Low carb Hot lunches ideas

[SueJB]

Hi all, can you help me and Mr B?
I need some simple ideas for hot lunches, preferably that can be cooked in the oven as the kitchen gets a bit nippy for this southern softie
All warm ideas really appreciated and we eat anything offal too!!

 

[KK123]

Hi all, can you help me and Mr B?
I need some simple ideas for hot lunches, preferably that can be cooked in the oven as the kitchen gets a bit nippy for this southern softie
All warm ideas really appreciated and we eat anything offal too!!

Sue, buy a slow cooker pot! Stick whatever you like in it, meat, veg, curry, whatever, turn it on, go back a few hours later (or 8hrs if you like) and there it is, cooked, hot and there is NO standing about in the kitchen. Liver casserole anyone?

 

[Colin of Kent]

I do liver with bacon and onions in the pressure cooker in five minutes. Do a bigger batch and save in tubs which you can microwave through the week...

 

[SueJB]

Sue, buy a slow cooker pot! Stick whatever you like in it, meat, veg, curry, whatever, turn it on, go back a few hours later (or 8hrs if you like) and there it is, cooked, hot and there is NO standing about in the kitchen. Liver casserole anyone?

Thanks @KK123., great idea but I actually want to use the oven as a secondary source of heat in the kitchen and I don't really need a slow cooker. Love liver, yes please and kiddly too but that's not for @porl69 me thinks

 

[sarah_chadwick]

I use my slow cooker loads in the winter, stews, casseroles, spag bol mix, curries etc. love the smell of it when I get in from work, if hubby wants pasta/rice or potatoes I just make that separate for him

 

[SueJB]

I do liver with bacon and onions in the pressure cooker in five minutes. Do a bigger batch and save in tubs which you can microwave through the week...

Brilliant, thanks @Colin of Kent but the big thing as I said to @KK123 is I really want to use the oven. I've got a pressure cooker and cook in batches because it makes life easier. Want the oven on for additional warmth

 

[KK123]

Thanks @KK123., great idea but I actually want to use the oven as a secondary source of heat in the kitchen and I don't really need a slow cooker. Love liver, yes please and kiddly too but that's not for @porl69 me thinks

Lol, sorry Sue, I thought you meant you didn't want to stand around in a cold kitchen whilst you were cooking! Right then, going off the subject a bit but our kitchen gets a bit cold so I bought one of those economical stand alone oil filled radiator type heaters and unless you have a massive kitchen it takes the chill off nicely! You just plug it in and off you go.

 

[SueJB]

I use my slow cooker loads in the winter, stews, casseroles, spag bol mix, curries etc. love the smell of it when I get in from work, if hubby wants pasta/rice or potatoes I just make that separate for him

@sarah_chadwick I can imagine the smell and Mr C is lucky you make him special sides
What I'd really like from everyone is lunches made in the oven to get my kitchen warm.

 

[SueJB]

Lol, sorry Sue, I thought you meant you didn't want to stand around in a cold kitchen whilst you were cooking! Right then, going off the subject a bit but our kitchen gets a bit cold so I bought one of those economical stand alone oil filled radiator type heaters and unless you have a massive kitchen it takes the chill off nicely! You just plug it in and off you go.

Haha, it's fairly big, the radiator takes it to just above zero, the additional heater I bought, probably to around 5 and if the sun's shining and the wind is blowing from the north, possibly to around 10. really would like oven recipes

 

[Colin of Kent]

Sorry, I thought it was more to do with the amount of time you spent in the kitchen! How about a frittata?

 

[Boo1979]

Some sort of casserole cooked in the oven long and low
https://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/101-best-keto-casserole-recipes-low-carb/
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/casseroles

 

[hankjam]

My current fav is broccoli, spinach and Stilton soup. Spinach really helps keep the colour as broccoli by itself can go a bit.... meh....
Liver: to die for.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Meat.

 

[Guzzler]

My current fav is broccoli, spinach and Stilton soup. Spinach really helps keep the colour as broccoli by itself can go a bit.... meh....
Liver: to die for.

Do you have a link to a recipe for the soup, sounds delish. TIA.

 

[Guzzler]

Special, boef bourgignonne. Everyday, beef stew. Throw in low carb veg if desired, use braising steak or shin and slow cook in the oven. The warmth and smell is delightful. Serve with buttered cabbage or celeriac mash. That's tomorrow's tea sorted

Edited to add. Freezes really well, too.

 

[carty]

Lamb stew I buy lamb Henry which is cheap. put in a casserole dish with leeks and garlic stock cube and water ,put it on in the morning on low ,about an hour before you want to eat add cubes of celeriac and any other root veg like swede turn the heat up a little and then cook some green veg j in the pressure cooker just before you want to eat .Strip the meat off the bone and put as much as you need in the broth put the fat in a oven proof dish and cook in hot oven until crackling
Carol

 

[derry60]

Liver and bacon casserole can be done in the oven. Any Casserole with meat. Stuffed peppers with mushrooms, chopped up bacon with grated cheese can be done in the oven, Roasted veg with melted cheese

 

[Goonergal]

@SueJB Waitrose do a great line in beef short rib - fairly often on offer - which requires slow cooking in the oven, so plenty of additional heat generated. It’s totally delicious.

 

[DCUKMod]

@SueJB - You can do anything you can do in a slow cooker in the oven. The only challenge would be if your oven can be adjusted to a low enough temperature.

 

[SueJB]

Sorry, I thought it was more to do with the amount of time you spent in the kitchen! How about a frittata?

Thanks @Colin of Kent I love the kitchen and cooking but it gets nippy. No I lie, it's really cold sometimes. So I'm looking for oven food ideas I can make. I'm a good cook but just want some new ideas