Thursday, January 7, 2010

Vegetarian microwave recipes...?

Do you know any nice, easy vegetarian meals which can be made in the microwave?





My oven broke and I cant afford to eat out. Any links or ideas I'd be grateful for, no desserts please. And healthy options would be good too. Oh, and I particularly like potatoes :DVegetarian microwave recipes...?
Never Kiss a Yammy -- Sweet potatoes











INGREDIENTS


4 sweet potatoes


1/2 cup orange juice


2/3 cup light brown sugar


1/4 cup margarine, softened


1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel


1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon











DIRECTIONS


Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.


Scrub the sweet potatoes, prick them deeply in several places with a fork, and place them on the lined cookie sheet.


Bake the potatoes in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes. Allow them to cool until they can be handled, about 15 minutes. Scoop out the sweet potato flesh into a large bowl and mash well. Stir in orange juice, brown sugar, margarine, orange peel, and cinnamon. If you prefer the sweet potatoes to be very smooth, you can mix them with an electric mixer. Spread the potatoes in a microwave-safe dish.


Microwave on HIGH until heated through, about 5 minutes.








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Potato Chips --











INGREDIENTS


1 tablespoon vegetable oil


1 potato, sliced paper thin (peel optional)


1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste











DIRECTIONS


Pour the vegetable oil into a plastic bag (a produce bag works well). Add the potato slices, and shake to coat.


Coat a large dinner plate lightly with oil or cooking spray. Arrange potato slices in a single layer on the dish.


Cook in the microwave for 3 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned (if not browned, they will not become crisp). Times will vary depending on the power of your microwave. Remove chips from plate, and toss with salt (or other seasonings). Let cool. Repeat process with the remaining potato slices. You will not need to keep oiling the plate.








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Basic Microwave Risotto --











INGREDIENTS


3 tablespoons butter


1 clove garlic, minced


1 onion, chopped


1 1/2 cups vegetable broth


1 cup uncooked Arborio rice


3/4 cup white wine


1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese











DIRECTIONS


In a 3 quart, microwave safe casserole dish combine butter, garlic and onion. Place dish in microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes.


Place vegetable broth in a microwave safe dish. Heat on microwave until the broth is hot but not boiling (approximately 2 minutes).


Stir the rice and broth into the casserole dish with the onion, butter and garlic mixture. Cover the dish tightly and cook on high for 6 minutes.


Stir wine into the rice. Cook on high for 10 minutes more. Most of the liquid should boil off. Stir the cheese into the rice and serve.








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Brown Rice, Broccoli, Cheese and Walnut Surprise --











INGREDIENTS


1/2 cup chopped walnuts


1 tablespoon butter


1 onion, chopped


1/2 teaspoon minced garlic


1 cup uncooked instant brown rice


1 cup vegetable broth


1 pound fresh broccoli florets


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper


1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese











DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place walnuts on small baking sheet, and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted.


Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in melted butter for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the rice, add the broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 7 to 8 minutes.


Place broccoli in a microwave-safe casserole dish, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover, and microwave until tender.


Spoon rice onto a serving platter, and top with broccoli. Sprinkle walnuts and cheese on top.








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Quick and Easy Stuffed Peppers --











INGREDIENTS


2 large red bell peppers, halved and seeded


1 (8 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid


1/3 cup quick-cooking brown rice


2 tablespoons hot water


2 green onions, thinly sliced


1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained


1/2 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed


1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes


1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese


1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese











DIRECTIONS


Arrange pepper halves in a 9 inch square glass baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap. Poke a few holes in the plastic wrap for vents, and heat 4 minutes in the microwave, or until tender.


In a medium bowl, mix tomatoes and their liquid, rice, and water. Cover with plastic, and cook in the microwave for 4 minutes, or until rice is cooked.


Stir green onions, corn, kidney beans, and red pepper flakes into the tomato mixture. Heat in the microwave for 3 minutes, or until heated through.


Spoon hot tomato mixture evenly into pepper halves, and cover with plastic wrap. Poke a few holes in the plastic to vent steam, and heat in the microwave 4 minutes. Remove plastic, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese, and allow to stand 1 to 2 minutes before serving.











HERE IS MOVegetarian microwave recipes...?
Man that sucks, money is tight for most people now. There are actually a lot of options. If you can afford buying frozen veggies, there are some that can be prepared in the microwave in the actual bag (make sure you read on the bag that it's microwavable). You can season and slice potatoes thinly and put those in a microwavable bowl and cover the potatoes in water and microwave for 5 min or until tender. Can you still use your stove? If you eat eggs you can make some eggs in your microwave. You can buy some veggie microwave meals from the frozen section.
TWICE BAKED POTATOES - MICROWAVE





4 baking potatoes


3 green onions, thinly sliced


2 tbsp. butter


1/2 c. hot milk


1/2 tsp. salt


Dash black pepper


Dash nutmeg


Dash paprika


4 slices bacon


2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese


2 tbsp. grated sharp Cheddar cheese





1. Arrange potatoes on microwave dish. Pierce with a fork in a few places.





2. Microwave, uncovered, for about 10 minutes at high power. Rearrange potatoes after 5 minutes, turn them over.





3. Place potatoes on counter, cover with a bowl and let stand for at least 7 minutes (potatoes will continue to cook).





4. Combine butter and green onions in a micro-safe dish. Microwave covered at high power for at least 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is soft.





5. Place bacon on paper towel on a micro-safe dish. Microwave, covered with paper towel at high power for 4-5 minutes or until almost crisp. Let stand for a minute. Crumble.





6. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out pulp.





7. Mash potatoes with butter and green onion mixture, milk or Half and Half and seasonings until light and fluffy. Add bacon.





8. Spoon potato mixture into shells. Arrange on micro-safe dish. Sprinkle with cheeses.





9. Microwave, uncovered at high power for about 5 minutes or until potatoes are hot and cheeses are melted. Rotate dish after half the cooking time if the microwave oven is not a rotating one.
You could try some raw food recipes too. http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/





Raw food is full of unaltered phyto-chemicals and antioxidants in their purest forms.

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