stove top recipes

bobspdx

Our oven broke this week. Luckily, we don't really need it until Christmas. So now I am cooking on the stove top and/or crockpot. I have a few standards I go to for stove top cooking. What are your favorites? I usually do a bean and kale soup, turkey chili, beef stew (in the crock), healthy version of beef stroganoff with lots of mushrooms. I would love to expand my horizons.

ickybella

We do so much in the oven, I can't imagine, but my stove top specialties include chicken curry, chilli, spaghetti bolognese, (yes, it can be good for you) turkey noodle soup, turkey/chicken stir fry, lean beef burritos, and chicken fajitas. I would love a healthy version of stroganoff. Haven't had it in so long!

pmjsmom

Our oven was broken a while back and I found quite a few good stove top recipes here:

http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/

This one was a BIG hit:

Spicy Mexican Skillet Chicken

Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:25 min
makes:4 servings

1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
1 teaspoon canola or soybean oil
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed
1 cup frozen corn
1/3 cup Muir Glen® organic salsa (any variety)
Chopped fresh cilantro, if desired

1. Mix chili powder, salt and pepper. Sprinkle evenly over both sides of chicken.
2. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium heat. Cook chicken in oil 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until juice is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
3. Stir in beans, corn and salsa. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are hot. Sprinkle with cilantro.
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Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 350 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 85mg; Sodium 360mg; Total Carbohydrate 33g (Dietary Fiber 11g, Sugars 2g); Protein 40g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 8%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


I also do meat loaf in the slow cooker--crumble up balls of aluminum foil or put a small rack on the bottom of it to keep the meat from sitting in all the fat.

melodyg

There are tons of options! You can roast a chicken in the crockpot and then do veggies on the stove. You can make soups in either the crockpot or on the stovetop.

Here are recipes I've made lately and enjoyed:

Stovetop:
Wedding Soup: http://everythingisbetterwithcheese.blogspot.com/2010/11/wedding-soup.html
Spinach Lentil Soup: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spinach-Lentil-Soup-2/Detail.aspx
Bean Soup with Italian Sausage: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/My-Canadian-Friends-Bean-Soup/Detail.aspx
Sloppy Joes: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sloppy-Joes-II/Detail.aspx
Tomato and Green Bean Soup: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tomato-Green-Bean-Soup/Detail.aspx
Spaghetti Sauce (I am still looking for a favorite recipe)

Crockpot:
Chicken Tortilla Soup: http://faithfoodfamily.blogspot.com/2009/09/chicken-tortilla-soup-and-apology.html
Mulligatawney Soup: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2010/08/slow-cooker-mulligatawny-soup-recipe.html
Tender Barbeque Chicken: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tender-Barbecued-Chicken-2/Detail.aspx?prop31=9#
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Chicken-and-Dumplings/Detail.aspx