These 23 Recipes Will Inspire You to Use Your Broiler to Make Appetizers, Dinner, and Even Dessert

Use your boiler to make a super-flavorful glazed salmon dinner in ten minutes. Opt for crisp, savory skin, if you like, by broiling the fish skin-side up.

In just 20 minutes, you can have the best of summer on a plate: Broiled pork chops atop a lively mix of broiled yellow peppers, fresh tomatoes, olives, capers, and basil. Serve with plenty of crusty bread to sop up those precious pan juices.

Call this a vegetable main dish or call it a side; either way, it will become a regular in your home. Use the broiler to soften and brown these peppers first, then stuff them and flash them under the broiler again to melt the cheese.

Elegant enough to be an impressive dessert, yet light enough to be spa-food, this bruléed meringue is a special treat. Serve it with juicy cara cara oranges, pink grapefruit slices, or dollop it on top of a half grapefruit, and broil.

A spice-rubbed fillet of fish is broiled to maximum potential.  Serve with broiled tortillas, and stir together just a few ingredients for a fresh sauce.

Skip ordering takeout and turn on the broiler. Our easy take on the favorite beef and broccoli combo gets an assist from crunchy water chestnuts. Just add steamed rice.

Use your broiler to make these retro, delicious appetizers any day. The buttery, crunchy toppings are the perfect contrast to silky, saline clams.

These chicken thighs get their super-crisp skin from the broiler and their bold flavor from toasted coriander. Add caramelized leeks, potatoes, and spinach, and dinner's ready.

Looking for a quick dessert? Bananas––with a little brown sugar and ricotta––become a decadent, caramelized treat under the heat of a broiler. Mango, pear, or pineapple also work well. 

The broiler blisters corn tortillas and quickly cooks the shrimp for these tacos. Serve with plenty of sliced jalapeños and avocado, cilantro sprigs, and lime wedges. 

All three components of this vegetarian meal can be prepared under the broiler. A blast of heat gives the polenta wedges delicious crispy edges. 

Firm-fleshed fish like striped bass (or halibut or salmon) holds up under a broiler's high heat. Broilers vary in heat intensity; move the rack to a lower position if the cauliflower or fish is browning too quickly or to a higher rack if too slowly. 

Basic boneless chicken breasts become an impressive entrée when wrapped in smoky bacon and broiled with sweet potato slices. 

This tropical treat requires just four ingredients. Cinnamon-dusted pineapple becomes golden under the broiler. It's a perfect partner for cool and creamy frozen yogurt. 

The heat of the broiler adds crispy edges to slices of firm tofu glazed with a sweet-and-salty reduction for this vegetarian dinner that's ready in just 15 minutes.

This coconut-and-lime crusted shrimp is infinitely more flavorful and less messy than its deep-fried counterpart. It's paired with a rice noodle salad that strikes the perfect balance between sweet and spicy thanks to fresh chile and your choice of hot pepper jelly or mango chutney.

Colorful fruits and vegetables get the same broiler suntan as boneless pork-loin chops for a lively dinner that's on the table in just 30 minutes. 

The broiler isn't only for fast weeknight meals. Its high heat seals in a flavorful marinade and the natural juices of the beef tenderloin for a dinner-party worthy entree. 

Proximity to the broiler cooks these fish fillets—even once the heat has been turned off. This different way to use the broiler keeps the halibut moist. Top with shaved radish and carrot for a beautiful springlike dish. 

Want to get a green vegetable on the table super fast? Broiling quickly cooks vitamin-filled asparagus for an easy accompaniment to almost any meal. 

Yogurt, mustard, and capers make flavorful crust on fish fillets. A salad of tender greens is the perfect accompaniment and dinner's ready. 

Wintry citrus and tangy cranberries get a dusting of powdered sugar before they're caramelized under the broiler and transformed into a sophisticated dessert.