I'm making Christmas dinner--with no oven! Ideas...?

Question

My family will be leaving town for Christmas this year. The cabin where we'll be staying has burners, but no oven. So I'm assuming turkey is out of the question (or is it??--cooked ahead and carefully reheated? but how?) We can make just about anything that can be done on top of the stove, and I could also bring along my slow cooker if it would be of use. But we need ideas for a menu that is somewhat festive, but does not require an oven! Any brilliant ideas out there? Thanks so much in advance!!

Answer 1

if you got a barbecue then all your problems are solved, do a ham on the barbie or over the open fire pit on a spit or rotisserie.if you don't dine on swine then i don't know what to tell you ,you could try a trash can turkey i know it sounds crazy but its an old boyscout recipe. email me if you want the instructions its pretty simple

Answer 2

For a main dish how about a Honey Baked Ham. They are delicious cold, no reheating required. As for festive, that can be taken of with decorations and atmosphere. Nice Christmas music, beautiful table. A family gathered together. All that could make delivery pizza seem festive! A crock pot is a great idea! One could make a stew, a yummy soup. Cheese and crackers are always a nice idea.....

Answer 3

Go to the store and buy Sliced turkey tell him to make it a little thicker than what they do for sandwiches.Get 2 cans of turkey gravy to heat up on the burner,Heat this in a big frying pan when everything is done just pop in the Turkey to heat . Get a box of stuffing when mixing it use hot water,then put it on the burner to heat. Buy a can of Cranberry Sauce. And a can of Sweet Potatoes heat on the burner. Don't forget the apple pie for desert, & Coffee. and to top the night a cordial by the fire. You can also do the same idea with Roast Beef, Mashed potatoes ,vegetables etc etc.

Answer 4

If I was in your situation, I would make a pot roast in the crock pot. I mix a can of cream of mushroom soup with a packet of Lipton's Onion Soup mix. It cooks on low for 8 hours and it so good. You can cook vegetables on the bottom of the crock pot with the meat on top, but I can never get the vegies to cook enough that way (maybe you can).

Here's what I would serve:
French Onion Pot Roast with Gravy -- crock pot
Mashed Potatoes -- stove
Store bought rolls
Big Ceasar or fresh green salad with all the good stuff
Rasberry jello salad (add rasberry yogurt and rasberries to the jell-o recipe)

I hope this helps! Have a very Merry Christmas and Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

i'm doing the comparable element 4 breakfast i will b making a sausage bread. If u do in comparison to beef u can subituite an use turkey. components 1lb sausage 1pack of turkey 1pack of ham a million small pepper a million small onion a million %. of shredded cheese 11/2 can 0of hungry jack biscuits combine 1st 5 components ova med warmth until sausage r completed drain grease In an aluminum pan or thirteen*9 pan ungreased un layer biscuits ablong pan layer wit mixture repeat layer of biscuits suitable layer could b lined.Refrigerate next morning bake 350 til biscuits turn golden brown. For dinner i will b doing baked cinnamon apple lamb chops season chops 2 your flavor bake for 10 min 350 upload apples bake yet another 10 min or until chops are gentle do no longer over bake. stuffing green beans corn on cob

Answer 6

You can cook a ham in your slow cooker! Try pouring about two cans of cola into the slow cooker, placing your ham in, and heating it on low heat for about 4-5 hours. If you don't want cola ham, you could use a couple of cups of any kind of liquid... try pineapple juice and bourbon, or even just water.

Happy Holidays!

Answer 7

Last year we did a huge pot roast in the crock pot and everyone loved it. It took away from the same old thing, and was very good. You could also buy a smoker type of grill if you have to have a Turkey and smoke it. You can do your potatoes and other things in the smoker as well.. Good Luck

Answer 8

have fun do a no traditional dinner use the lg formen grill have an assortment of skewer marinated meats chicken shrimp veggies have a quesadilla press with the fixens around it have a hot homemade soup in the crock pot a nice green salad with asst home made dressings the fixens on the side IE olives feta cheese onions tomatoes croutons carrots etc have a prim rib sliced thin with rolls and asst complements also a nice beef bogenoin served on puff pastry

Answer 9

Cook Shrimp Scampi over Pasta!

Answer 10

The slow cooker would be perfect for heating the Christmas pudding. I use it by choice as you get far less steam in the house and there's no risk of it boiling dry.