160+ No-Oven Dinner Recipes and Ideas

Beat the Heat with These Oven-Free Recipes

During hot summers (or if your oven happens to break, like mine) these recipes are sure to come in handy. I searched through the hundreds of recipes we have shared throughout the years and rounded up all of them that do not require an oven.

I actually found over 160 no-oven dinner recipes, so I tried to organize them by cooking method and then by ingredient in order to help you find the recipes you want more easily.

Stove Top Recipes

Pasta Recipes

• Easy Ham Pasta Skillet Recipe
• Mom’s Famous Spaghetti Sauce (Skillet, Crock-pot, or Vegetarian)
• Pasta e Fagioli Olive Garden Copycat Recipe
• Chili’s Cajun Chicken Pasta Copycat Recipe
• Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe {Homemade Caesar Dressing Recipe}
• Lemon Zucchini Penne Recipe
• Asian Noodle Salad Recipe
• Gluten-Free Beef Stroganoff
• Chicken Pasta with Red Pepper Cream Sauce
• Skillet Lasagna
• Taco Pasta
• Tex-Mex Macaroni and Cheese
• Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce
• Sausage and Butternut Squash Pasta
• Spicy Chicken Romano
• Chicken, Pasta, Veggie Skillet
• Pasta with Tomato and Toasted Garlic Sauce
• BBQ Chicken Pasta
• Garlic Shrimp with Pasta
• Thai Noodles
• Thai Style Chow Mein

Bialetti 5 Quart Pasta Pot

Chicken Recipes

• Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce Recipe
• Skillet Honey Lemon Glazed Chicken Recipe
• Panda Express Orange Chicken Recipe (Copycat)
• Easy & Healthy McCormick Chicken Stir-Fry
• Stir-Fry Chicken with Garlic Sauce
• Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
• Lemon Chicken
• Skillet Citrus Chicken
• Mushroom Chicken with Lemon Butter Sauce
• Chicken and Okra Gumbo
• Chicken Ranch Tacos
• Southwest Chicken Wraps
• Braised Balsamic Chicken
• Cider Vinegar Chicken

Stove Top Recipes

• Low Carb Sausage Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe
• Easy Brown Sugar and Honey Glazed Ham Recipe
• Quick Hearty Chili Recipe
• Quick Garlic Buttered Broccoli Recipe
• Sweet Lime Chipotle Rice Copycat Recipe
• Turkey Broccoli Rice Casserole
• Homemade Shrimp Cocktail Recipe
• Cheeseburger Quesadillas
  
• Honey Lime Tilapia
• Zucchini Quesadillas
• Rio Rancho Tacos
• Broccoli & Beef Stir Fry
• Easy Pork Stir Fry
• Shrimp Curry
• Navajo Tacos
• Tilapia with Lemon Cream Sauce
• Hawaiian Haystacks
• Sausage Hash
• Sloppy Joe Quinoa Pitas
• Sloppy Joes
• Creamy Sloppy Joes
• Homemade Manwich Sloppy Joes
• Sassy Sloppy Joes

T-fal Professional Total Nonstick Oven Safe

Slow Cooker Recipes

Chicken Recipes

• Rotel Crock Pot Chicken
• Creamy Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
• Chipotle Bowl
  
• Creamy Italian Chicken
• Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
• Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken Recipe (Freezable)
• Herb Garlic Chicken with Potatoes
• Green Chile Chicken
• Honey Sesame Chicken
• Creamy Slow Cooker Chicken
• Cilantro Lime Chicken
• Slow Cooker Picnic Chicken
• Crock Pot Chicken Ole
• Pineapple Pepper Chicken
• Slow-Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Potatoes
• Slow-Cooker Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
• Crock Pot Whole Chicken

Slow Cooker Recipes

• Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
• Slow Cooker Pizza Pasta Bake
  
• Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
• Slow Cooker Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes Recipe
• 3 Bean Burritos
• Pot Roast
• Slow Cooker Maple Ham
• Beef and Mushrooms
• Simple Sweet Pork
• Spicy Sweet Shredded Pork
• BBQ Pulled Pork
• BBQ Spareribs
• Root Beer Pulled Pork
• Slow Cooked BBQ Ribs
• Creole Black Beans ‘n’ Sausage
• Heavenly Harvest Pork

Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker

Grilled Recipes

Burger Recipes

• Best Juicy Burger Recipe Ever
• Cheesy Spinach Burgers
  
• Super Moist Burgers
• Chipotle Cheeseburgers
• Cheese-Stuffed Bacon Burgers
• BBQ Beef Sliders
• Cheddar Ranch Burger
• Garlic Herb Burgers
• Turkey Veggie Burger

More Grilled Recipes

• The Best BBQ Chicken Kebabs
  
• Easy Beef Kebabs Recipe with Balsamic Marinade
• Crazy Easy Pesto Grilled Chicken Recipe
• Chipotle Chicken Kebabs with Creamy Sauce
• Grilled Garlic Herb Steak Tips Recipe
• Grilled Zucchini with Lemon Salt Recipe
• Ginger-Lime Grilled Corn Recipe
• Grilled Orange-Glazed Carrots Recipe
• Grilled Rosemary Garlic Potatoes
• Grilled Steak with Cowboy Butter
• Easy Ranch Pork Chops Recipe
• Grilled Pineapple
• Huli Huli Grilled Chicken Kebabs Recipe
• Grilled Lemon Garlic Asparagus Recipe
• Easy Maryland-Style Grilled Shrimp and Corn Recipe
• Lemony Grilled Shrimp Recipe
• Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
• BBQ Chicken Drumsticks with Teriyaki Sauce
• Honey Chicken Kebabs
• Grilled Lime Curry Chicken with Coconut Rice
• Garlic Ranch Chicken
• Party Chicken Kebabs
• Grilled Lime Chicken
• Hawaiian Grilled Chicken with Coconut Rice
• Killer Baby Back Ribs
• Grilled Pizza
• Homemade Grilled Pizza
• Sirloin Kebobs

Weber Professional-Grade 3-Piece Barbeque Tool Set

Soup, Chili, Stew Recipes

If you have a hankering for a good soup or chili, we certainly have plenty of recipes to choose from! Even though it is summer, a lot of these sound really good to me! Many of these recipes work in a slow cooker.

Chicken Recipes

• Simple Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
• Green Keto Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
• Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
  
• Chicken Quinoa Soup with Poblano Chilies
• Buffalo Chicken & Veggie Soup
• Cilantro Lime Chicken Soup
• Chipotle Chicken and Rice Soup
• Tuscan Chicken Soup
• Chicken Butternut Squash Quinoa Stew
• Authentic Tortilla Soup
• Chicken and Rice Soup
• Chicken Tortellini Soup
• Slow Cooker Chicken Stew
• Chicken Bacon Corn Chowder
• Chicken & Black Bean Chili

More Soup, Stew, & Chili Recipes

• Loaded Instant Pot Potato Soup Recipe
• Southwest Beef and Black Bean Soup
• 10 Can Chili
• Zesty Taco Soup
• Taco Soup
• Tomato Basil Soup
• Garlic Mushroom Chowder
• Zuppa Toscana Soup
• Southwest Beef and Black Bean Soup
• Healthy Creamy Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Creamy White Chili
• Corn Chowder
• Beef Stew
• Albondigas Soup
• Tomato Green Bean Soup
• Summer Squash & Corn Chowder Recipe
• Potato Bacon Soup
• Spinach Tortellini Soup
• BBQ Turkey Chili
• Sausage and Lentil Soup
• Winter Time Chili
• Easy Crock-pot Healthy Vegetable Soup
• Spicy Corn Chowder
• Crock-Pot Turkey Noodle Soup with Homemade Broth
• Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe
• 10 Can Chili
• Crock Pot Italian Soup
• Cheddar Soup
• Fresh Tomato Vegetable Soup
• Corn Chowder w/ Bacon & Potato
• Chilled Cantaloupe Soup
• Cheesy Potato Chowder
• Chunky Zucchini Soup

Lodge Color Dutch Oven

Main Dish Salad & Sandwich Recipes

• Healthy Taco Bowl Recipe with Avocado Lime Dressing
• Pesto Roast Beef Sub Sandwich
  
• Cafe Rio Style Salad
• BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad
• Smoked Turkey Club Panini
• Taco Salad Rice
• Southwest Chicken Salad
• Chicken Berry Salad

Pyrex 8-Piece Mixing Bowl Set with Lids

I Hope These No-Oven Recipes Come in Handy!

I recommend bookmarking this page so that when you have a day where you don’t want to use the oven, you can simply open this page up and find a simple, oven-free recipe. There are so many different dinner ideas that don’t require an oven but are still delicious!

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• 40+ of the BEST Restaurant Copycat Recipes
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• 50+ Easy Salad Ideas & Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
• Our Favorite BBQ Recipes
• 18 Simple Instant Pot Chicken Recipes
• Recipes Using Ground Beef

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