The next time you make a pot of black beans save some of the cooking liquid for a batch of solar cooked black bean rice. It makes a great side dish to just about any South-of-the-border entree. Black Bean Rice Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup medium grain rice...
Weight Watchers and brownies may seem like two things you'd never see in the same sentence but this recipe was adapted for the Sun Oven from one of their cookbooks. Sun Oven Brownies Ingredients 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon...
Flattening turkey and chicken breasts to an even thickness helps it cook faster and more evenly. If you don't have a meat pounder you can use a small heavy frying pan or a rolling pin to get the job done. However you do it don't be tempted to skip this step, not only...
Everyone loves baked pasta and they'll like solar baked pasta even more. Sun Oven Baked Pasta Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 (26-ounce) carton strained tomatoes...
I was rummaging through the contents of my pantry and almost empty refrigerator when this recipe caught my eye. It was on the label of the sauerkraut jar. When I realized I had all the ingredients on hand I took it as a sign - and an excuse to not go grocery shopping....
Can't get flavorsome tomatoes at your local market? Not a problem, even mediocre tomatoes will shine after an hour or so in the Sun Oven. The times given on this recipe are just a suggestion, the longer the veggies roast the better they taste. Sun Oven Roasted Tomato...
If you find that you Sun Oven baked cakes are coming out a little lopsided try baking an upside-down cake. Any imperfection disappears once it's flipped over. That makes it an ideal candidate for Sun Oven cooking. Sun Oven Apple Upside-Down Cake Ingredients 1/4 cup...
As promised, here's one way to use the beans set aside from yesterday's soup recipe. Salad Topped with Solar Black Beans and Avocado Ingredients 3 cups bean mixture reserved from Vegetarian Black Bean Soup 1 (10-ounce) package of frozen corn, thawed 1 (4.5-ounce) can...
With a little planning you can enjoy solar cooked meals even on cloudy days. Set aside some of the beans from this soup for lunch on a rainy day. Sun Oven Vegetarian Back Bean Soup Ingredients 1 pound dried black beans, picked over, rinsed, soaked overnight and...
Sun Oven Roast Turkey Thighs with Sage and Garlic Ingredients 2 turkey thighs 3 cloves garlic, minced 5 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground pepper to taste Dash of white wine vinegar 6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered 2 large...
