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8 Microwave Recipes to Try When Avoiding the Dining Hall

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Lasell chapter.

We all have those days where we get sick of eating at the campus dining hall. It’s difficult to avoid when you might not have the appliances you need in your dorm’s kitchen. So what do you eat if you want to skip the dining hall for the day (or night)? Here are eight recipes to try. And you know what the best part is? All you need is a microwave, a mug (or a bowl),  and a nearby grocery store!

Note: Some recipes have been edited based on what ingredients would be easier to store in a dorm room fridge. Also, please feel free to add anything else to these recipes, such as veggies or protein.

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  1. Mac n’ Cheese (and not the easy-mac kind)

Ingredients: 

  • macaroni or shell pasta
  • water
  • salt
  • milk
  • shredded cheddar cheese

 

2. Pizza in a Mug

Ingredients:

  • flour
  • 1 egg
  • Olive oil
  • tomato paste
  • mozzarella
  • baking powder
  • pepperoni
  • basil and oregano (optional)

 

3. Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • milk

 

4. French Toast

Ingredients:

  • 2 slices of bread
  • 1 egg
  • butter
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla extract

 

5. Omelette

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • flour
  • milk
  • cheese
  • salt/pepper

 

6. Pancakes

Ingredients:

  • bisquick
  • milk

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7. Lasagna

Ingredients:

  • 2 lasagna sheets
  • water
  • pizza sauce
  • olive oil
  • ricotta cheese
  • grated or shredded mozzarella cheese

 

8. Egg “MugMuffin”

Ingredients:

  • flour
  • -baking powder
  • -Baking soda
  • -salt
  • -milk
  • -melted butter
  • -eggs
  • -grated cheese
Gabriela Giubilo is a senior at Lasell College. She is majoring in Event Management with a minor in Psychology. She loves to read, watch tv, spend lots of time on Tumblr, and hang out with friends in family. She just completed a semester abroad in Queensland, Australia. Her goal is to work as an event designer and move to LA.