No hob. Need ideas for things I can cook just in oven?

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Due to a kitchen refurb we currently have no hob. Does anyone have any food suggestions for oven-only meals? Casseroles did spring to mind but I usually brown the meat on the hob first and at the moment can't do that. Would really appreciate any suggestions.

We’ve have got the Roasting Tin book by Rukmini Iyer which is great and might be worth a look for ideas. Recipes are where you throw everything in a tray and roast, includes meat, fish and veggie dishes.

I do a load of things by basically dicing up Mediterranean type veggies (onions, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, courgettes etc), pouring in passatta, seasoning well (S&P, oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary type herbs, maybe some balsamic vinegar if you have some) and throwing some lamb or chicken on top to cook.

Baby potatoes, sliced lengthways, marinated (10 minutes is enough) in olive oil, pepper, garlic granules (and sometimes some lemon zest and/or juice), sometimes some rosemary or thyme in there too - preheat tray, cook in about 40 minutes.

Another thing if you don't have a hob - do you have an electric kettle? Couscous only needs boiling water and seasoning - and that can be changed up too to make it more mediteranean or African/morroccan style accompaniment.

Has the refurb already started? Do you have a chance to make some lasagnas/shepherds pies etc and freeze these to just do the oven part? I also do a smoked fish and broccoli topped with mash, and a chicken and mushrooms in white wine/cream sauce topped with mash or pastry versions that can freeze well. And various types of pasta and sauce (tomato or cheese or white sauce based all work well) with veggies and meat (bacon, sausages, chicken, prawns all work well) that get served up from the pot on 1st night, but frozen and then made into a pasta bake with grated cheese over the top.

Buy an air fryer you can cook pretty much anything in that that you can in an oven
You can get a cheap one from £30

Sorry I thought you had no oven 😀

Buy one of those multi cookers?

I do a curried chicken and cauliflower recipe in the oven - you need : chicken thighs, cauliflower, new potatoes, red onions, courgettes, spinach, cherry tomatoes and tikka spice mix

Put 2-3 tablespoons of spice mix in a bag and add enough water to make a loose paste; add chicken thighs (skin and fat removed), mix to coat chicken then leave for a couple of hours to marinate.

Chop all veggies quite chunky; halve tomatoes and new potatoes; wash spinach.

Line oven dish with veggies except tomatoes and spinach, put chicken thighs on top, pour over any curry paste left in bag and sprinkle another 1-2 tablespoons of dry powder over while dish. Cover with foil and cook on 200c/180c(fan)/gm6 for 15-20 minutes.

Uncover, mix well and add cherry tomatoes then cover again and continue to cook for another 20 minutes.

5 minutes before chicken is cooked and ready to serve, uncover dish, add spinach and stir in then return to oven.

Serve with side salad if wanted or just as it comes out of the on!!

Meatloaf, roast chicken, roast veg, potato gratin, fish, beef, lamb, goujons, stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon, stuffed pork, lots of options.

Lots of traybakes or roast a joint and serve with salad and crusty bread. Fish parcels too - favourite fish and herbs wrapped in paper.

That Roasting Tin book is ace. I also have a fab one along the same lines called Sheet Pan Suppers. Or, if your pans are compatible, buy a plug in induction single hob from Ikea for £35. I've been managing with that since my hob went six months ago, and my new kitchen isn't due for another six months.

Do you have a bbq OP? Just do whatever you would want to do on bbq whatever the weather and then transfer to oven.

Thank you all for those brilliant suggestions. They've given me loads of ideas. We've had quiche, small jacket potatoes, corn on the cob and salad tonight and are going to have a BBQ tomorrow (thank goodness for the weather). I now have plenty of ideas to get a good shopping list together, thank you!

Frozen mash is a god send.

Many years ago our hob died and we needed to wait for pay day to replace it. Someone we knew worked for Aunt Bessies and could buy direct from them at cheap prices so they'd get their mash for us. Stocked up the freezer to keep us going. Just popped whatever we needed into a Pyrex dish, covered in cling film and shoved it in microwave. You might also be able to heat it in the oven.

Look through the supermarkets frozen section, most things can be shoved in the oven. Frozen fish and mash/waffles/wedges/sweet potato chips or wedges/oven chips are an easy oven meal, served with frozen peas/sweetcorn/veg done in the microwave.

Poached salmon, and salad. Or ratatouille.

Actually I forgot about being able to do things in foil packets, or covering deeper roasting tins in foil, to do things that need some steam or similar. Or slower cooking with some liquid - wine, stock, etc.

And I know I usually don't brown my meat for casseroles - I set them up by chucking the raw meat, chopped veggies (and usually a packet mix for simplicity) into the casserole dish the night before, and setting the oven timer to turn itself on mid-afternoon and off again when we're due home from work. Sometimes I will throw a couple of potatoes or sweet potatoes in to bake alongside.

And someone on MN has a recipe for oven baked risotto that they swear by (I've seen it a few times but never think to bookmark it sorry) - might be useful.

You can do pilaf rice dishes in the oven too. Just put lots of stock in with plain, rinsed rice and add what ever meat/veg/flavourings you want and bake in a casserole with a lid.

Buy the Roasting Tin recipe book and enjoy :-)