Recipe

All You Need is a Mug and Microwave to Make These 3 Recipes

By Sabrina Parks at Boston College

If you're anything like me you are extremely tired of your college's dining hall food. I have been searching for low-cost ways of avoiding the dining hall for a healthy breakfast, an indulgent lunch, and a delicious dinner, and I have finally found the answer: meals in a mug.  There are many different microwavable meals to choose from, these just happen to be my personal favorites. 

Breakfast: Egg Omelette in a Mug

  • Prep Time: 1 min
  • Cook Time: 1 min
  • Total Time: 2 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3 Cherry Tomatoes
  • Shredded Cheese

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Step 1

Add eggs to the mug, whisk them with a fork

Step 2

Add in sliced cherry tomatoes to the mug. If tomatoes aren't your thang, you can add any vegetable you like

Step 3

Put the mug in the microwave and cook it for 1 minutes

Step 4

Remove the mug from the microwave, sprinkle some of the cheese on top and let it sit for 1 minute, then dig in!

Lunch: Mac N' Cheese in a Mug

  • Prep Time: 1 min
  • Cook Time: 4 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1/3 Elbow Pasta
  • Shredded Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup Water

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Step 1

Put the elbow pasta and water in the mug

Step 2

Put the mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes

Step 3

Layer shredded cheese in the cup so it is evenly spread amongst the pasta, then put mug into the microwave and cook for another minute

Step 4

Take the mug out and let it sit for a minute before enjoying

Dinner: Egg Fried Rice in a Mug

  • Prep Time: 4 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 9 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Jasmine Rice
  • 1 Tbsp Chopped Red Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp Frozen Peas
  • 1 Tbsp Chopped Red Onion
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Cup Water

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Step 1

Place water and rice in the mug, cook for 3 minutes

Step 2

While this is cooking beat the egg in preparation for the next step

Step 3

Stir the rice once it is done cooking, place the egg and chopped vegetables in the mug. Then place the mug back in the microwave to cook for another two minutes

Step 4

Take the mug out of the microwave, let it sit for a minute before adding the green onion. Once it is added, stir the rice