Crazypotato98’s Herbed Red Potato and Green Beans, Microwaved

Use the wonderful Calorie Count Conversion Tool to translate those tasty grams into ounces. It’s easy! The nutrition facts were also designed at Calorie Count - the smart place to log your calories.

Herbed Red Potato and Green Beans, Microwaved

Ingredients:

312 g red potatoes

250 g green beans, frozen

1 tbsp butter

1 cup water

1 cube chicken bouillon

1 tsp basil

1 tsp garlic salt

1/4 tsp onion powder

Directions:

Butter the microwaveable dish with the 1 tbsp butter.

Quarter potatoes and toss them in the dish until coated with butter.

Add green beans.

Microwave five minutes.

Add water and bouillon and the rest of the ingredients.

Stir and microwave for an additional 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

Serve hot.

Janice's Microwaved Corn on the Cob

Sometimes it is just too hot to boil water much less get outside and light the grill. But, it's sweet corn season! So, take advantage of the microwave and in just a few minutes you will have delicious summer corn.

The nutrition facts for a single ear of corn was designed at Calorie Count!

Microwaved Corn on the Cob

Ingredients:

1 ear of corn

1 sheet of wax paper

or a lidded microwaveable casserole dish large enough to hold ears of corn (you can cut the corn in half to make it fit!)

Directions:

Remove the husk and clean off the strands from the ear of corn.

If you have time, soak the ear in a water dosed with salt for a short while. The cob will soak up the water and provide an assist in the steaming department. The bit of background salty taste blends so well with the corn that you may not need butter.

Wrap the ear in the wax paper or place in the casserole and cover.

Microwave on high. Now, times for this will vary depending on the age and speed of your microwave. Most new ones can handle an ear of corn in about two - three minutes. My microwave is old, well to be precise, it is 27 years old and not as fast as the new ones. I microwave an ear of corn in about five minutes. Increase the time if you nuke more than one ear at a time. In a new fangled microwave, add about a minute or so per extra ear. In an old antique, add a couple minutes extra per ear.

Enjoy.

Marg's Microwave Tomato Beef Soup

Marg has a delicious twist on basic tomato soup - ramp up the nutrition with mushrooms and speed up the cooking time by using the microwave!

Microwave Tomato Beef Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. extra lean ground beef

3 T. flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp onion powder
pepper to taste
4 cups tomato juice
1 1/2 cups cooked rice (basmati works well, as does white or brown rice)
1 clove garlic, crushed
8 oz. sliced mushrooms (white button or any mushroom you prefer)

1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups milk, 2%

Directions:

Over medium heat, cook hamburger in a skillet on the stove until the meat is no longer pink.
Drain the grease and place the meat in a large microwave safe bowl or casserole dish.  Stir in flour and spices to coat the meat.  Saute the onions and mushrooms in the skillet you used to brown the meat. Add the cooked veggies to meat mixture.  Add tomato juice, rice, garlic.  Stir in milk.

Microwave covered on  high 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot and thickened.