Harness the power of your microwave with our tips and inspiring recipes.

I think we can agree on one thing: microwaves are convenient.

you might make it in the microwave in about five minutes.

Illustration of Marie Calendar’s microwave chicken pot pie

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The microwave can help you become a better and faster home cook.

Plus, you won’t be left with as many dishes to wash and splatters to clean up.

If you aren’t regularly sliding amazing meals out of your microwave you’re not harnessing its true power.

Frozen Indian products from Trader Joe’s

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Simply Recipes is here with tips and tricks and recipes to take your microwave to the next level!

Hmmm…hmmm…hmmm…because it doesn’t know the words!

Don’t blame yourself.

Anyday microwave bowl with edamame

Simply Recipes / Sabrina Tan

What’s keeping you from next-level microwave cookery is the bowl you’re using.

And we’re not talking about a boring TV dinner.

Costco carries so many bargain, like-homemade frozen meal options.

Trader Joe’s vegetable fried rice with kimchi and fried egg

Simply Recipes / Sabrina Tan

Here are writerGrace Elkus' top finds.

Trader Joe’s superpower is reliably yummy frozen mealslike the super popular Mandarin Orange Chicken.

WritersJulie and Amy Luxembergshow us how to zhuzh up their favorite frozen meal, TJ’s Vegetable Fried Rice.

Microwave BBQ Chicken Wings on a platter

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They are full of ideas that will change your weeknight dinner game in under five minutes.

you could makeimpressivemeals your family and friends will be won’t believe came out of your microwave.

Not only is it possible, it’s a winner.

slice of 3-layer microwave cake on a green plate

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Here are recipes we thought impossible in the microwave.