Editors’ Collection

Microwave Recipes

Microwave corn on the cob, microwave bacon, microwave baked potato and more easy recipes you can cook in a snap.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.

Recipes

Microwave Chocolate Pudding Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1847 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,847
20 minutes
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Microwave Salmon
Kevin Noble Maillard
766 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
766
15 minutes
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Microwave Bacon
Genevieve Ko
253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
253
5 minutes
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Microwave-Steamed Eggs
Eric Kim
3682 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,682
10 minutes
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Microwave Rice
Priya Krishna
915 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
915
20 to 30 minutes
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Microwave Baked Potato
Genevieve Ko
503 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
503
20 minutes
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Microwave Corn on the Cob
Genevieve Ko
558 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
558
5 minutes
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Chocolate Mug Cake
Margaux Laskey, Deanna F. Cook
5117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,117
5 minutes
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Microwave Nut Brittle
Harold McGee
117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
117
30 to 40 minutes
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Microwave Summer Vegetable Soup
Mark Bittman
667 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
667
About 15 minutes
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Oven-Baked and Microwave Polenta
Martha Rose Shulman
644 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
644
1 hour 30 minutes
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Microwave Pralines
Harold McGee
193 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
193
30 to 40 minutes
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Microwave Mixed Rice
Mark Bittman
27 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
27
About 10 minutes
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Recipes

Microwave Chocolate Pudding Cake

Microwave Salmon

Microwave Bacon

Microwave-Steamed Eggs

Microwave Rice

Microwave Baked Potato

Microwave Corn on the Cob

Chocolate Mug Cake

Microwave Nut Brittle

Microwave Summer Vegetable Soup

Oven-Baked and Microwave Polenta

Microwave Pralines

Microwave Mixed Rice

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