There comes a point every summer where turning on the oven starts to feel unreasonable. These recipes keep dinner simple, fresh, and satisfying, without using the oven or the stove!
No-oven recipes to keep your kitchen cool this summer.
I can handle a lot of things in the summer.
Humidity? A Midwest girl will deal.
Mosquitoes? Annoying, but survivable.
The constant application of sunscreen? We persevere.
But when it’s 95 degrees out, the one thing I’m not going to do is turn on the oven.
These are the days for big salads, dinner cooked in the air fryer, and enjoying it all inside with the air conditioning blasting. Here’s what you’ll find on my menu.
Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
All the crispy, cheesy comfort of chicken Parmesan, without heating up the entire kitchen! The air fryer keeps the chicken crisp while using far less heat than the oven.
This crab salad is fresh, light, and satisfying without requiring much cooking at all. Serve it in lettuce cups, piled onto buttery croissants, or over a bed of greens.
We can’t forget dessert! This edible cookie dough is healthy, satisfying, and ideal when you want something cold from the fridge instead of turning on the oven for cookies.
