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Microwave Cooking: Quick and Easy Recipes

It’s incredible how much you can cook in a microwave. While it might not always be the best option, it can definitely come in handy when you’re in a pinch. As time goes on, I will be adding more recipes.

Breakfast

Main Dishes

Vegetables

Sides

Soups and Sandwiches

Desserts and Snacks

Candy: Notes on making candy in your microwave
Candy is dandy in your microwave oven. Remember to microwave on MED. HIGH (Roast) so sugar syrup boils, sugar dissolves and blends into candy. Use containers 2 to 3 times larger than quantity to prevent boil-overs and cover candy and snacks when specified. Use a glass plate or stretch plastic wrap tightly across bowl so steam escapes during cooking. Stir candy during cooking so heat is equalized and candy cooks smooth. WATCH CANDY CLOSELY because a microwave oven cooks fast. Check with a candy thermometer (Remove candy from oven first unless using a microwave candy thermometer.)

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Easy Herbed Potatoes Recipe

HERBED POTATOES

Ingredients:

  • 3 or 4 medium potatoes
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Directions:

  1. Make crosswise cuts 1/2 inch apart in each potato, not cutting all the way through. Place an onion
    slice in each cut. Place potatoes in 9-inch pie plate.
  2. Cover tightly and microwave on high (100%) until potatoes are almost tender, 4 1/2 to 5½ minutes. Microwave margarine uncovered in 1-cup glass measure on high (100%) until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  3. Stir in remaining ingredients, drizzle over potatoes. Cover and microwave on high (100%) until potatoes are tender, 4 to 5 minutes, 3 or 4 servings.

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Cooking with Kids: Simple Recipe Ideas

My 12 -year-old daughter loves to help me cook and has a passion for making desserts. She’s the main one in our house who prepares the sweets and also assists me in posting the recipes here. These recipes are some of her favorites to make. While they’re great for older kids, younger kids can also try them with a bit of adult supervision.

Breakfast

Mastering Pancakes: A Generational Recipe
Quick Baked Apples Recipe
Turkey Bacon Breakfast Burritos
Huevos Estrellados: A Mexican Breakfast Delight
Quick Guide to Creating a McGriddle at Home
Simple Sausage in a Blanket Recipe
Delicious Bacon and Veggie Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Pasta Dishes

Bacon-Tomatoes Mac and Cheese
Macaroni & Cheese
Mac ‘N ‘ Cheese with Creamy Collard Greens
Colorful Pasta Salad Recipe for Fresh Summer Meals

Vegetables

Quick Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe
Loaded Baked Potatoes Recipe: Easy & Delicious
Easy Spinach Casserole Recipe
Healthy Chicken Soup: A Family Recipe  [coming soon]
Easy Broccoli Basil Pasta Recipe
Cheesy Potatoes Corn Chowder
step-by-Step Vegetable Soup: Quick and Nutritious Recipe (This recipe is good for winter when it is cold.)

Easy breads to make

Easy Basic Biscuit Recipe for All Occasions
Monkey Bread
Easy Home Style Corn Bread Recipe
Delicious Banana Nut Bread Recipe
Easy Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Harder breads to make

Easy Quick Yeast Rolls Recipe
How to Make Conchas: Easy Mexican Sweet Bread Recipe
Easy Dinner rolls for the Holidays
Delicious Homemade Donuts Recipe

Just a note:

  • All breads are a little hard to cook but taste good after done, so keep trying.

Cookies with peanuts /Easy cookies

Easy 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

Cookies with chips in them /Easy cookies

Cookie with nut, chips or fruit

Harder cookies to make /for older kids

Holiday cookies /for older kids

Other cookies

  • Delicious Fortune Cookies Recipe with Sample Fortunes [coming soon]

Cakes and cupcakes

Bell created recipes

Frostings, Icings, and Glazes

Brownies

Bars

Holiday red raspberry chocolate bars
Creamy Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Melting Chocolate Oatmeal coconut flakes bars
Delicious Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Tarts and cobblers

Summer Fruit Tart
Homemade Blueberry Cobbler: Step-by-Step Guide
Homemade Peach Cobbler: Step-by-Step Guide
Homemade Cherry Cobbler: Step-by-Step Guide

Easy pies to make

Homemade Apple Pie: Step-by-Step Guide to a Family Favorite
Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Pie Recipe
Classic Pecan Pie Recipe: Step-by-Step Guide
Apple Pie with Pecan Crumb Topping
Delicious Pumpkin Walnut Pie Recipe
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe: Step-by-Step Guide

Harder pies to make/for older kids

Delicious Cocoa Cream Pie Recipe
Delicious Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
Lemon Ice box pie

Pie crust

Easy Almond Crumb Pie Crust Recipe

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Delicious Squash Bake with Mandarin Oranges

GOLDEN ORANGE SQUASH BAKE

Ingredients:

  • 2 packages (12 ounces each) frozen squash
  • 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin orange segments, drained
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

Directions:

  1. Place squash and margarine in a microwave safe 2 quart casserole dish or bowl.
  2. Cover loose with parchment paper and microwave on high (100%) until thawed, 11 to 12 minutes.
  3. Top with orange segments and drizzle with syrup.
  4. Microwave uncovered until hot, 4-5 minutes.
    6 servings

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Easy Cheesy Potatoes Recipe

CHEESY POTATOES

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces) (divided)
  • 4 cups 1/8-inch slices potatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • ½ teaspoon paprika

Directions:

  1. Microwave margarine, flour, salt and pepper uncovered in 2½-quart microwave safe casserole dish on high 1 minute; stir until smooth.
  2. Microwave until bubbly, about 1 minute.
  3. Stir in milk. Cover loosely with parchment paper and microwave until thickened, 5 minutes, stirring every minute.
  4. Stir in 3/4 cup of the cheese.
  5. Place potatoes and onions in casserole, spooning cheese sauce over potatoes. Cover and microwave on medium-high (70%) until potatoes are tender, 18-20 minutes, turning the casserole one quarter turn every 6 minutes.
  6. Mix remaining cheese and paprika together.
  7. Sprinkle over potatoes.
  8. Let stand 5 minutes.

Makes about 8 servings.

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Easy Microwave Glazed Grapefruit

GLAZED GRAPEFRUIT

Ingredients:

  • 2 large grapefruit
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp butter or margarine
  • 4-5 tsp orange juice
  • mint leaves or cherries (optional)

Directions:

  1. Cut the grapefruit in half
  2. Place each half in a microwave safe bowl.
  3. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  4. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the grapefruit halves.
  5. Place a small dot of butter on each grapefruit half.
  6. Pour a tsp of orange juice over each grapefruit half.
  7. Microwave for 6 to 7 minutes on high, or until warm.
  8. Garnish with mint leaves or cherries.
    4 Servings
  9. Notes:
    • For 2 halves, microwave 3 to 4 minutes on HIGH.
    • For 1 half, microwave 2 to 2 1/2 minutes on High.

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Quick Baked Apples Recipe

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED APPLES

This is a new way to do an old classic. In the past you would put these in the oven and bake them for at least an hour. They are delicious for breakfast.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 6 medium cooking apples, washed and cored
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Make shallow cut in skin completely around each apple, one inch from the bottom. (To keep skin from shrinking during cooking.)
  2. Place apples in 12 x 7-inch glass baking dish (or 6 custard cups or serving bowls). Make sure that whatever you put the apples in is microwave safe.
  3. Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter in center of each apple.
  4. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
  5. Cover apples with parchment paper.
  6. Microwave for 10 to 14 minutes on HIGH, or until tender.
  7. Let stand covered for 3 minutes before serving.

Notes:

  • Makes 6 Servings
  • For 1 apple, use individual custard cup or serving bowl and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes on HIGH
  • 2 apples, use individual custard cups or serving bowls and microwave for 3 to 4 minutes on HIGH.

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