List of 26 Hot Plate Recipes For Meals You Can Make In Less Than 45 Minutes

Can you cook everything on a hot plate?

The hot plate is a practical device that you can use to make all kinds of dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No matter if you prefer salty or sweet recipes, with this device you can make them quickly at any time. All the hot plate recipes are under 45 minutes.

Here is the list with categories of the best recipes and ideas which you prepare for yourself or your family and friends.

Chicken Meals

How do you make chicken on a hot plate? Chicken can be prepared in different ways, and we’re bringing you most popular recipes which can be done in less than 45 minutes on a hot plate.

Chicken Salad With Avocado

Needed Time: 20 minutes

If you’re a fan of healthy recipes, you can quickly make a delicious chicken salad with avocado. All you have to do is add spices to chicken breasts, and throw them into the frying pan.

Cook for 10 minutes on every side, and when it’s cooked cut it into small pieces. In the meantime, smash the avocado, and add some salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, or any other type of seasoning vegetables. Add more spices and olive oil. And voila, your healthy meal is prepared in a short time.

Chicken Mozzarella Pasta

Needed Time: 25 minutes

For those who love chicken pasta, here is one of the easiest recipes. Use chicken breast and season it with salt, pepper, and other spices. Heat the pan, add oil and place the meat inside.

Meanwhile, use thin spaghetti noodles and cook them following the instructions on the package. After it’s finished, shred the mozzarella on the top of it so it can melt. Add the chicken, more spices, and another half the mozzarella. This delicious meal is ready in less than 30 minutes.

Karen’s Chicken Picatta

Needed Time: 45 minutes

This delicious recipe is for those who love vegetables with chicken and it is the ideal choice to prepare for your friends. Mix the flour with spices on a plate and dredge chicken in it. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and cooked it for about 10 minutes on every side.

Remove the chicken on the side and add artichoke hearts, capers, and other vegetables you prefer. Add lemon juice for extra flavor. Simmer until thickened and mix it with chicken when it’s done. If you love cheese, add it to the top and wait until it melts. Serve it for lunch or dinner.

Chicken Citrus Salad

Needed Time: 20 minutes

If you’re a fan of mixing sweet and salty ingredients, this citrus salad with chicken will blow your mind. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces, season it with spices that you love and place it in a pan. When the chicken is cooking, prepare the salad.

Use the green salad, oranges, and strawberries, cut everything into small pieces and mix it together. Make the vinaigrette using vinegar, oil, honey, mustard, and orange juice. After the chicken is no longer pink inside, place it on the salad, and ad vinaigrette on the top, mix it all together and enjoy your meal.

Chicken Quesadillas

Needed Time: 20 Minutes

One of the easiest meals you can prepare for yourself or your friends is chicken quesadillas. You will need tortillas, chicken breast, tomato, green salad, and cheese. After you grill the seasoned chicken, place the tortilla on the hot pan, and add meat, salad, and cheese on the top. Fold it and fry it on each side for a short time. Use sour cream or smashed avocado with a little bit of lemon juice as a topping.

Meals With Eggs

If you prefer meals with eggs, here are 2 recipes that you can make in less than 10 minutes.

French Omellete

Needed Time: 6 Minutes

We can say that omelet is one of the easiest and most delicious meals for breakfast. Crack the eggs in a bowl and whisk them until they’re completely combined. Use salt and pepper. Use a non-stick pan and add butter. When it melted, pour the whisked eggs into the pan.

Use a spatula to gently drag and push eggs from the edges. After one minute, you can add cheese in the middle and wait until it melts. Fold the omelet in half and slide it gently on the plate.

Tortilla With Eggs And Vegetables

Needed Time: 7 Minutes

If you need a breakfast to go, egg tortilla is the easiest to make and you’ll need only one pan to prepare it. Break 1-2 eggs on melted butter, swirl it using a fork and add salt and pepper. After 1-2 minutes remove the eggs on the plate and add the tortilla, place the eggs in the middle, add vegetables, like tomato and salad and roll it up so it can fry for a short time. If you want an extra taste, add ham, as well.

Soups

Soups are a great choice if you need a quick and warm meal. Here are our favorite recipes.

Vegetable Soup

Needed Time: 20 Minutes
If you love vegetables and you need a healthy meal to warm you up during wintertime, the easiest way is to make a soup with different vegetables. Use a carrot, broccoli, and cauliflower and cut them into small pieces. Take a pot and sip the water with a little bit of salt.

When the water starts boiling add vegetables until they’re cooked. Take a stick mixer and mix the vegetables until you get a thick mixture. Add more salt or pepper if you need it, and your healthy soup is ready.

Mushroom Soup

Needed Time: 10 Minutes

This soup is definitely one of the favorite creamy soups which most people love to eat. How to make it? Chopped onion finely and place it on melted butter. After it gets a golden color, add chopped mushrooms and add one vegetable cube for soup as well as a little bit of cooking cream. Cook it for a few minutes. For extra taste add a little bit of cheese.

Tomato Soup

Needed Time: 10 Minutes

An easy recipe for tomato soup will for sure be one of your favorite meals for lunch or dinner. You will need a spaghetti tomato sauce, spices, evaporated milk, and Parmesan cheese if you like it. Combine all the ingredients in a pot and cook it on medium-high heat. When the soup starts boiling, reduce the heat to low or medium and cook for 5-7 minutes. Serve it with Parmesan cheese and add oregano on the top.

Pasta Meals

Pasta is by far one of the favorite meals for most people. We’re bringing you some of the best recipes which can be made in less than 30 minutes.

Zucchini Pasta

Needed Time: 20 Minutes

For those who’re looking for a healthy pasta recipe, here is a vegetable solution which not include any flour. You will need a zucchini and slice it into long and thin slices. Use a pot with salt and cook it for a short time. After the pasta is cooked, add butter, garlic, and other spices and pour the cooking cream to make the sauce. Add parmesan cheese and parsley and mix it all together.

Pasta With Tuna

Needed Time: 15 Minutes

This is a great meal for the summertime which you can eat either hot or cold. Add olive oil to the pan and garlic with the onion. Cook them until they softened and then add tinned tomato with a little bit of water. Cook it for a few minutes and add the tune. In the meantime, cook the spaghetti in another pot, and when it’s finished toss the pasta and mix it together with a little bit of cooking water. Add parsley and Parmesan on the top.

Spaghetti With Capers And Olives

Needed Time: 15 Minutes

If you love Mediterranian food, this recipe is for you. On the heated pan and olive oil and garlic. Cook until is fragrant so you can add chili flakes capers, olives, and tomatoes. Pour a half cup of water and simmer it for a few minutes. Cook the spaghetti in another pot and toss the pasta on top of it. Make it creamy by adding a parmesan on the top.

Sausage Pasta

Needed Time: 30 Minutes

For all meat lovers, this pasta will become one of your favorite meals. You will need a spiral pasta, good Italian sausages, olive oil, garlic, onion, crushed tomato, and spices such as red pepper or chili flakes. Cook pasta until it is almost done, and don’t drain all cooking water, you’ll need it after. Cut the sausages into chunks while the pan with olive oil is heating.

Add sausages and cook them only until they’re brown outside. Add other ingredients including onion and garlic, tomato, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Mix them all together and cook them for other 8-10 minutes. Add pasta with half a cup of cooking eater and too it quickly so the pasta won’t start breaking. Optionally you can add baby spinach, basil, and parmesan

Meals With Rice

We’re bringing you 3 different recipes which you can make with rice and have a delicious meal for lunch or dinner.

Curry And Veggies Rice

Needed Time: : 20 minutes

If you love curry in a meal, then put this recipe on your menu. You will need a lot of different vegetables like garlic, onion, bell pepper, celery, and mushrooms. Also, bacon and spices including curry, salt, and pepper.
Chop all the vegetables while the oil is heating in a medium size pan. Add onion, and turkey bacon until crisp. Remove it to the side and start cooking vegetables for a few minutes. Add rice and bacon and cook it for approximately 20 minutes on low heat.

Vegetables Fried Rice

Needed Time: 10 minutes

If you only have 10 minutes to do a meal, this healthy meal is a great choice. You will need a vegetable and rice mixture, eggs, and spices. Use a large pan or a wok and add a heating oil, add onions and rice and stir it until the onion is soft, about 4-5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium and add the mixture. Frozen vegetables need to be cooked for 2-3 minutes and if you have fresh vegetables, make sure to cook them for at least 5 minutes. Spread the mixture on the side and place the eggs in the middle. Scramble eggs and mix them all together. Sprinkle the soy sauce and your meal is ready to be served.

Almond Rice

Needed Time: 10 minutes

Try something new and delicious like the almond rice recipe. It is very simple and easy to make. You will need olive oil, almonds, almond liquor, rice, onions, and spices. First, heat the oil and add almonds. After 2 minutes, add liquor, onions, and cooked rice and stir mix well for a few minutes.

Veggie Meals

No matter if you’re on a diet right now or just love eating vegetables, here are some interesting recipes that you can easily make at home.

Vegetable Plate With Dressing

Needed Time: 15 minutes

Make this healthy and easy meal with seasoned vegetables such as salad, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, etc. Just add the heating oil and some garlic with onion and wait until you get a golden color. Meantime, chop all the vegetables into small cubes or slices and start adding them to the pan. Add some water and cook it until the water evaporates. Add soy sauce or other favorite sauce with other spices. When it’s done, use a salad dressing. This meal you can eat alone or as a salad with meat.

Hot Plate Tofu

Needed Time: 20 minutes

If you’re a vegetarian, you can quickly do a tofu vegetable meal. You will need firm tofu, cornstarch, sweet baby corn, mushrooms, carrots, onion, and spices. Cut the tofu into blocks and dredge it in cornstarch. Place the oil in a pan and deep-fry the tofu until it gets a nice golden brown color. Drain on paper and place it on the side until you cook vegetables.

Add garlic, baby corn, mushrooms, and carrot, and bring it to a boil. Add garlic, some type of sauce like oyster or soy, and a little bit of sugar and pepper. To thicken the broth, add a spoon of cornstarch. Cook it for a short time and add tofu. Finish it with sesame oil and egg while mixing it all together.

Sea Food Meals

We didn’t forget seafood lovers, so we prepare the 2 most delicious recipes with different types of food.

Scallops And Shrimps Pasta

Needed Time: 25 minutes

For all seafood lovers, here is one delicious and easy-to-make meal. Before you start making the meal, soak the scallop for 10 minutes in salty water and let it dry on a rack. In meantime, cook your favorite type of pasta. Use a big pan and add olive oil. Set the heat at a high temperature and add scallops.

Sear them for 1 minute and then add shrimps, parsley, and garlic. Cook it for 2 minutes on both sides. Add white wine and turn the temperature down. In the end, add butter and stir it until it melts. Mix it with pasta and add spices which you love the most. You can also use rice, or quinoa for this meal if you prefer gluten-free ingredients.

Seafood Risotto

Needed Time: 20 minutes

Make this delicious risotto with seafood in 20 minutes. You’ll need a seafood mix, paprika, tomato, garlic, and seasoning. Cook the rice in boiling water while cooking seafood in another pan to save some time. Heat the oil in a wok or bigger frying pan, add onion and garlic and cook it for 5 minutes. Then, add paprika, chopped tomatoes, and chicken stock. Turn down the heater, ad seafood mix, and cook it for 3-4 minutes. Add rice with a half cup of cooking water and sprinkle parsley, salt, and pepper. We recommend serving it with lemon slides.

Desserts

Who doesn’t love to have a dessert after the meal? Here are the best recipes which you can make any time.

American Pancakes

Needed Time: 20 minutes

Who doesn’t love pancakes for breakfast or dinner? Here is one of the easiest recipes on how to make fluffy American pancakes on a hot plate. You will need flour, baking powder, sugar, a little bit of salt, butter, and eggs. First, mix all dry ingredients together in one bowl and all wet ingredients in another. When you still all the wet ingredients add dry ingredients inside and stir them until they are combined. Let it on the side for a few minutes.

Heat the pan and drop the butter on it. Use 2-3 spoons of butter for each pancake. Make sure to cook it on low heat so you can get fluffy pancakes at the end. Serve it with maple syrup, berries, nuts, or chocolate chips.

Rice Milk With Cinnamon

Needed Time: 15 minutes

If you don’t have an idea what to make for dinner, you can’t go wrong with cinnamon rice on milk. Use cow or almond milk and start warming it u until it boils, add a half cup of rice and cook it at a low temperature or 10 minutes. After the rice is cooked, add a little bit of sugar with cinnamon and enjoy in the desert while watching the movie.

Pudding With Fruits

Needed Time: 15 minutes

No matter if you prefer chocolate or vanilla flavor, pudding is always a good option when you’re craving sweets. Warm up the milk in a pot and add vanilla, punch extracts of cinnamon, and add the pudding inside. Stir it until it gets creamy enough. Place it aside and add fruits you prefer, such as strawberries, berries, or bananas.

Meals Under 10 Minutes

If you’re a student or you don’t have much time to prepare and cook a meal, here are some of the recipes which you can make in under 10 minutes.

Cheese Sandwich

Needed Time: 6 minutes

Sandwiches are one of the easiest and most delicious meals to go to, and you will only need a few minutes to do it. For ingredients, you will need any type of toast bread, butter, and cheese. Set the hot plate with single burner on medium, and add butter on the toast, and a lot of cheese.
Place it on a hot plate for a short time on both sides, until it gets nice brown color and the cheese melts. Also, you can add other ingredients you prefer and eat this sandwich with sour cream on the side.

Tuna Salad

Needed Time: 8 minutes

If you need a salad to go, this tuna salad recipe can be done in a few minutes. You will need a tuna, and a lot of vegetables, including corn, pickles, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, or all other vegetables you love.

Place the vegetable on an oily pan for a short time and mixed it with canned tuna. Cook only shortly while you’re sprinkling spices on the top. Use a big bowl and add a salad and all the cooked vegetables with a tuna. Add your favorite dressing on the top and enjoy the meal.