Awesome Microwave Recipes

Here are some really easy microwave recipes.

Taco Dip

In base of microwave cooker spread 8 oz. cream cheese, then one can Hormel chili without beans, then 8 oz. shredded cheese. Cover and cook on high for 5 minutes. Dip with tortilla chips.

Garlic Infused Shrimp

˝ cup white wine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. Simply Garlic Seasoning
1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
8 oz. thin spaghetti, cooked

In Base of microwave cooker, place wine and garlic, in shallow colander, place shrimp seasoned with seasoning. Microwave on high for about 4 minutes until shrimp turns pink. Toss shrimp and hot spaghetti in white wine mixture. Serve immediately.

Party Arti Dip

1 (14 Oz) can artichoke hearts, drained
2 green onions, chopped
˝ cup low-fat mayonnaise
˝ cup grated parmesan cheese

Combine ingredients in quick chef, turn handle until chopped. Place into base of oval microwave cooker. Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes until hot. Serve with tortilla chips or bagel chips.

Apple Crisp

1 pkg Archway Oatmeal Cookies
16oz can apple pie filling
Carmel, whipped topping or ice cream

~ Place 4 Archway Oatmeal Cookies on bottom of container
~ Take an extra cookie and break apart to fill-in around "holes"
~ Open and pour can of pie filling on top of cookies
~ Take 2 cookies and crumble and sprinkle over top
~ Microwave on high 3 – 4 minutes until filling is warm
~ Remove and top with ice cream of whipping cream or carmel
(can substitute with chocolate cookies and cherry pie filling)

Basic Microwave cooking tips

I recommend purchasing a kitchen scale if you do not already have one. Most foods cook till done at 6 minutes per pound. Exceptions are:

Fish/seafood—3 min. per pound
Whole chicken or turkey—7 ˝ minutes per pound
Chicken pieces like breast or wings follow the 6 minutes per pound rule.
Ground meat—5 minutes per pound.

Standing time after cooking—20% additional time. Example if something cooks for 10 minutes-standing time is 2 minutes.

I hope you found the information I provided in this article useful. For more recipes and microwave cooking information visit A Website for the Modern Woman.

To purchase high quality microwave cookware visited Donna’s Tupperware website.

By Donna Rivera-Loudon
Published: 4/16/2007
 
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