2 large red bell peppers
1 (10 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with juice
1/3 cup quick-cooking brown rice
2 tablespoons hot water
2 green onions
1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
1/2 pound kidney beans, drained
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 cup shredded lite mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1 Cut peppers in half lengthwise and discard seeds and membrane. Place cut-side down in a 9-inch glass baking dish or microwaveable casserole dish and cover with vented plastic wrap. Cook at high power for 4 minutes.
2 While the peppers are cooking, combine tomatoes, rice and water in a microwaveable bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap.
3 Remove peppers from microwave oven and set aside. Cook tomato mixture at high power for 4 minutes.
4 While the tomato mixture cooks, thinly slice green onions.
5 Place corn in strainer and run under hot water to thaw. Add beans to strainer and rinse under hot water.
6 Stir green onions, corn, beans, and pepper flakes into tomato mixture and cover with vented plastic wrap. Cook at high power for 3 minutes.
7 Drain peppers and turn cut-side up. Spoon hot tomato mixture evenly into peppers, cover with vented plastic wrap, and cook at high power for 3 to 4 minutes or until hot.
8 Uncover peppers and sprinkle with cheeses. Let stand for 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve hot.
Ahh yes...dorm friendly foods. I suppose college could go either way, eh? I mean...first of all if you're smart you wouldn't leave a lot of "snack" type food in your room. I never did...cause as soon as I got in the habit of munching while studying...I ended up ALWAYS craving snacks no matter WHERE I was studying!! Argh.
Hmm...you know those cool wal mart waters?? I reccomend stocking up on those things...they saved me many times!!!
It's just so hard to eat healthy when A: you don't have time to eat (especially when the cafe stops doing breakfast at an absurd hour). Anyways...I think you got a lot of cool recipes and since you like to cook so much...you should be ok.
i don't know if you can splurge on an appliance, but you can get a convection/microwave oven so you can actually cook food for reals. it's sorta sneaky (and probably dorm illegal too), but it looks just like a microwave.
*cup of things...you know, add water type things. the pasta aisle has a huge assortment of things, and most aren't too bad, if eaten with a salad
*oatmeal or cream of wheat
*cereal
*salad
*tuna sandwiches
*eggs made with eggwave things
*popcorn
*ramen soup
*energy bars (luna, cliff, power, etc)
*peanut butter sandwiches
*potatoes in microwave (3min or so)
*rice in microwave
*pasta and sauce
*smoothies if you have a blender (just don't thaw the fridge for a bit, then it'll be perfectly frozen fruit)
*tv dinners if store is close by.
i suggest using those gray cement cinder blocks to raise your bed a bit. my friend did that, and was able to raise his bed high enough to put his fridge and microwave under it..along with a file cabinet.
christmas lights are nice for light.
plants make room seem liveable.
1. In 11X7 inch microwave safe dish, combine lasagna noodles and 4 cups boiling water. Cover tightly with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on High 6 minutes, rearranging noodles after 3 minutes. Let stand 1 minute; drain and rinse. Cover with damp paper towel; set aside.*
2. Place asparagus in same dish; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water. Cover tightly with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on High 3 minutes.** Drain and cool slightly.
3. Cut noodles in half; roll 2 asparagus halves in each noodle half. Place seam-side down in same dish.
4. To prepare sauce, in 2-cup glass measure, stir together remaining ingredients except parsley. Microwave on Medium-High, until thickened and cheese is melted, stirring once.
5. Pour sauce over asparagus rolls; cover tightly with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on High 2 minutes, until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley.
1 potato
Seasoning as desired (i.e., salt, onion salt or powder, garlic salt or powder)
Slice your potatoes paper thin on a grater or slicer.
Place a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom of the microwave. Place sliced potatoes on the parchment paper but DO NOT OVERLAP or place on a baking stone. Sprinkle with whatever seasoning you want. Microwave four to eight minutes, depending on your microwave. When chips begin to curl on the edge and start to turn brown they are done. After each batch the time will decrease because the cavity of the microwave will become hot.
Note: Thin potato slices may not be enough food in your microwave to prevent damage to the microwave. It is not recommended to do multiple batches of chips in the microwave at one time.
1 medium acorn or buttercup squash
1 tablespoon lite maple syrup
1 tablespoon brown sugar style sugar twin
3 tablespoons orange juice
Cut squash lengthwise into quarters; remove seeds and fibers. Arrange squash in 12x8-inch (2 quart) microwave-safe dish.
In small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Spoon mixture onto each squash section, allowing excess to run over sides. Cover with microwave-safe plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH for 10 to 12 minutes or until tender. To serve, spoon syrup mixture from bottom of dish over squash sections
1/2 whole wheat pita pocket
2 Tbl. grated, low-fat Cheddar or Jack cheese
1/2 cup canned kidney, pinto or black beans, drained and rinsed
2 Tbl. chunky salsa
Put the beans, cheese and salsa into the pita bread. Microwave until cheese melts.
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 lb button mushrooms
1/2 tsp lemon juice
pepper
2 tsp chopped parsley
1 crusty roll
Place garlic in a bowl and spray with cooking spray. Cover and cook on HIGH 20 - 45 seconds. Add mushrooms, lemon juice and pepper to taste, blending well. Cover and cook on HIGH 2 minutes, stirring once.
Cut a thin slice from the top of roll and reserve. Pull out
the soft crumb centre and use as breadcrumbs in another dish.
Stir the parsley into the mushroom mixture, mixing well. Spoon
the mixture into each roll and replace the lids. Place on a
plate lined with absorbent paper and heat on HIGH 30 seconds
to heat through.
1/2 medium yellow crookneck squash
1/2 medium zucchin1 squash
1/2 medium sweet onion
1/2 medium eggplant
8 medium mushrooms
1 medium tomato, quartered
1 tablespoons FF Italian dressing
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoons Creole seasoning.
Cut yellow squash, zucchini, onion and eggplant into cubes. Combine with mushrooms and tomatoes in a medium mixing bowl. Combine FF dressing, garlic and seasoning in a small bowl. Drizzle over vegetables and toss lightly to coat. Thread vegetables on wooden skewers. Place on microwave-safe tray. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave on High 4-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
puncture a potato with a fork, and wrap in a paper towel. Microwave for about 5 minutes or until done. If cooking 2 potatoes, microwave for about 8 minutes.
Meal ideas:
* Cut in half, and put some some salt and low fat sour cream on it
* Cut in half, put some shredded cheese on it, and microwave for 30 seconds to melt the cheese.
* Cut in cubes, and make a potato salad out of it with some low fat mayo, or mustard, or sour cream, spices, etc.
* Mash with potato masher and add some low fat sour cream to make mashed potatoes
SWEET POTATOES:
If you like sweet potatoes - microwave them the same way as regular potatoes.
Meal ideas:
* Mashed sweet potatoes - mash with potato masher and add some apple sauce.
PASTA:
Spagetti, noodles, and other types of pasta can all be cooked in a microwave (just put them in a microwave-safe dish, add some water, and microwave them... see package directions for exact instructions)
RICE:
You can cook rice in a microwave. For 1 cup of rice: rinse rice under cold water for several minutes. Put rice in a microwave-safe dish, and add 2 cups of water. Cover, and microwave for about 20 minutes... You'll have to practice with this one several times to get it right - the exact timing depends on your microwave.
FROZEN VEGETABLES:
They are microwaveable... Just defrost them according to package directions.
CORN ON THE COB:
Wrap in paper towel, and microwave for 4 minutes. Great with some salt on it.
HOT DOGS:
You can buy the low fat kind... Put them on a plate, and microwave for 1 minute (2 hot dogs)
Meal ideas:
* Put them on a bun and make a sandwich
* Cut in small pieces, and mix with cooked rice
* Cut in small pieces, and mix with cooked pasta
* Cut in small pieces, and mix with defrosted frozen vegetables
* Cut in small pieces, and mix with diced cooked potatoes
When mixing with rice, pasta, vegetables, potatoes, etc. you can add spices, or ketchup, or barbeque sauce, or sour cream, etc.
MEAT:
You can microwave ground meats or meats cut in SMALL pieces (the key here is the pieces should be small enough to cook through). The exact times depend on your microwave - just check the meat periodically until it looks cooked.
Meal ideas for ground meat - same as with hot dog pieces (see above)
FISH:
Fish cooks very well in a microwave. Check periodically until it looks cooked and flakes easily.
Try adding various spices, lemon juice, low fat sour cream, plain yogurt to fish for different variations.
PITA POCKETS AND TORTILLAS:
Great for making hot sandwiches with some of the ingredients above. Just put stuff in pita/ roll stuff in tortilla and microwave for 30 seconds.
HOT DRINKS:
You can heat water in a microwave-safe cup and make:
* Hot tea (add a tea bag - regular tea or green tea)
* Hot cofee (add a teaspoon of instant cofee)
* Hot chocolate (add a bag of hot chocolate mix)
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Without microwave:
* Sandwiches
* Yogurt
* Low-fat/fat-free cottage cheese (tastes good when you mix some jam into it)
* Salads
Assuming you can buy a toaster (they sell some small cheap 2-slice kinds)
* Bagels with cream cheese
* Bagels with jam
* Store-bought waffles with cream cheese
* Store-bought waffles with jam
* Store-bought pancakes with syrop
* Toast with jam
* Cereal
Quick and Easy Stuffed Peppers
