Poor microwave oven. It gets no respect! The stove and the oven get all the credit for doing the real cooking, while this unsung appliance is used mostly just to reheat. But if you sneak into your kitchen late at night, and you're very quiet, you may hear your microwave muttering to itself, "I coulda been a contender!" Turns out you can do so much more with that appliance than nuke your leftovers and frozen entrees. In fact, we found 13 recipes you can make in your microwave — you'll be surprised at how much you can do with it.
13 Foods to Make in Your Microwave
Scrambled Eggs
Here's Martha Stewart's fancy-pants scrambled eggs and cheese recipe. But you can make an even simpler version just by scrambling a couple eggs in a buttered bowl, heating for 45 seconds, stirring, and heating a few seconds more until just right.
Perfectly Fluffy Rice
Forget the rice cooker. You can make perfectly fluffy rice using your microwave.
Crispy Bacon
It seems sacrilegious, but you really can make crispy bacon in the microwave.
Creamy Risotto
Usually making risotto means standing at the stove, stirring forever. No more! Here's how to cook risotto in the microwave — from scratch!
Potato Chips -- Yes, Really
DIY potato chips without the mess of deep frying? Yes, please! Here's how to make potato chips in your microwave.
Bread Pudding for 1
Here's one way microwaving your leftovers will transform them enough to call it cooking: 5-minute bread pudding.
Minute Microwave Cheesecake
It may not be authentic, but it's super easy: Here's the quickest cheesecake recipe around.
Popcorn
I know what you're thinking: Duh. But I'm not talking about pre-packaged, pre-seasoned microwave popcorn. This is how to pop popcorn kernels in the microwave, old-school.
Mac & Cheese in a Mug
Forget the stuff in a box — here's how to make a single serving of macaroni and cheese in your microwave.
