Barbara Riddle - Rich Roaster Recipes: An Enjoyable Cookbook of Unconventional Oven Dish Ideas!

What kinds of foods can you prepare in a roaster oven?

There are many foods besides turkey that can be cookedproperly in roaster ovens. Learning the most efficient waysto utilize roaster ovens is easy. Its quite similar to using aconventional oven, on a smaller scale.

Whileroastersaregreatfor slowroasting turkeysorchickens, you can also use one to make sweets or breads andto keep food warm while youre putting the finishing toucheson your meal.
Sure, roasters generate less heat than conventional ovens, butcooking time is another big difference. The closed-up, smaller space means roasters can preheat and cook foodsmore quickly than conventional ovens can.

Check out the variety of sizes available before you chooseyour roaster oven. They are inexpensive enough that you can buy a small one for smaller recipes and a large one for biggertasks. A digital thermometer will be helpful as you becomeaccustomed to the time variances.

Roaster ovens are very simple to use and they make it easierto cook for larger groups of people. You can free up yourmain oven, so you can do more. Roaster ovens are quiteportable, too. You can take them TO potlucks or prepare therecipes there. Lets learn more

The first meal of the day is important and it can be SO tasty,too! Here are a couple ways to prepare breakfast with yourroaster oven

This overnight strata works well for feeding large groups of family or friends, but you can make it a smaller batch if youlike. It can be prepped the night before and be ready to popin the roaster oven the next morning.

Makes 24 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 1/2 hour
Ingredients:

5 oz. of croutons, unseasoned
5 oz. of croutons, garlic butter flavored
3 cups of cooked ham, chopped coarsely
8 oz. of cheddar cheese shreds
12 oz. of spinach, chopped, frozen thawed, drained

well
1 x 12-oz. jar of chopped, drained red pepper, roasted
18 eggs, large
3 cups of milk, low fat
3 cups of 1/2 1/2
1 tsp. of salt, kosher
1/2 tsp. of pepper, WHITE

Instructions:
1. Spray your 18-qt. or larger roaster oven using non-stick spray.
2. Layer the croutons with ham, then cheese and spinach,then red peppers in a baking pan.

3. Beat the milk, eggs, 1/2 1/2, kosher salt WHITE pepper in large bowl with electric mixer set on LOW setting tillblended well. Pour on layers in roaster pan. Cover with clingwrap. Place in fridge overnight.
4. The next day, place lid on the roaster oven and heat it to 275F.

5. Remove cling wrap from baking pan.
6. Cover with the lid. Bake for 1 3/4 2 hours, till mixtureis nearly cooked fully through.
7. Remove the lid. Bake uncovered for 30 more minutes tillcenter has set. Serve.

This tender, fluffy egg casserole is the perfect breakfast forbusy mornings and there are a LOT of busy mornings.With this recipe, you can cook the eggs without having to stand at the stove.

Makes 4 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 1 hour 25 minutes + 8 hoursovernight refrigeration time
Ingredients:

3 cups of bread cubes, soft
3/4 cup of Swiss cheese, grated
1/2 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, grated
4 eggs, large
1 cup of milk, 2%
1 tbsp. of mustard, prepared
1/8 tsp. of pepper, ground
6 cooked, crumbled bacon slices

Instructions:
1. Preheat the roaster oven to 375F.
2. Grease 9x5 loaf pan and spread the bread cubes in it.Sprinkle with the cheeses.
3. Combine the milk, mustard, eggs and ground pepper. Mixtill blended well.
4. Pour mixture over the bread cubes and cheese in loaf pan.

5. Cover pan. Place in refrigerator overnight.
6. Next day, sprinkle bacon crumbles on top of the casserole.Place the pan in the roaster oven on the insert rack. Bake foran hour. Serve.

Roaster Ovens are often used for cooking lunches anddinners, especially turkey dinners for the Thanksgivingholiday feast.

Cooking turkey is the main reason some people buy a roasteroven in the first place. When you are cooking Thanksgivingdinner, you can cook an average sized turkey in a roaster andfree the conventional oven for making pumpkin pie, sweetpotatoes and more.

Makes 8 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Ingredients:

14 to 15 lb. turkey, completely thawed or fresh
1 peeled, halved onion
1 celery stalk
Salt, kosher
Pepper, ground
1/4 cup of butter, melted
Seasoning rub, prepared

Instructions:
1. Remove roaster oven rack. Cover preheat the roaster oven to 325F.
2. Remove neck and giblets. Rinse turkey on outside andinside using cold water.
3. Place the turkey on roaster oven rack. Place celery andonion inside the turkey. Brush it with the melted butter.
4. Rub your turkey with the seasoning rub.

5. Place turkey on rack in roaster oven using rack handles.Cook for 1 1/2 2 hours. The turkey has finished cookingwhen the breast internal temp is 165F or higher.

6. Allow the turkey to rest for 1/2 hour. Carve and serve.

This is a musthave recipe if youre holding a party for a lotof hungry people. Small curd cottage cheese works betterthan large curd, to help the ingredients blend together moreeasily.

Makes 16-24 Servings
Cooking + Prep Time: 1 1/2 hour
Ingredients:

2 pounds of beef, ground
1 chopped green pepper
2 chopped onions
1 x 12-ounce package of egg noodles
1/2 cup of butter, unsalted
1 cup of cream, 1/2 1/2
4 beaten eggs, large
1 cup of cottage cheese, small curd
4 ounces of grated cheddar cheese, sharp
4 ounces of grated mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, grated
2 tbsp. of parsley, chopped
1 quart of spaghetti sauce

Instructions:
1. Preheat the roaster oven to 350F.
2. Brown the ground beef with onions and green peppers in large sized skillet. Pour the grease off and set pan aside.

3. Cook the noodles using instructions on the package. Drain them and pour the noodles in a large sized bowl.
4. Add butter to noodles. Toss till butter melts. Add theparsley, cheese, eggs and cream to noodles. Stir till blendedwell.

5. Spoon the beef mixture into a 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 roastingpan.
6. Pour noodles in. Stir and mix well. Spoon the noodlemixture into same roasting pan, on top of the beef mixture.

7. Place pan in the roaster oven on the insert rack. Bake for
20 minutes to a half-hour, till the top is bubbling. Removefrom oven and serve hot.