Weekly Meal Plan Toaster Oven Recipes

Do your summer temperatures get to hot to consider heating your full oven? A toaster oven meal may be the solution. Or perhaps the downturned economy has caused you to rethink how much gas your oven uses for a small meal. When making your weekly meal plan some of your main course items may be best done using toaster oven recipes. Here are five ideas for toaster oven recipes to add to your weekly meal plan.

Weekly Meal Plan Recipe #1: CHICKEN AND GRAVY CASSEROLE Toaster Oven Recipes
You will need one oven cooking bag and four chicken breasts. First make two cups CHICKEN GRAVY using the following:
1 c. chicken broth
1 c. milk
4 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix together and set aside.
Next preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare the vegetables for your toaster oven casserole: Chop up carrots, potatoes, and onions making about ½ to ¾ cup each. Place breasts in oven bag. Put carrots, potatoes and onions on top of and beside the breasts. Pour gravy mix over all. Close oven bag and poke holes in it. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Weekly Meal Plan Recipe #2: TURKEY CASSEROLE Toaster Oven Recipes
8 c. cubed leftover turkey
1 c. turkey gravy or turkey broth
1 can cream soup
2 c. crumb type stuffing mix
butter
Salt & pepper to taste
4 tsp. poultry seasoning

Combine turkey cubes with half turkey broth and a can of the cream soup. Add salt and pepper and poultry seasoning to taste. Melt butter in baking dish, add crumbled stuffing mix stirring together. Reserve half of the stuffing, pour turkey mix over the remaining half. Top with reserved stuffing mix. Bake 1/2 hour covered at 350 degrees and then 15 to 20 minutes uncovered until browned. Turkey mixture should be kind of solid not soupy before putting in oven. If mixture is to thick, add more of the left over broth.

Weekly Meal Plan Recipe #3: LASAGNE Toaster Oven recipes
This recipe requires use of a stove top also.
6 c. sliced zucchini
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 clove minced garlic
1 cup tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. basil
1 c. small curd cottage cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c. bread crumbs
1 c. shredded Mozzarella
Cook zucchini until tender-crisp. Drain. Cook ground beef and garlic until browned Add tomato sauce, salt, oregano and basil and stir. Mix together cottage cheese and egg. Layer in an 8 inch dish. Spread half the zucchini, and top with half the bread crumbs. Add half the beef then half the cottage cheese mix. Top with half the mozzarella and then do second layer in same order but do not add last layer of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 min until cooked through. Sprinkle with reserved cheese. Return to oven just long enough to melt cheese, about 3 minutes. Serves 4

Weekly Meal Plan Recipe #4: BREAKFAST PIZZA Toaster Oven Recipes
1 pkg. crescent rolls
1/2 green pepper, chopped fine
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/2 cup frozen hash browns (shredded works best)
Shredded cheese
1 lb. sausage browned and drained
5 eggs
Spread crescent roll over greased pizza pan pressing pieces together to form the crust. Turn up the edges to form a ridge. Beat eggs and pour evenly over crescent roll. Spread rest of ingredients over pizza. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is brown. This is an adaptable recipe, substitute whatever leftovers you may have to make it more frugal.

Weekly Meal Plan Recipe #5: BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE Toaster Oven recipes
Bake potatoes ahead of making this meal. Slice baked potatoes and make a layer in a casserole dish, reserve enough potatoes for second layer Spread a container of sour cream over potatoes. Cover with baked potato toppings. You might add browned sausage, bacon bits, taco meat, chicken, or chopped veggies. Layer one or two items, then cover with sliced cheese or cheese whiz. Make a second layer and cook 350 degrees for 45 minutes

Toaster Oven recipes do not require much adapting from your normal weekly meal plan items but can help save on gas or electricity costs. Use these as a starting point to think of others which may work in your toaster oven.