17 easy meals you can make in the microwave

Frank OlitoJan 9, 2021, 18:25 IST

You can even cook dinner in your microwave.Shutterstock

You can cook every meal of the day in your microwave.
For breakfast, you can make a frittata, an egg sandwich, and even French toast without ever turning on your stove.
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.

Cooking can be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but there is one appliance in your kitchen that can make cooking much easier: the microwave.

Instead of turning on your stove and turning up the heat of the oven, you can instead turn to your microwave to make your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.

Here are some recipes you should try next time you want to cook at home but don't want to deal with the hassle.

For breakfast, you can make an egg sandwich in the microwave.

Egg sandwich. Shutterstock

You can even try a frittata without turning on the stove.

Frittata. Shutterstock

While French toast is usually made on the stove, you can get a crispy version even in the microwave.

French toast in a cup. Shutterstock

For lunch, there are lighter meals you can make, like a baked sweet potato.

Baked sweet potato. Shutterstock

Microwaved mac and cheese would also be a great meal for lunch.

Mac and cheese. Shutterstock

If you like soup for lunch, you can make black bean soup in the microwave.

Black bean soup. Shutterstock

Enchiladas are the perfect dinner to make in the microwave.

Enchiladas. Shutterstock

You can even cook a meatloaf in the microwave.

Meatloaf. AS Food studio/Shutterstock

Parmesan chicken recipes are also delicious in the microwave.

Chicken. Shutterstock

Microwaves can even be used for cooking meals like ropa vieja.

Ropa vieja. Shutterstock

If meat isn't your thing, then consider a risotto dish, which can also be made in the microwave.

Risotto. Shutterstock

You can even make a simple pasta dish without boiling a pot of water.

Pasta. Shutterstock

Although it may sound counterintuitive, you can make fried rice in the microwave.

Fried rice. iamcheva/Shutterstock

If you love seafood for dinner, you can even poach salmon in the microwave.

Salmon. Shutterstock

Cod could also be an option for dinner.

Cod. Shutterstock

If you love a chocolate chip cookie for dessert but hate baking them, you can do it quickly in a microwave, too.

Cookie in a mug. Shutterstock

You can also whip up a quick cake in a mug using the microwave.

Cake in a mug. Shutterstock

I made a Michelin-starred chef's version of the McDonald's McMuffin in just 10 minutes, and it blew the original out of the water

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