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Microwave Frittata
Frittata is the perfect hearty meal for breakfast, and by preparing this meal while following our recipe, you not only get your daily dose of minerals and vitamins, but you get to enjoy the food in a matter of minutes after starting the process of preparing it.
The ingredients necessary to make the microwave Frittata are butter, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, 1/4 cup of broccoli, 1/4 cup of chopped onion, 1/4 cup of chopped red pepper, and salt and pepper to the taste.
After gathering the ingredients, place the butter in a bowl and microwave on high heat for 30 seconds or until the butter melts. Once it has melted add the broccoli, chopped onion, and red pepper, and cover the bowl and put it in the microwave on high heat for 1 minute. During this time, stir the eggs with salt and pepper, and add them in the bowl when the time passes, covering the bowl and placing it in the microwave on high heat for another 2 minutes, and when the time is up, simply let the Frittata cool down for about 3 minutes and serve it.
Microwave Ratatouille
Microwave Ratatouille is extremely easy and fast to make, and due to the vegetables that go into the making of this food you can be sure that you will fill stuffed after eating it and that you will provide your body with the vitamins it needs to go all day at maximum power.
The ingredients that you need for microwave Ratatouille are 1 medium eggplant which you dice, 1 large onion that you chop, 3 garlic gloves that have been chopped, 2 cubed large zucchini, 1 drained can of stewed tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of basil, 1/2 cup of quinoa, 2 tablespoons of thyme, and 2 tablespoons of oregano.
Take a microwave-safe bowl and place the vegetables, the stewed tomatoes, and the quinoa in it, cover the bowl with a lid, and microwave it on high for 15 minutes. When the time passes, open the lid carefully and add the spices to the taste, stir the mixture well, and let it stand for about 5 minutes before serving it.
Easy Seafood Risotto
Risottos are usually hard to prepare, but this isn’t the case with this fast and easy seafood risotto.
The necessary ingredients to prepare this dish are: 1 finely sliced head fennel, 1 finely chopped onion, 3 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, the juice from 1 lemon, a handful of parsley leaves that have been roughly chopped, 300g of risotto rice, 300g of seafood mix, 100g of frozen peas, and 500ml of vegetable or fish stock.
Take a bowl and place in it the onion, the fennel, and the olive oil, put the bowl inside the microwave for 5 minutes on the highest heat setting, when the time is up stir in the rice and pour over the stock, and cover the bowl and place it again in the microwave on the same setting for another 10 minutes. Afterwards, throw the peas and the seafood in, let the whole mixture sit in the microwave for 3 more minutes, and while the bowl is in there stir the lemon juice and Parmesan with the parsley leaves to put the mixture into the bowl when the 3 minutes pass.
As you can see, the microwave is a very versatile appliance and it can be used for a lot more than just heating or defrosting food. If you still don’t own such an oven, you should buy one as soon as possible. Make sure to read some professional reviews before deciding on a particular appliance. For unbiased reviews, check out the bestmicrowave.reviews site. It is a great source of inspiration for people interested in buying microwave ovens.
