The Great Hunt: MoneySaving microwaved meals

System

I always do my scrambled eggs in the microwave - cook 15-20 secs, stir and repeat until eggs are at your likening.

kippygolf

Porrage oats are incredibly cheap if you buy supermarket's own in big bags.

And they cook so easily and beautifully in the microwave. For a hearty bowl, put 75g of oats in a large cereal or soup bowl, as it will overflow in a small cereal bowl. Cover generously with milk to about a centimetre above the oats. (Semi skimmed makes lovely creamy porrage. You can use water, but the texture is different, and I don't like it!) Heat on high for 2 mins. Stir well, heat on high for 1 min. ( My microwave is 800w rating.) Remove carefully, bowl gets very hot! Add cold milk, stirring until you get the consistency you like. I like it plain, it has a slight natural sweetness, but OH has honey or sugar, and prunes or dried apricots.

Delicious, filling, and cheap! And helps lower cholesterol! :T

squeekymoo

I always pre cook my fruit in oven proof dish prior to topping with sponge which can be cooked in MW or top with crumble which really needs to be cooked in oven, I also melt jelly in a jug with small amount of water then top up with cold or ice cubes - sets much quicker.

JillyT

I always microwave bacon (cut off the fat first) and throw some sliced mushrooms on the plate too - gives the mushrooms flavour with out frying in butter. Also make a mean risotto using pre-made bolognaise, put risotto rice and chicken stock (enough stock to cover the rice by about 1 inch) in microwavable dish, add bolognaise, cover with cling film and cook for 20 mins or until rice cooked, stiring half way through - add parmesan when ready to serve - quick, easy and no standing over the cooker stiring in the stock!

G6JPG

About 10-20 seconds each side if done on their own. BUT make sure you get the cheaper ones - usually from some company you've never heard of, in clear packaging; Sainsburys sell them as well as either Patak or Sharwood (I forget which - Tesco sell the other one), both of which are exorbitantly-priced in comparison (and I think not as nice).

hansi

runrosyfox wrote: »

Risotto's easy peasy. Per person (adult), you need about 75g rice plus about 250ml stock made with an Oxo cube. Just bung it all together in a bowl with some (frozen) veggies and keep stirrin' till it's soft.

Make sure its arborio rice though;)

Nada666

G6JPG wrote: »

About 10-20 seconds each side if done on their own. BUT make sure you get the cheaper ones - usually from some company you've never heard of, in clear packaging; Sainsburys sell them as well as either Patak or Sharwood (I forget which - Tesco sell the other one), both of which are exorbitantly-priced in comparison (and I think not as nice).

Or just fry real ones both sides at once for only five seconds.

hansi

G6JPG wrote: »

About 10-20 seconds each side if done on their own. BUT make sure you get the cheaper ones - usually from some company you've never heard of, in clear packaging; Sainsburys sell them as well as either Patak or Sharwood (I forget which - Tesco sell the other one), both of which are exorbitantly-priced in comparison (and I think not as nice).

I get mine from Indian shops in all different flavours, then microwave them for a minute.

steve596

can use a microwave or kettle for cheap noodles (just make like a pot noodle but in a bowl) i always use curry flavor, when ready mix in a tin of tuna flacks. well good and easy when you've just finished a night shift

steve596

cheap and i mean the 19p variety noodles done in microwave or just covered with boiling water and left for 10 min with plate over bowl then add small tin of tuna flakes ( cheaper than chunks) student meal or quick snack i usually do it after a night shift cos it's quick, easy and hot