs 8.Vegetable oil 1.Minced beefs 9.Seasoning cubes 2.Bread crumbs (you can make 10.Oyster sauce this by roasting some bread in 11.Ketchup the oven and blending it) or 12.Garlic just get from the supermarket 13.Red bell pepper 3.Curry powder 14.Tomato paste 4.Paprika 15.Fresh tomato 5.Chilli powder 16.Spaghetti 6.Onions

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $3.00/serving

vegan

Crispy Baked Falafel

4.8 (73)

Herby, crunchy, properly seasoned falafel from dried chickpeas. no deep fryer, no soggy interior. The version that converts skeptics.

Time: 45 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 320 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.85/serving

gluten free

Turkish Chicken Doner Bowls

4.9 (84)

Marinated yogurt chicken sliced thin over warm rice or salad, with garlic yogurt sauce, pickled red cabbage, and a hot sauce drizzle. Istanbul street food, home edition.

Time: 45 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 540 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.80/serving

gluten free

One-Pan Lemon Garlic Chicken

4.9 (178)

Crispy-skinned chicken thighs roasted with lemon, garlic, and herbs on a sheet of golden potatoes. twenty minutes of prep, one pan to clean.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 520 kcal
Cost per serving: $3.85/serving

dairy free

Filipino Chicken Adobo

4.9 (92)

Soy-vinegar braised chicken with garlic, bay, and pepper. the Philippines' unofficial national dish, one pot, twelve ingredients, deep flavor.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 480 kcal
Cost per serving: $3.40/serving

dairy free

Sheet-Pan Chicken Shawarma

4.9 (89)

Spice-roasted chicken thighs with crispy edges, served in pita with garlic toum, pickles, and tahini. the home version of the late-night dream.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 540 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.40/serving

Carribean Rice And Peas

33 Rice and peas is a Jamaican side dish made of red beans and coconut rice that has been spiced and given a hint of heat with fresh chili. It is enjoyed by all parts of Nigeria, traditionally prepared on the stove, but I believe that using the oven is much safer because coconut milk has a propensity to stick to the pan's bottom.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

vegan

Nigerian Jollof Rice

4.9 (142)

Smoky, deeply flavored one-pot rice with tomato, scotch bonnet, and bay. the dish that starts arguments in every African household, here in its simplest weeknight form.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 380 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.45/serving

vegetarian

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

4.8 (49)

Silky, deeply caramelized pumpkin soup with garlic, sage, and a swirl of cream. autumn weeknight comfort that tastes like it took hours.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 260 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.80/serving

Yam And Sweet Ptatoes

Stewing is done on the top of a cooker with heat being applied directly to the underneath of the pot; while casseroling takes place inside the oven with heat circulating all around the pot.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.80/serving

vegan

Ghanaian Jollof Rice

4.9 (78)

Smokier and more aromatic than its Nigerian cousin. Ghanaian jollof leans on long-grain jasmine rice and bay-and-thyme bouquet. Cook the rice in the stew, never separately.

Time: 1 hr
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 360 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.60/serving

dairy free

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

4.9 (124)

Charred, smoky, intensely seasoned bone-in chicken marinated in a fiery scotch-bonnet jerk paste. Jamaica's most exported flavor, in a home-kitchen-friendly version.

Time: 1 hr
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 520 kcal
Cost per serving: $3.80/serving

Nigerian Meat Pie

4.8 (73)

Flaky golden pastry stuffed with peppery seasoned beef, potato, and carrot. the street-side hand pie that defines Nigerian small chops.

Time: 1 hr
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 320 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.05/serving

gluten free

Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings

4.9 (134)

Restaurant-crispy oven wings with a buttery buffalo glaze. no deep fryer, no soggy disappointment. The game-day wing that beats takeout.

Time: 1 hr 5 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 540 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.20/serving

vegan

Provençal Ratatouille

4.7 (52)

Slow-cooked summer vegetables. eggplant, zucchini, tomato, pepper. silky, garlicky, herb-infused. Vegan main or stunning side.

Time: 1 hr 10 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 220 kcal
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Classic French Onion Soup

4.9 (88)

Deeply caramelized onions in beef broth under a blanket of bubbling gruyère on toasted baguette. Paris bistro classic, achievable at home.

Time: 1 hr 15 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 480 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.10/serving

vegetarian

Glazed Lemon Pound Cake

4.8 (67)

Buttery, dense, lemon-scented loaf cake soaked in lemon syrup and glazed. the cake that tastes like a vacation in three bites.

Time: 1 hr 20 min
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 420 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.95/serving

Casserole Sauce

Stewing is done on the top of a cooker with heat being applied directly to the underneath of the pot; while casseroling takes place inside the oven with heat circulating all around the pot.

Time: 1 hr 20 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $4.50/serving

vegetarian

Classic Red Velvet Layer Cake

4.9 (108)

Bright crimson, lightly cocoa-flavored, perfectly tender layers with old-fashioned cream cheese frosting. the celebration cake that never goes out of style.

Time: 1 hr 30 min
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 580 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.30/serving

vegetarian

Moist Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

4.9 (87)

Tender, spiced, ridiculously moist carrot cake studded with pecans and raisins, crowned with thick cream cheese frosting. Everyone's favorite spring dessert.

Time: 1 hr 30 min
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 620 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.40/serving

gluten free

Doro Wat (Ethiopian Spicy Chicken Stew)

4.8 (47)

Ethiopia's national dish. chicken slow-simmered in berbere spice, deeply caramelized onions, and clarified butter (niter kibbeh). Served with injera.

Time: 2 hr
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 540 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.80/serving

dairy free

Feijoada (Brazilian Black Bean Stew)

4.8 (64)

Brazil's national dish. black beans slow-cooked with smoky pork, sausage, and bay. Served over rice with garlicky greens and orange.

Time: 2 hr 20 min
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 620 kcal
Cost per serving: $5.40/serving

vegetarian

Australian Pavlova

4.9 (92)

Crisp-shelled, marshmallow-centered meringue piled with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Australia and New Zealand still argue over who invented it. We say enjoy it.

Time: 3 hr 20 min
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 320 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.80/serving