It’s only 2 days before payday and your cupboard is looking pretty slim. The last time you shopped for groceries, each single item on your list had gone up substantially and you had to trim your list accordingly. So what’s for dinner? As the old chestnut goes, when times get troublesome, the difficult get going. Here’s an idea for dinner that fulfills all your objectives. Tasty, filling, delicious and fast to fix. A single giant potato, bits of this and that and your microwave will supply a satisfying meal in just minutes.
The microwave baked potato supplies the base for your dinner. Rather than wait 45 minutes to an hour for an oven-baked potato, try the microwave baked potato. Some purists claim a microwave baked potato does not stand up to the cooker baked potato as the texture of the finished potato is a little different. Don’t believe it! A big potato takes just eight to 10 mins in the microwave. Be certain it’s absolutely cooked - that’s the trick to simulating the cooker baked potato texture.
The microwave baked potato must be punctured with a fork all around, top, bottom and sides. This permits the potato to steam and cook just as its oven-baked counterpart.
While your potato is cooking, assemble your dressings. Very similar to a salad, you can pile remains and gourmet goodies to make this meal both a totally juicy and healthful dinner.
A piece of bacon or ham contributes protein. Butter is a necessity. A touch of scraped cheese provides calcium. Do you have some parsley, chives or onions? Throw them into the mix. What about some chopped olives? Your microwave baked potato is coming into flower now. Look through your left-overs, too frequently going to waste. What about that small bit of corn, begging to be used? Pile that on your burgeoning microwave baked potato meal. One mushroom, sliced and sauteed adds a gourmet touch. Hmm. What else? Aha! There is a spoonful of sour cream. More calcium, with the bonus of a delicious tasting topping.
Your frig doubtless holds lots of bits of food that can complement your microwave baked potato meal. Herbs and spices can make this meal more than satisfying. The neutral flavour of the potato makes it a perfect partner for virtually anything you need to add.
So when you suspect there’s zip to eat, get that potato out and build yourself a juicy meal. Your microwave makes it quick and your plausibly bare cupboard will fill in the blanks. Eat hearty!.
For more easy to make recipes, visit cooking101.org and also read about how to bake a potato.
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