No Cream Creamy Solar Soup

A small amount of white rice gives this soup a creamy texture without adding any fat. Try using different vegetable and herb combinations to create your own favorite or use up whatever you have on hand. Creamy Low Fat Vegetable Soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil...

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Solar Baked Carrot Potato Mash

The potatoes will need to bake longer than the carrots in the first part of this recipe. Start them first - you can put them in the Sun Oven when you set it out to preheat - or leave them in longer. Either way works fine. Sun Oven Carrot and Potato Bake Ingredients 4...

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Farinata

Farinata is a kind of pancake that is popular in the Italian city of Genoa and the surrounding areas. Made from chickpea flour, it is sold in bakeries and pizzerias and is more of a street food than something that would be prepared at home. The last time I'd had it...

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Quick Solar Baked Cheese Bread

This light version of cheese bread has even more flavor when it's baked in the sun. It goes great with all the other Super Bowl snacks on your table. Cheesy Sun Oven Quick Bread (adapted for the Sun Oven from The America's Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook) Ingredients...

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Solar Braised Greens

There's no excuse for not eating your veggies if you have a Sun Oven. Most vegetables come out great with just a little oil and sunshine. Sun Oven Braised Baby Bok Choy Ingredients 4 baby bok choy, quartered lengthwise 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil salt Preparation In...

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Solar Braised Chicken

Braised bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs are packed with flavor but the skin tends to get soggy and unpleasant. In this recipe they are browned, then the skin is discarded. Leaving behind all of the flavor and none of the unpleasantness. Sun Oven Braised Chicken with...

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Whole Wheat Pasta with Chickpeas

The past few weeks have been cold and rainy here in Southern California, so when the sun made an appearance the other day I was ready for some solar cooked grub. The days are still short, so something that could be finished up on the stove, and served hot at...

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Solar Baked Banana Bread

Bananas and chocolate chips combined with sunshine make for a super moist, slightly decadent, very delicious loaf. Sun Oven Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips Ingredients 1/4 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 eggs, at...

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Easy Solar Chicken Bake

The juices from the chicken blend with the bed of root vegetables in this simple and satisfying solar roasted meal. Sun Oven Chicken with Root Vegetables Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 pounds small red potatoes, scrubbed and quartered 1 pound carrots,...

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Solar Vietnamese Style Chicken Soup

With cold and flu season in full swing there's nothing more satisfying than a good bowl of chicken soup. You'll need to use a rather large pot for this recipe and may need to remove the leveling tray to fit it in the cooking chamber. If so, remember to use a trivet or...

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