19 Recipes You Can Make In Just A Microwave (2024)

FAQs

What can I cook in the microwave only? ›

For breakfast, you can make a frittata, an egg sandwich, and even French toast in your microwave. At lunchtime, you can try cooking mac and cheese, a sweet potato, or soup in the microwave. The options for microwavable dinners are limitless and include chicken, fish, and pasta dishes.

Stovetop: Most microwavable dishes can be easily adapted for the stovetop. For example, soups, stews, and pasta dishes can be heated in a pot on the stove. Simply transfer the food from the microwave-safe container to a saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the food is heated through.

Meat can be cooked safely in a microwave oven, but it can cook unevenly and leave cold spots where harmful bacteria can survive. For this reason, it is important to cover the food, rotate or stir it once or twice during cooking, and make sure the meat reaches a safe internal temperature throughout.

The simple answer is yes. You can use your microwave as an oven, but it has to be a convection microwave. A microwave with a convection mode functions like any regular oven and can be used to bake bread, cakes, cookies, or anything else you would want to bake.

Step 4: Baking the pizza in a microwave

Once your microwave is pre-heated, carefully place the pizza inside and set the time to 20 minutes and press the start button again. After your 20 minutes are up, a delicious pizza awaits to be taken out of the microwave and served hot!

While some plastic containers are safe for use in the microwave, there are a few you should avoid. Single-use plastics like those used for yogurt, cottage cheese and other foods should never be microwaved. The same rule applies to plastic to-go containers that don't clearly state that it is microwave-safe.

A cook from frozen product, such as a frozen ready meal lasagne, will have instructions of how to cook. Please remember these are general instructions as a guide for all types of microwaves, not just yours. You may need a little less or a little more cooking time than the instructions state.

Most ready meals that can be heated in an oven or microwave can also be cooked in an air fryer. Meals with crispy components like breaded items, fries, or even samosas tend to do particularly well in air fryers.

Potential drawbacks include uneven heating, risk of dryness in food, and the need for microwave-safe utensils to prevent damage or accidents.

How to make an egg in a microwave? ›

Microwave the egg for 30 seconds. Remove the egg and check for doneness by gently poking it with your finger. If you'd like your egg more well done, microwave it for 10 more seconds and check it again. Continue microwaving it in 10 second increments until it reaches your desired doneness.

Microwaves

Using the right power settings on your microwave can help you to cook small, tender pieces of meat, steam vegetables like broccoli and carrots, boil eggs, simmer stews and heat casseroles. Depending on the type of microwave you have, you can steam, air fry and even broil without a stove or oven.

A convection microwave can double as another oven, streamlining meal prep and making it easier to bake more at once for family dinners, large gatherings and holiday celebrations.