Buttery Solar Roasted Squash

Sun Glazed Maple Squash Ingredients 1 (about 2 1/2 pounds) winter squash, any kind except spaghetti 1/3 cup pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper Preparation Set Sun Oven out to preheat. Spray two baking pans with cooking...

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Making the Most of Your Sun Oven

Whenever I'm making something boring in my Sun Oven, like a pot of plain rice, I check my refrigerator drawers for vegetables in need of being rescued. Those loose mushrooms, the lone zucchini, or the half bell pepper that in the past would have gone to waste. Then I...

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Taco Night from the Sun Oven

Pork is one of my favorite things to make in the Sun Oven. One roast usually yields enough meat for multiple meals. I keep the seasoning simple so the shredded meat can be used for pasta sauces, bbq sandwiches, or tacos. Solar Taco Dinner Ingredients 1 pork...

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Solar Baked Cream of Wheat with Bananas

Bananas release a lot of sweetness during baking so I use unsweetened, plain almond milk in this simple recipe. Sweetened or flavored varieties can be used if you like. And regular (not instant) Cream of Wheat can be used in place of the harder to find whole grain...

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Black Bean Soup from the Sun Oven

Solar Black Bean Soup Ingredients 4 cups previously cooked black beans, drained 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 small red bell pepper, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 cups vegetable broth 1 can (14-ounces) diced tomatoes with green...

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Solar Baked Vegetarian Burgers

Top these tasty, spicy, vegetarian burgers with your favorite toppings. Any extra patties can be frozen, unbaked, for up to 3 months. Sun Oven Baked Black Bean Burgers Ingredients 2 cups previously cooked black beans, drained 1/2 bell pepper, seeded and cut into...

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Solar Chinese Inspired Chicken

Serve this sweet and sour chicken over white or brown rice. Sun Oven Chinese BBQ Chicken Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped 1/3 cup ketchup 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons dry vermouth 2 cloves garlic, minced...

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Sun Oven Lunch in No Time

A solar cooked lunch doesn't get any easier than this. Just combine equal parts water and packaged dry tortellini in a pot. Cover, preferably with a glass lid, and cook in a preheated Sun Oven. Heat your favorite sauce in a separate pot next to or under the pot with...

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Solar Snack

Yesterday's Curried Solar Black Beans, Squash, and Rice left me with half a bunch of  kale. All to often in these cases the odd amount of unused vegetables will go to waste. Luckily, kale can easily be transformed into a tasty, healthy, solar snack. Sun Oven Kale...

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Spicy Sun Oven Black Beans and Rice

The contrast of the black beans and orange squash make this appealing to both the palate and the eye. Curried Solar Black Beans, Squash, and Rice Ingredients 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded, an cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 onion,...

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