after all."Experimenting with Microwave Baking: Adapting Traditional Recipes

[pkd09]

I will be the first to admit I am not a creative person so I am thankful I can follow a recipe But....I have been experimenting with adapting traditional recipes in the DCB and baking in the microwave. Last night I did leftover ham from Easter and scalloped potatoes. It was yummy. Now I just have to write it down so I can remember what I did So to those like me, think out of the box. It is only food

 

[pchockeymom]

Wow, so did you make scalloped potatoes in the dcb or were they leftover and you heated them up? I always make mine in the square baker in the oven but they take so long, I'd love to know I could put them in the microwave! Way to go with the experimenting! Love how PC makes life so fun

 

[pkd09]

What prompted me to do the recipe was I googled a ham & scalloped potato recipe and found out it was going to take me 1 1/2 hours in the oven. Waaay to long! So I thought....why not adapt it in the DCB in the microwave. Here it is

Ingredients I used: 3 yukon gold potatoes, 1/2 green pepper, small onion, salt, pepper, butter, diced ham, can of cream of mushroom soup, 3/4 cup milk divided, approx 4 oz. sharp cheddar cheese.

Directions: I sliced the potatoes & onion with mandoline and put them in DCB. I sliced the green pepper and placed that in DCB too. Added salt and pepper and approx 1/2 cup milk. Covered and placed in microwave 10 min. I then gently tossed the mixture and put back in microwave for another 10 minutes. Then put slices of butter and diced ham on top. Mixed soup with remaining 1/4 cup milk and put that over the ham. Placed back in microwave for about 3 minutes. Grated cheese with microplane coarse grater (I could have used the mandoline again but I LOVE the coarse grater and put over top of soup mixture. Placed back in microwave again for about 1 1/2 minutes until cheese was melted.

Was very good and creamy. Will definitely do it again and in actuality could use it as a demo.

*the potatoes were not left overs. I rinsed them and sliced them....skin and all

 

[alicia_pchef]

I made scalloped potatoes and ham in the DCB this week too and it was awesome!!!

 

[pkd09]

I forgot butter! I put thin slices of butter on top of the potatoes. Just had left overs for lunch. So good...it is definitely a keeper not to mention cheap & quick.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I forgot butter! I put thin slices of butter on top of the potatoes. Just had left overs for lunch. So good...it is definitely a keeper not to mention cheap & quick.

Your directions say 3 potatoes. The Yukon gold potatoes we have here are small round ones. Can you guess how many cups they ended up being once sliced or how full was theDCB? Thanks

 

[pkd09]

One potato was larger and the other two typical smaller ones. I did 3 only because that is how many I make for just my DH and myself any other time. You could easily put in more if you wanted. I'd just eye-ball it at the bottom of the baker.

 

[abigailhutch]

Omg Pat that sounds soooooooo delicious and easy! I am totally going to have to make them! I love scalloped potatoes but never make them because they take forever! I am going to work this into next weeks menu! Thanks for sharing!

 

[pkd09]

Abigail I hope you enjoy....I know I did I will never do them in the oven again...it takes to long.