Quick Microwave Mac 'n' Cheese

A complete lunch in a matter of minutes — it’s real and delicious! Microwave macaroni and cheese is an express dish that is made entirely in the microwave, so you don’t have to dirty a lot of dishes. It will help out when there is no time or opportunity to cook in the usual way.
cook time: 30 min
Elijah Stroud
Quick Microwave Mac 'n' Cheese

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

390
Calories
20g
Fat
37g
Carbs
15g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Butter 20 g
Hard cheese 70 g
Pasta 100 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to cook macaroni and cheese in the microwave? Prepare all the necessary products. Pasta can be used in any shape: fusilli, penne, conchiglioni, bows and others. Take pasta made from durum wheat — they are healthier. I have spaghetti — my kids love it, but I will break it into several pieces. Also, for cooking in the microwave, I recommend pasta, which does not cook for long. Cheese can be of any variety: hard and soft, mozzarella and even blue cheese.

Step 2

Step 2
Prepare dishes that can be used in the microwave. Let me remind you that you cannot take metal utensils or utensils with gilded designs. But ceramic, porcelain and glass are perfect. Take a dish that is deep enough, because essentially the pasta will be cooked in it. Pour filtered or bottled water into the container in which you will cook the pasta.

Step 3

Step 3
Salt the water to taste.

Step 4

Step 4
Pasta is usually placed in boiling water, so we need to bring the water to a boil. Place the plate in the microwave for about 3-5 minutes. At power 1000 in my microwave, water boiled in 5 minutes

Step 5

Step 5
Take out a bowl of boiling water and add the pasta to it. I broke the spaghetti into 3 pieces, otherwise they simply wouldn’t fit into the bowl. Return the dishes to the microwave and cook at a lower power (optimally 400-600). The time will depend on the operating characteristics of your equipment; I usually add 2 minutes to the time indicated on the package. I cooked spaghetti that took 7 minutes in the microwave in 9 minutes.

Step 6

Step 6
This is what pasta looks like after cooking in the microwave.

Step 7

Step 7
But there may be some liquid left, so drain them in a sieve.

Step 8

Step 8
Add butter and mix well.

Step 9

Step 9
Meanwhile, grate the cheese on a grater of any size.

Step 10

Step 10
For quick and delicious microwave pasta, sprinkle with grated cheese and serve immediately. If suddenly your pasta has cooled down a little, then put the plate with the dish in the microwave for 1 minute so that the cheese melts.

Step 11

Step 11
Bon appetit!

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