RecipesUse Your Microwave for Dinner in Half an Hour: Meatloaf, Carrots and Ice Cream With Fudge Sauce
Cruise on past the fast food drive-thru windows and head home to your own kitchen. You can have a tasty meal on the table in around a half hour. This meal is simple, easy, quick, inexpensive, and best of all, very good. The microwave oven is one of your best friends for quick meals. This menu takes advantage of the microwave with an Easy Microwave Meatloaf in a Bag that only needs 15 to 17 minutes to cook. The Sunday Glazed Carrots also cook in the microwave in a matter of minutes. The Rocky Road Fudge Sauce that goes over the dish of ice cream can be made in the microwave, too.
EASY MICROWAVE MEATLOAF IN A BAG
1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 lb cups crumbly-type herb-seasoned stuffing mix
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1 tbsp flour
1 10 x 16-inch cooking bag
Mix beef with stuffing mix, water, egg,salt, pepper, and barbecue sauce. Mix well and shape the mixture into a loaf. Scatter the flour inside bottom of the cooking bag which has been placed in a 12 x 8-inch baking pan or dish. Place the meat loaf in the bag. Close the bag and make a 2-inch X slash the top so steam can escape. Place pan in microwave and cook 15 to 17 minutes until done. If you do not have a turntable in your microwave, give the dish a 1/4 turn every 4 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
SUNDAY GLAZED CARROTS
6 to 8 medium carrots
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cold water
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped, optional
Wash and cut carrots into 1/2-inch slices. Place in 1 1/2-quart casserole with butter and brown sugar. Cover and cook in the microwave for 10 minutes. Mix water and cornstarch until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture into the carrots. Add pecans, if using. Cover and continue cooking about 5 more minutes.
ROCKY ROAD FUDGE SAUCE
1 pkg (12-oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 jar (7-oz) marshmallow creme
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped pecans
In a large saucepan over low heat, stir together the chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and milk. Cook and stir until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the marshmallows and nuts. Serve over ice cream, pound cake, or angel food cake. Makes 2 cups.
To microwave: In a microwave-proof bowl, put the chocolate chips, marshmallow creme and milk. Cook 3 to 4 minutes until smooth, stirring half way through. Stir in the marshmallows and nuts.
Enjoy!