Quick microwave recipes for students, busy professionals, and anyone who's tired of choosing between takeout and guilt. No fancy skills needed.
5 min · Beginner
12 min · Easy
15 min · Beginner-Friendly
No cooking experience needed. If you have a microwave, you're set.
Living on a tight budget with only a microwave and a tiny kitchen. These recipes cost under $3 each and actually taste good. No more living on ramen.
You work long hours. By the time you get home, cooking feels like another task on the list. Our 15-minute meals mean dinner is ready before your shoes come off.
New city, unfamiliar grocery stores, missing home food. These recipes use simple ingredients you can find anywhere — and some even taste like home.
No meal prep chaos. No complicated planning. Just simple steps that work.
Browse by meal type, time, or budget. Every recipe is sorted so you find what you need in seconds.
Each recipe includes a simple shopping list. Most items cost under $5 total. Nothing exotic.
Follow step-by-step instructions. Most meals are done in under 15 minutes. That's the whole thing.
Simple. Fast. Genuinely good. These are the ones people come back to.
Soy-glazed chicken over fluffy rice with veggies. Fills you up without the guilt.
Packed with nutrients. Takes under 10 minutes and keeps you full all afternoon.
Creamy, comforting, and costs about $1.50 to make. Tastes way better than it should.
Eggs, cheese, veggies in a tortilla. Done before your coffee finishes brewing.
Budget-friendly and surprisingly filling. Add toppings you already have in the fridge.
Crispy, cheesy, and done in minutes. The ultimate lazy dinner that still feels homemade.
Not cherry-picked. These are from actual community members.
"I used to order takeout almost every night. Now I actually cook. The chicken rice bowl alone saved me hundreds a month."
"I'm an international student with basically no kitchen. These microwave recipes actually taste like real food. Not just survivable food."
"The meal prep guide changed my Sundays. I spend 30 minutes, and then I don't have to think about dinner all week."
A simple weekly plan with recipes, a grocery list, and prep tips. Everything you need to stop stressing about dinner — starting tonight.