15 delicious and healthy meals you can make in a mug (2024)

Sometimes, the only thing you want todoafter abusy day istosettle into bed and not move anymore. Yet your stomach, more often than not, still keeps you awake. It’s incases like this that easy-to-do healthy meals that can bemade inamug (orbowl) injust afew minutes really come inhandy. They’ll also beuseful when you urgently need tofeed your child who’s starving after along walk, make breakfast before work orcook adelicious dessert when afriend ofyours unexpectedly drops intosee you.

Bright Side has put together acollection ofrecipes for these occasions, just for you.

Baked oatmeal with banana

You will need:

How tomakeit:

Inamug, mix together some oatmeal flakes, sunflower seeds, the egg and the milk. Mix thoroughly. Add the banana, apple and honey and mix again. Bake inthe microwave onahigh setting for 2-3minutes. Mash the baked oatmeal with aspoon. Add alittle milk oryogurt ifdesired.

The two-minute omelet with ham

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How tomakeit:

Grease amug with olive oil, place the eggs initand whisk with afork. Add the meat, salsa, cheese, salt and pepper. Whisk thoroughly. Place inthe microwave atfull power for one minute. Remove and stir, then place itback inthe microwave for another 45-60 seconds until the eggs are cooked. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Easy-to-make granola

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How tomakeit:

Place but don’t mix the maple syrup (honey), water, oil, salt, oatmeal and nuts inalarge mug. Put the mug inthe microwave atmedium power for two minutes. Mix thoroughly and make sure that there’s nosyrup left atthe bottom. Put the mug back inthe microwave for 1-2 minutes onthe same power setting; the oatmeal should turn agolden colour. Add the dried fruit, leave tocool for 2-3minutes, and your breakfast isready!

White omelet with vegetables

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You will need:

How tomakeit:

Grease amug with vegetable oil. Whisk the egg whites, add all the ingredients and mix well. Put inthe microwave for one minute, then stir and put the omelet back infor another 1-2 minutes until the eggs are completely cooked.

Meatballs inamug

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How tomakeit:

Mix all the ingredients inabowl and mould them into balls. Place the meatballs inamug greased with oil. Bake inthe microwave athigh power for three minutes. Serve with sauce orpickled vegetables.

Minestrone made inamug

You will need:

How tomakeit:

Place the carrots, celery, pepper and broth into amug. Make sure that there’s one inch (2-3cm) left atthe edge. Cover the vegetables with water. Cook the soup atfull power for 3-4minutes, but make sure that itdoesn’t boil too much. Beat anegg into the mug and mix gently. Place the mug back inthe microwave for 1-2minutes. Make sure that the egg iscooked, then sprinkle with cheese.

Oriental rice

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How tomakeit:

Pour rice into alarge mug and cover with water, sothat it’s covered by1-2 inches (the width of2-3fingers). Place inthe microwave atfull power for afew minutes and wait until the rice has absorbed the water completely. Mix all the vegetables, add into the rice and cover the mug with cling film, place back inthe microwave for one minute.

Mix the spices with sesame oil and soy sauce. Pour the mixture into the mug and mix well. Cover the mug with cling film and place back inthe microwave for another 35-40seconds. Remove, stir and allow tostand one minute before eating.

Lightning-fast macaroni and cheese

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How tomakeit:

Mix the pasta and water inalarge bowl. Place inthe microwave atfull power for two minutes. Stir and place back inthe microwave for another two minutes. Ifthe pasta didn’t absorb all the water, repeat one more time. Add milk and cheese, place inthe microwave for another minute. Mix thoroughly.

Greek salad with couscous

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How tomakeit:

Pour some water into amug and place itinthe microwave atfull power for 3minutes until the water boils. Pour inthe couscous, cover and let stand for 5minutes. Then whisk with afork. Add lemon juice, olive oil and salt and mix thoroughly. Allow tocool, add the olives and tomatoes, sprinkle with feta cheese, and your healthy snack isready.

Pumpkin pie

You will need:

For the dough (ifdesired, itcan bemade without this aswell)

How tomakeit:

Mix together all the ingredients for the dough, then place the dough inamug. Inaseparate bowl, mix together the pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and honey (sugar orsyrup) until the mixture issmooth. Place the mixture inamug ontop ofthe dough, sothat there’s some space left. Use your fingers topress gently and flatten the surface. Place inthe microwave for two minutes. Check with atoothpick, ifthe cake ismoist inside, place itback infor 20-30seconds.

Blueberry muffin

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How tomakeit:

Inamug, mix all the dry ingredients together, stirring thoroughly. Add butter tothe mixture. Pour the milk, and mix well. Ifthe mixture istoo dry, add some milk. Add the blueberries and push them into the dough. Bake atfull power for 90seconds.

Chocolate cake

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How tomakeit:

Mix together the butter and chocolate, then place inthe microwave for 30seconds. Add the egg, sugar and vanilla. Inaseparate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and cocoa. Combine the two mixtures. Pour into amug half ofcrushed cookie pieces, add half the mixture ontop, then add the remaining cookies and mixture. Cover with marshmallows and place inthe microwave for two minutes.

Cheesecake

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How tomakeit:

Mix all the ingredients together. Place them inalarge bowl. Cook for 90seconds, stirring every 30seconds. Allow the dish tocool. Garnish with berries, nuts and whipped cream.

Coffee cake

You will need:

How tomakeit:

Mix together the flour, coffee, cocoa powder, sugar and baking powder, stirring thoroughly. Add milk, the egg, oil and vanilla. Stir once again until smooth. Pour the mixture into agreased mug and place itinthe microwave athigh power for 90seconds.

Cinnamon roll

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How tomakeit:

Mix all the ingredients together. Whisk until the mixture turns into afluffy foam. Cook inthe microwave athigh power for one minute. Tomake the frosting, mix together the cream cheese, frosting sugar and milk, then whisk thoroughly.