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14 Surprising Recipes You Can Make in a Toaster Oven

From cookies to bacon

If our microwave is one of the most used appliances in our kitchen, the humble toaster oven is one of the least. We just forget about it sometimes. But now that we’ve discovered these 14 mouthwatering recipes, we’re going to be firing it up a lot more often.

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Kate Sears/Delish

Portobello Pesto Burgers

For Meatless Monday…or any day.

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Mountain Mama Cooks

Baked Eggs With Marinara And Parmesan       

We won’t judge if you have two.


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Toaster Oven Love

Roasted Asparagus

Roasted to perfection in only 20 minutes.

toasteroven grapefruit
The Curvy Carrot

Broiled Grapefruit

Tastes like dessert but healthy enough to eat for breakfast.

toasteroven honeychicken
1-2 Simple Cooking

Sticky Spicy Honey Chicken

We call the drumsticks.

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Marla Meridith

Crispy Bacon

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Brooklyn Munch

Garlicky Green Beans

Emphasis on garlicky.

Get the recipe

toasteroven smores
Melissa-Dionne

S'mores Bites

toasteroven kalesquash
Centerstage Wellness

Roasted Delicata Squash With Kale

If you’re going the healthy route…

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Toaster Oven Love

Double Chocolate Cookies

Or if you’re not.

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Veggie Primer

Peanut Butter-banana Breakfast Pizza

And a good morning to you, too.

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Toaster Oven Love

Loaded Baked Potatoes

The more toppings the better.

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Wishes and Dishes

Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls

Weirdly culture-clashing, but we’re not mad about it.

toasteroven grilledcheese
Yammie's Noshery

Caprese Grilled Cheese

Toasted to melty perfection.

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Freelance Editor

From 2015-2020 Lindsay Champion held the role of Food and Wellness Director. She continues to write for PureWow as a Freelance Editor.