Help! Recipes for toaster ovens needed!

Whatever you make in the toaster oven, take the instruction booklet out of it first. I just read in Rachel Ray's magazine that someone once went to use a toaster oven and a fire resulted because she had not seen that the instruction booklet was wedged in the coils!

Turkey Chimichangas
prep: 15 min, cook: 15-17 min

· 1 pound thickly sliced smoked turkey from deli counter
· 1 tablespoon chili powder
· 2 cups shredded slaw cabbage
· 1 to 2 chipotles in adobo sauce
· 1 cup tomato sauce
· 3 scallions, chopped
· Salt and pepper
· 4 (12-inch) flour tortillas
· 1 1/2 cups, 6 ounces, shredded sharp cheddar, smoked white cheddar or Pepper Jack cheese
· 2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
· 1 cup sour cream
· 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves or flat-leaf parsley
· 1 vine ripe orange or yellow tomato, seeded and finely chopped

Directions:
Preheat your toaster oven to 400 degrees F or high. Place turkey in a bowl and season with chili powder. Add shredded cabbage, chipotles in adobo, tomato sauce, scallions. Toss filling to combine and season with salt and pepper. Place tortillas in a kitchen towel and set in microwave. Microwave on high for 1 minute. To build, place a generous handful of cheese near one edge of the tortilla. Pile 1/4 of your filling in the tortilla. Tuck sides up and roll tortilla tightly. Repeat to make 4 large stuffed tortilla wraps. Brush the toaster oven baking tray with vegetable or olive oil. Brush the wraps with oil and bake until deep golden all over, 15 to 17 minutes. Top with sour cream, cilantro or parsley and chopped orange or yellow tomato, as garnishes.

Cheddar Parmesan Potatoes

1/4 C. butter or margarine
1/4 C. flour
2 C. milk
1/2 tea. salt
1 C. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 C. Parmesan cheese
5 C. sliced, cooked and peeled potatoes
1/4 C. bread crumbs

In a saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk; cook and stir over med. heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and add salt and cheeses. Stir until Cheddar cheese melts. Place potatoes in a prepared 2-qt. baking dish and add cheese mixture, stirring gently to mix. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 min.

Makes approximately 6 to 8 servings.

Is your toaster oven a "multi-tasking" oven? Ours can bake; broil; grill; and toast.

Today we used both the toaster oven and the stove to make breakfast sandwiches with english muffins, eggs, canadian bacon and cheese. I fixed the multigrain english muffins and Hubby fried the eggs and the bacon to assemble the sandwiches.

Toaster Oven Catfish Fillets
Prep: 10 min, Cook: 15 min.

* 20 golden round crackers, crushed
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or cheddar cheese
* 1/3 cup fresh parsley sprigs, minced
* 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
* 4 catfish fillets

Mix first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Brush butter on fillets; coat each fillet with the cracker mixture. Place on foil-lined baking tray. Bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Single Guy's Baked Banana Dish
Prep: 5 min, Cook: 30 min.

* 8 firm bananas, cut into chunks
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* 1/2 cup cinnamon sugar

Place banana chunks in a small baking dish. Top with melted butter and cinnamon sugar. Bake in the oven or in a toaster oven at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes.

Hmm. Let us know how it works out. I've never wanted a toaster over, or even been curious about one, until I purchased one as a wedding gift (it was on their registry list). I read the box and was intrigued. I might need one. hehehe.

Have you checked out freecycle.org? Perhaps you can find another oven that is fully functional someone is replacing for whatever reason for free... With all the "house flipping" going on these days, surely you could find one free...

I can't help, only use my toaster oven to reheat food or make toast since my toaster died. Good luck to you.

Sorry, don't own one.

Sorry, all I hae evr done in mine is cheese toast and "hot" sandwiches...goodluck

I use my toaster overn more than the regular oven because it heats up the house less. I have cooked things like turkey breast in it with no problem and I use it for pizza often also. The trick is to reduce the temp about 25 degrees because the food is closer to the heat source. Also when I use it for pizza, I cut the pizza into slices so it will fit in the oven. Please be careful of any greasy food because of the danger of fire. My family set one on fire a long time ago, cooking bacon in it.

Hope this helps.

Anything you put into your oven, you can do in the toaster oven. It is just smaller.

No help here....sorry

I used to broil or bake chicken breasts in the toaster oven. You can fit 2 to 4 on the pan and not take up the full size oven for just these things. Same with steaks, a few new york steaks on the grill setting, a little blue cheese and spices, a few bell peppers in the sautee pan and a glass of wine did the trick for us. My husband was diabetic. You can always type in "diabetic recipes" on the www.foodnetwork.com site and see what they come up with.