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How does the magic happen?
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Make your Tex-Mex in the microwave instead.
Serve on corn tortillas with a dollop of guacamole!
Looking to slim down and improve your health?
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Just combine half a cup of pasta, 1/4 cup of water, and salt in a bowl.
Stir and cook for another 30 seconds.
This quick meal will provide plenty of calcium to help maintain proper bone health.
Don’t want to dirty a pan?
Just whip it up in the microwave.
Fold omelet in half, and enjoy!
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Drain the can of beans and rinse lightly with water.
With the back of a fork, crush beans and other ingredients to form a paste.
Place on a glass plate and microwave for 1 minute or until cheese melts.
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Top with your favorite salsa.
With a fork, cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly.
Mix well, then sprinkle over the crumble.
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Microwave 15-20 minutes or until fruit mixture begins to bubble through the topping.
Serve with a dollop of one of our favoriteGreek yogurts.
Simply slice a cleaned potato on a mandolin, rinse well, and then dry thoroughly.
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Lightly brush each chip with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Spread out on a paper-towel-lined plate and microwave for 3 minutes.
Flip the chips and finish them off with another 3 minutes.
You won’t believe how crispy these chips get!
Scientists have found this method offers up the most nutrients.
For our microwave version, fill a microwave-safe bowl with hot water (tap is fine).
Nuke on high for about 3 minutes.
Serve on top of toasted sprouted bread, mashed avocado, and sliced tomato.
To make this simple breakfast, rinse quinoa under cold water.
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(We like to usesproutedbecause the quinoa cooks faster and provides you with more nutrients!)
Then, place in a bowl with a cup of water and cinnamon.
Microwave on high for 4 minutes, stir, then follow up with another 3.
Microwave in two-minute increments until the oats become crispy, stirring every so often.
It should take roughly 12 minutes.
You’ll be surprised at how crunchy this microwave granola gets!
It’s packed with protein and full of healthy fats from the milk to keep you satiated until dinner.
In a microwave-safe dish, combine thinly sliced onions and chopped mushrooms with a tablespoon of butter.
Cover, vent, and microwave for 8 minutes or until onions are clear.
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Add spinach and zap for another minute.
Pierce a spaghetti squash with a paring knife in multiple places.
Microwave for 12 minutes, rotating the squash halfway through cooking.
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Slice in half, remove the seeds, and then shred up the spaghetti strands with a fork.
Serve topped with freshly julienned basil!
Whisk together liquid ingredients in a bowl, add chicken, and pierce chicken with a fork.
Cover the bowl, and marinate chicken in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, soak a portion of vermicelli rice noodles in water for 20 minutes.
Cover with microwave-safe lid, vent, and microwave for 2 minutes.
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Flip chicken, add chopped red pepper and snap peas, and microwave another 3 minutes.
Fold paper to create a pouch, and then microwave on high for 3 12 minutes.
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Microwave about 3 minutes or until shallots have softened.
Add 1 cup of arborio rice to the tray and toss to coat in butter.
Then pour in white wine, 2 cups of the chicken broth, and microwave covered for 8 minutes.
Stir the rice and then add the remaining 1 cup chicken broth.
Recover and microwave until the rice is cooked, about 10 minutes.
Add some frozen peas, sprinkle with some parmesan cheese, and season with salt and pepper.
Zap again for a minute to warm up the peas.
To a microwave-safe dish, add onions, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Heat, covered, for 5 minutes.
Add pancetta and cook another 2 minutes uncovered.
Garnish with fresh basil.
Chicken Pot Pie
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Whisk together the chicken broth and flour in a microwave-safe square baking dish until there are no lumps.
Cover with microwave safe lid with vent, and microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Add frozen peas, carrots, and corn, rotisserie chicken, cover and microwave for another 4 minutes.
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Well here’s your solution: this microwave recipe that takes only 10 minutes to whip up!
Pour enchilada sauce into a small baking tray (that will fit in the microwave!)
Continue until the mixture of chicken and beans is done or no more enchiladas fit in the tray.
(you could always make another tray if you have more cookware.)
Top with cheese, leftover enchilada sauce, and microwave for 7 minutes.
