It will be much faster and easier to bake or boil potatoes in the microwave than in the traditional way. If you add a hearty filling to a vegetable, then you will be able to turn it into a full-fledged original lunch, the preparation of which will take only a few minutes.
Jacket potatoes in the microwave
Ingredients:
- young medium-sized potatoes (variety - for cooking) - 700-730 g;
- vegetable oil - 80-90 ml;
- fresh garlic - 1-2 cloves (or to taste);
- a mixture of ground peppers - 3-5 g;
- dried parsley - 15 g;
- cumin - 3-5 g;
- coarse salt - 25-30 g.
Preparation:
It is best to take medium to small sized thin-skinned potatoes for this recipe. Rinse the tubers and, without drying, send them to the bottom of a special form that is suitable for baking dishes in a microwave oven. Each prick with a fork.
Sprinkle the prepared tubers with oil evenly. Shake the container vigorously. Leave the potatoes in such a state for a while so that the oil is absorbed into it. Sprinkle the vegetable with salt. Then send all the spices and dried herbs. Distribute the mashed garlic over the products. Shake the dishes again.
Cover the container with a tight-fitting glass lid. Send it to the microwave at maximum power for 13, 5-14 minutes. Leave the container with all the contents for another quarter of an hour to "reach". From time to time you need to warm up the ingredients, including the oven for about half a minute.
You can take a sample as soon as the potatoes are soft. Serve it deliciously along with the spicy oil formed in the container. Vegetables baked in this way are perfect for preparing salads.
Potatoes with sour cream and bacon
Ingredients:
- potato tubers - 3 pcs.
- bacon - 3-5 strips;
- cheese - 30-40 g;
- sour cream - 2 large spoons;
- green onions and salt to taste.
Preparation:
Rinse all raw potatoes thoroughly under running water. Dry it thoroughly. Be sure to make deep punctures with a fork on the skin of the vegetable.
Put the prepared tubers in a special dish for the microwave. Place strips of bacon nearby. You can take more of them to your liking.
Cover the container with a lid. Cook its contents at the maximum power of the device for 8-9 minutes.
Place the finished meat product on paper towels to remove excess fat from the strips. Already softened potatoes cut into halves right in the skin, but not completely. Each tuber must be divided into two equal parts, which will stick to the skin.
Expand the halves like a book. Loosen the pulp in each part with a fork. Season to taste.
Grind the cheese in any convenient way. Sprinkle it over the potato halves. Return them to the microwave and bake (without a lid) for about 1 minute. You just need to wait until the cheese is completely melted.
Smear the finished treat with sour cream. The fatter the dairy product is used, the tastier it will be. You can substitute sour cream and heavy cream and even more soft butter. Loosen the contents of the potato halves again with a fork.
Pour small pieces of bacon onto the vegetables last. Decorate everything with chopped green onions. You can also use another "green tea".
Potato casserole with tomatoes
Ingredients:
- potato tubers - 5-6 pcs.;
- ripe tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- white onions - 1-2 heads;
- raw eggs - 1 pc.;
- butter - 60-70 g;
- sunflower oil - 2 large spoons;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- dill (fresh) - half a bunch;
- coriander - a pinch.
Preparation:
Wash, peel and chop all the potatoes. Pour the resulting pieces with water, add salt. Close everything with a lid and put in the microwave for 15-17 minutes at maximum power. During this time, the potatoes should be completely cooked and softened. If this result is not achieved, you need to add a few more minutes.
Drain the water from the already soft potatoes. Add all the spices and butter to the vegetable. It is best to limit yourself to chopped coriander and freshly ground pepper. While the potatoes are still hot, mashed them.
Add chopped fresh dill to the potatoes. Use only soft greens without dense stems. Leave about ¼ of all the chopped greens to decorate the ready-made treat.
Chop the onion very finely. Mix with a little oil. Send the vegetable pieces with vegetable fat to the microwave for 2, 5-3 minutes. It is necessary in the process to ensure that the onion does not burn.
Cut the tomatoes together with the skin into thin slices. Pour the contents of a raw egg into a separate bowl and beat until a light foam appears. Send the resulting liquid to mashed potatoes.
A form that can be used for the microwave, generously grease with any fat. Immediately tamp half of the potato mass in it. Smooth carefully. Spread slightly cooled onion on top. Cover everything with tomato slices. Finish off the layers with the remaining mashed potatoes. Also gently and carefully level it so that the finished dish looks appetizing.
Sprinkle the top of the future casserole with vegetable oil. Cook it in the microwave for 7-8 minutes. Decorate the resulting treat with the remaining chopped herbs, cut into small portions and serve.
This recipe makes a hearty delicious lunch. It is also suitable for a festive table. Especially if you add meat to the filling. For example, boiled or smoked chicken, pre-fried minced meat (any).
Zucchini casserole
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 250-300 g;
- medium-sized zucchini and carrots - half each;
- basil (dark) - half a bunch;
- rusks mixed with potato spices - 50-60 g;
- medium fat sour cream - a full glass;
- curry, salt - a small spoonful;
- grated cheese - a full glass;
- oil - for lubricating the mold.
Preparation:
It's worth starting with filling. To prepare it, you need to combine sour cream with curry and salt. The amount of all these ingredients is adjusted according to taste. For example, you can add more curry to make the fill color more saturated. Send pre-shredded cheese to the already mixed ingredients. Mix everything very thoroughly.
Wash the potatoes, dry and peel, thinly cutting off the skin. Cut the remaining parts of the tubers into thin slices. The optimal thickness for each is about 1.5 mm. It will be convenient to use a special vegetable grater, which allows you to grind food into slices.
Wash half of the courgette. If the vegetable is old, be sure to cut off the peel from it, remove large seeds and the entire "loose" part from the inside. Cut the remaining pulp into small cubes. The diameter of each should be about 1 cm.
Peel, wash and rub the carrots. It is best to use the coarsest grater. Rinse, dry and chop the basil. Only leaves should be used from it.
In a common bowl, mix the prepared zucchini pieces, carrots, chopped basil and half of the flavored rusks. The breading can be mixed with any of your favorite seasonings. It is also allowed to use ready-made store crackers with spices, turned into small crumbs.
Any form suitable for a microwave oven (made of special foil, ceramics, glass or plastic) grease with oil. Top - sprinkle with the remaining breadcrumbs. It is best to use a container with a diameter of about 20 cm for the amount of food indicated in the recipe.
Distribute half of the prepared potatoes on the bottom of the mold. Coat the base with a quarter of the finished sour cream and cheese filling. Spread the entire vegetable mixture with breadcrumbs on top. Cover ingredients with half of the remaining pour.
Make the rest of the potato slices with the last layer. And smear it with the remaining fill.
Bake the treat in the microwave at medium power for 9-10 minutes. Then - another 8 minutes at maximum power. Already finished dish should be left in the switched off oven to rise for about a quarter of an hour. It is advisable to cover the contents of the form with a lid for this period.
Cut the resulting casserole into portions. Serve with sour cream combined with mashed fresh garlic. You can complement the treat with ready-made cheese sauce.
Potatoes with bacon, cheese and eggs
Ingredients:
- large potatoes with thin skin - 4 pcs.;
- grated cheddar - half a glass;
- soft cream cheese - 4 tbsp. l.;
- bacon - 3-4 strips;
- large eggs - 4 pcs.;
- salt, pepper, butter and green onions to taste.
Preparation:
First, cut the bacon into tiny pieces. Send it to a small skillet and fry over high heat until golden brown. The chunks should be crispy. Optionally, you can replace the bacon with smoked sausage, also frying it with straws or lard.
Wash the potatoes thoroughly. It is not necessary to dry it. Make several punctures on the peel with a fork. Send the potatoes to the microwave and cook until tender at maximum temperature. It's worth starting at 10 minutes. And if necessary, add time.
Pour the contents of raw eggs into a separate bowl. Beat with a fork or whisk with salt and pepper. Send the resulting egg mixture to the skillet with the remaining bacon fat. Cook until the white and yolk harden, stirring frequently. There should be a lot of small egg pieces in the skillet, not whole scrambled eggs.
Cut each baked potato in half. With a spoon, remove the pulp from the parts of the vegetable. About 1/3 cm of potatoes should remain on the walls, otherwise the whole structure will break.
Combine the extracted pulp with cream cheese and chopped green onions. Fill the potato halves with the resulting composition. Top with fried eggs, bacon / sausage pieces and chopped cheese. Return the potatoes to the microwave for about a minute more. During this time, the cheese should completely melt.
Natural chips
Ingredients:
- potato tubers - 2-3 pcs.;
- coarse salt - half a small spoon.
Preparation:
Peel the potatoes and cut them into very thin slices. The thickness of each should be no more than 1-2 mm. The most convenient way to do this is to use a special shredder.
Cover the microwave tray with baking paper. Arrange the potato slices in one layer on it. Dry them at medium power for 4-4.5 minutes. In the process, you need to carefully monitor the potatoes so that the slices do not burn.
Remove ready-made chips from the microwave. Sprinkle with salt immediately.
This easy-to-use recipe lets you make real chips at home (no worse than a pack). Only they will turn out to be natural and less harmful than store ones.
