Easy Mini Microwave Cakes Recipe

You can buy mini microwave desserts at the grocery store but they are expensive. The price comes out to about .90 per cake. Did you know that these are super easy and cheap to make at home?

You could make a cake mix from scratch but I get cakes mixes really cheap by using coupons. Easiest recipe ever!

Put 2 Tbs cake mix into a small glass bowl. Add 3 tsp of water. Stir until mixed. Then microwave for 30 seconds. That's it! All done!

You can try many variations! I like to mix in chocolate chips or drizzle fudge on top and then microwave. Wonderful and cheap! My daughter likes the plain recipe given above. Then she adds a little frosting or whipped topping.

Teenagers can easily make these for themselves. Also great recipe for college students since it calls for few ingredients and just a microwave.

Cake with Fudge

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Do you have nights when you get home later than expected? Or you realize that you forgot to add one main ingredient to your shopping list so you can't make what you had planned for dinner? Yes, it happens to me too. That is when it becomes Chicken Fried Rice night!

This is really easy to throw together. Now when chicken breasts are on sale, I cook up some of the chicken breasts, cube them, and then freeze them. So then I have easy makings for chicken fried rice, chicken tacos, or other casseroles. You can use leftover chicken or frozen cooked shrimp in this recipe too. The rice works better if it is cold. I usually have some leftover white rice in refrigerator but you can just make rice and toss it in hot.

Please note that the measurements below are estimates since I usually just toss in what looks good. I don't actually use a recipe.

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 pound cubed cooked chicken
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 bag of frozen peas or frozen peas & carrots
1/2 cup chopped celery or green peppers (optional)
3 cups cooked white rice
1/3 cup soy sauce or Soy Vay Veri Veri teriyaki sauce

Spray your skillet with cooking spray. Scramble your egg and set aside. Over medium heat, add chopped onion to skillet and saute until soft. Add soy sauce, chicken, and frozen peas. Stir fry for about 3 to 4 minutes. If you are adding the celery and/or green peppers then put them in now and stir fry for about 2 minutes. Then add rice and the 1/3 cup soy sauce. Mix thoroughly. Stir in the scrambled egg and stir fry until hot.

What's For Dinner: Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

My kids are a little picky when it comes to vegetables. They like some vegetables but they tend to like different vegetables. I am always looking for great recipes that sneak in some of the veggies.

My family had Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps at a restaurant. Everyone loved it. I looked up some recipes online and changed them to fit our taste. It is a fairly cheap recipe once you buy the initial ingredients. Then the next time, you will only need to buy the chicken, lettuce, and slaw. It is very filling!

Ingredients:
1 head of iceberg lettuce
3 boneless chicken breasts - chopped up
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 gloves of garlic or 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
4 Tbsp lime juice
4 Tbsp soy sauce
1 cup Broccoli Slaw
1 bell pepper sliced thin

Take the head of lettuce and remove the stem part. Pull the lettuce apart into leaves. Rinse with water and pat dry.

Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the vegetable oil and then the chicken. Cook for about 3 minutes stirring constantly. Then add in all the other ingredients and cook for about 2 minutes while stirring. Pour into a bowl.

To assemble the wraps, take a lettuce leaf and place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in the center and wrap it up.

I made my recipe so it is not really spicy. You can check out other versions of this recipe here and here.