If you live in a dorm, you know how complicated it can be to cook, mainly because the only sort of kitchen appliance you have is a microwave.
The following recipes are easy to make, and allow you to cook dinner and dessert using your microwave.
The first recipe is for ravioli casserole.
Ingredients for
cheesy ravioli:
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped (optional)
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) beef ravioli
• 1 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese
Start by crumbling ground beef into a microwavable bowl. I used a 2-quart Pyrex.
If you choose to add onions, mix those in now. Cover the bowl loosely with waxpaper and microwave it for six minutes.
Make sure after six minutes the meat is no longer pink, then drain it if it’s not. Once the meat and onions are all cooked, toss in the ravioli.
Cover the mix tightly this time and cook it in the microwave for approximately seven minutes, making sure to give it a stir after three minutes.
After it’s fully cooked, scatter some cheese on top and let it melt. You’ll have a cheesy ravioli dish to feed four college students or six regular people.
Now, for your sweet tooth, the second recipe is a lava bundt cake.
Ingredients for
chocolate cake:
• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1 can frosting
To start off, make the cake exactly how the box tells you to in a microweavable dish.
Use an ice cream scoop to scoop out half of the frosting from the jar. As you scoop out the frosting, drop it into the center of the cake batter.
Microwave the batter for 12 minutes, and let it cool for two minutes.
Overturn a plate on top of the cake, and flip it over onto the plate.
Once you’ve done this, top it off with some powdered sugar and enjoy your rich, chocolate lava bundt cake that took you less than 15 minutes to make.
Anne Dawson is an intrigue writer for The Plainsman. She can be reached at intrigue@theplainsman.com.
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