3 Healthier MICROWAVE Dorm Meals - $40 Trader Joe's Haul 🤑😋

Bakery vs Homemade MATCHA MOCHI CAKE: • Bakery vs Homemade MAT... #BuzyBeez! Dorm cooking doesn't have to be boring. Impress your hall-mates with these 3 Microwave Meals costing just $40 from Trader Joe's that will last you all week! Recipes and Shopping List Below!
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Trader Joe's Shopping List:
Granny Smith Apple
Old Fashioned Organic Oats
Sweet Potatoes
Pre-cooked Chicken Breast
Sour Cream
Shredded Cheese Blend
Broccoli
Carrots
Black Beans
Cowboy Caviar
Risotto Package
Chicken Broth
Parmesan Cheese
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I got these all for under $40! I recommend having certain things in your pantry though like:
Kosher Salt
Pepper
Cinnamon
Brown Sugar
Cornstarch
Milk (borrow someone's?)
Water
Microwave Oatmeal:
1 Granny Smith Apple
1/2 cup Rolled Oats
2 tsp Brown Sugar
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
Microwave 2:30 min
Apple Topping:
peel, core, chop the apple.
Throw into a bowl with
2 tsp Brown Sugar
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Cornstarch
1 tbsp Water
Microwave 2:30 min with plastic wrap
Mix and serve over Oatmeal
Microwave Loaded Sweet Potato:
1 Sweet Potato
Microwave in 3 wet paper towels for 7 min
Top with
Chopped Cooked Chicken
Black Beans
Cowboy Caviar
Sour Cream
Cheese
Melt in Microwave 1 min
1 Cup Broccoli
1 tbsp water
add in a bowl, cover with wet paper towel
Microwave 1:30 min
Microwave Risotto:
Add the rice and seasoning from the Risotto package into a microwave-safe pan.
Add 3 1/2 cups Chicken Broth
Microwave 10 min.
Remove and add
1/4 cup Sour Cream
2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
1 cup cooked Chicken Breast
1 cup chopped Broccoli
1/2 cup diced Carrots
Cover with plastic and microwave 10 minutes. If needed, mix and nuke another 5 minutes. Serve with a dash more of parmesan.
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[@honeysuckle]

Hey Buzybeez!! Thanks for all your feedback on my Instagram and I hope you like this new Chef Microwave for Dorm Life! Let me know if you want to see more videos like it, what other needs or obstacles you face eating at school and I shall try to come up with a fun solution!! 💕

[@karlam9756]

Honeysuckle on my way to college and definitely need these super helpful and delicious videos

[@kittlen]

Honeysuckle I'm so happy to see this series on your channel. I'm not a college student, but I'm a working mother, and some days are so difficult for cooking by the time I get home from work. Would love to be able to let Chef Microwave do the work while I interact with my sweet girl. If you could incorporate more low carb options, that would be great too. My husband is diabetic, so we're always looking for ways to cut down on carbs.

[@emilyyan7019]

Honeysuckle YES MORE VIDEOS OF DORM COOKING! Can you maybe do one on Asian foods by microwave or stove? THANK YOU😘😘

[@liseth4812]

Honeysuckle yes please! do a mr. cheff series! 😊😊

[@nature_tour7406]

Honeysuckle Finally tq so much!! in my hostel the caterring gave spicy food everyday.. even more worse i cant eat spicy becuz ive constipation so i had to wash the chicken and eat it with rice..😢😢

[@Jan-vw5cg]

I love how you said "it tastes *legit*" it's like an old person trying to be hip. I have a feeling that you'll be a good mom.

[@honeysuckle]

+Jan I'm not old!!! 😆😂

[@BonesJustice1994]

Oh, "tastes legit". I thought she said "tastes like $hit" and I was like WTF? 🙀😸

[@xelxine6041]

BonesJustice1994 sameee

[@JTBivens]

lol

[@sxylkn36]

Did you say "Too Legit?" If so..."You're too legit too quit." lol!

[@mka4852]

yassssssssssssssssss please do more chef microwave!!! 😘😍😀 great way to make yummy healthy food for broke people like me😂

[@erikaa5274]

Mk A I love Caitlin Shoemaker too!

[@jeng5306]

Definitely lived the dorm life. It is possible to live on $20 worth of meals in a week. I did themed weeks, where each week was a different cuisine. So, that required some planning and writing out my grocery list. Weekly, I'd pick 1-2 main grains, frozen veggies, sometimes canned food, and whatever was on sale for protein. I did have access to a stove, but my roommates that previously roomed at the dorms with no kitchen used the all-in-one slow cookers. These type of slow cookers can sauté, slow cook, steam, and steam bake. Waffle makers are now popular in the dorm rooms too. Way back in the day my brother used those sandwich makers to make ham and cheese sandwiches and pizza pockets. Dorm room cooking has a lot of room for creativity. I'm excited to see what you come up with!

[@persomnus]

I don't have acess to a stove rn and I've been using a cheap grill meant mostly as a panini press to act like a mini hot plate. It's great for toasting bread

[@loeuphoria]

This college inspired video series is amazing! Please make more! I try to stretch $20 for two weeks at a time aka no real food. It's super stressful. TFS !

[@honeysuckle]

+LOEUPHORIA Ahhh that is stressful but a good challenge for me to help. We can do it! I'll see what I can come up with in the next Chef Microwave videos. ☺️

[@misguidedvogue]

This video is amazing! Your creativity combined with chef microwave is a match made in heaven

[@honeysuckle]

+t.alston Aww thanks!! Glad you liked it!

[@feylie3567]

PLEASE MAKE A SERIES FOR THIS MICROWAVE MEAL

[@paulinalobato3133]

2:45 When you said "tastes legit", I first heard "tastes like sh*t." I was like wait what....

[@businessesa1394]

Hehe

[@T0mtoma]

Now I can’t unhear it 🥲

[@AshBoogie24]

By watching your videos you really helped me to start cooking my own food and bring awareness to what's going in my body. I tried the oatmeal and it was good. So please continue doing chef microwave videos!!

[@rimanandi8078]

The loaded sweet potato is so good! 🤤

[@erin6738]

please do more chef microwave! this is probably my second favorite video of yours under your 25 toasts video!

[@honeysuckle]

+Erin Taylor Awww thanks!! The toast video was super fun 🤗

[@trinahdeedomingo8218]

This is soooo helpful, can u do more microwave vids like this plz 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@honeysuckle]

+Trinahdee Domingo I think I will!! Glad you found it helpful!! 😘

[@whereskat]

I've been out of college for over 10 years and still find this helpful being a busy, working parent.

[@Tetsirou]

hey dzung college studen here. great recipes. what I'd say i have a problem with is the ingredients on hand sometimes cost a lot such as getting ingredients like corn starch in your video and other things that are really unconventional for us living the college life since we only live in these places for short periods of time. can you make a video encompassing your go to ingredients for simple and quick foods? this also includes spices and other extraneous stuff.

[@honeysuckle]

+Big Boss good idea! I can do like a college dorm pantry staple video. I didn't include spices and cornstarch because they're always around in my house. You can get them for like $1 each at target so I will do a staple haul or something helpful like that!! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@Linda-fd2iu]

Big Boss spices can be the break it or make it for a lot of food and much of it can be bought super cheap at target and a little goes a long way besides salt and pepper. If there's a cuisine that you have a preference for, buy some of the spices. They last so long that it's a purchase you make once and it will last a whole semester or close to it.

[@Linda-fd2iu]

Big Boss point is, corn starch is super cheap. Ignore saffron. Get turmeric. Get freshly grated pepper and salt instead so they taste fresher. Etc.

[@tinas4946]

Big Boss you could always buy small containers and "borrow" a small amount of spices from Mom and Dad

[@shadraavroart9915]

when I was in college, I went to the dollar store and bought whatever I could get. Pepper, salt, honey were my staples. Split anything fancier with friends who are also feeling poor and annoyed with the dining hall

[@lily123girl]

This is amazing and so creative. Thanks for coming up with these recipes and sharing!

[@maritg1297]

I have a microwave, a toaster oven and a single portable induction stove top. These cover all my needs when I cook. I'd like to see more recipes like the ones in this video! Loved it ❤️

[@ratihcahyani228]

ahhh can you make this a regular series please :') really helpful! 😍😍

[@ratihcahyani228]

ah, also I have access to single electric stove and a toaster oven :'D

[@aileenfarshivlogs]

Girl you are so creative, not only with your recipes, but also your techniques. I'm always impressed! I have a full size kitchen in my house, but will still try these recipes because they look so good :)

[@sarisasalla8226]

This was so great! I wish it was around when I dormed! I always budgeted just like this $40 a week! These ideas are still helpful in terms of time and dishes even after moving off campus! Prepping chicken and cooking/cleaning tons of pots and pans can get time consuming when you gotta be studying

[@saraht6558]

Sarah Santos Yea same, since I've moved off campus I've taken to meal prepping. It is a time saver and a life saver.

[@beam8250]

I love that you're making these videos for college students! Campus life is not always the healthiest. I am a non traditional student, and have made my fair share of observations 😎. I feel for what the students put up with at times. Thank you for teaching our younger generations about proper nourishment, and good health!

[@joannadesu]

this is too helpful! please make more videos like this! currently in the same situation with a microwave and a mini-fridge so this fits right up my alley!

[@beckypeterson6535]

These are great ideas for boat recipes when I don’t want to have a lot of dishes to clean up or if I don’t want to make a mess in the small galley.

[@DSISketchGurl]

Omg this is so great a chef microwave series would be amazing! Yes please

[@mirandaTX21]

I love this...I'm no longer a college student by any means but I am a pregnant 🤰 married lady over here who sometimes wants to avoid cooking like the plague!!! Anything that is quick, easy, with minimal cleanup is a win in my book 👍🏼

[@mariagaray2517]

chef microwave should totallllyyyy but a cute little mini series!!! I had no idea you could get so creative with a microwave! so helpful!! thank you so much for listening to your college busy bees & giving us healthy options! :)

[@mariagaray2517]

I also agree with a lot of others in the comment section, the price is stretching it for us! but you did give amazing options :)

[@carynchin1247]

so excited you are coming up with a microwave series! hope you can do another episode like this!!! I usually have problems thinking of what to cook with leftover ingredients and cleaning up the fridge.

[@catherineliu06]

Chef microwave is such a great idea! I finished school a few years ago but love getting ideas like this

[@rhiannonwhitehead6728]

Tip! Brown rice comes pre cooked in the freezer section at the grocery store and if you toss in some frozen diced veggies, eggs or tofu and a little soy sauce and black pepper it tastes delicious! It’s my go to microwave dinner. It doesn’t exactly taste like take out fried rice, but it’s way healthier and still super tasty! I also love using the frozen brown rice with some yellow corn and black beans with some cayenne pepper and a little sour cream for a yummy Hispanic feeling dish in the microwave. You can get so creative with frozen brown rice and frozen/ canned veggies

[@sailermoonstar]

This is awesome. Keep doing Chef Microwave PLEEEASE!

[@soniamartell9220]

Great recipes! I must try them! I'm in school; don't live in a dorm, but I still like fast, easy, and healthy recipes because I'm very busy, but don't want to grab junk food. Thanks for the video!

[@uluvserenity]

Wish you had started this series last year when I was in a dorm!! My only access to cooking at a dorm was a microwave, toaster and kettle. So many students are going to love you for this so thank you xx

[@vivinguyenxx]

I love this! I live in an apartment with a stove, oven, and microwave so I'm looking forward to recreating these meals especially the risotto mm! Trader joes is also a 10 minute walk away and I usually don't know what to buy there to make full meals for the week so thank you for the great ideas :)

[@honeysuckle]

+Vivian Nguyen Im so happy this was helpful!! The risotto was my fav and I look forward to presenting more helpful and delicious ideas to you! Let me know if there's a certain dish you're curious to try or make!

[@hawneebee]

I am not a student. I have a full kitchen and can cook, however, I don't feel well a lot of times. This is soooo perfect for sick people who don't feel like or are unable to stand and cook meals. So for those sick days this just the thing!!!!

[@my_name_is_arte]

the sweet potatoe recipe is brilliant! thank you so much for sharing. usually when I want to eat sweet potatoes I have to wait at least an hour when it is in the oven!!!

[@lunachan0313]

I love this series!! Please make more!!

[@hyemoney]

I'm not a college student anymore but what a great idea for a series! I wish I had these when I was in school, especially since I lived in a dorm for 4 years with only a mini fridge, microwave, and a small electric water boiler!

[@daughterofthemosthigh4721]

that's simply brilliant!!! excellent!! excellent!! please keep them coming. I would like to see more videos like this

[@casey4486]

YAUUSSSS. I love my sweet potatoes with savory toppings!

[@itschamamama2466]

This is awesome! I’d love more of your Chef Microwave videos! 😍👍🏼

[@mimigirl2211]

you literally SAVED me from starving myself looove you and thank you 🥺🥺🥰

[@manuelangeles68]

Microwave oatmeal is a staple for us, and we love this apple one. We jsut dice it smaller and cook with the oats

[@juliekinz13]

I absolutely loved this!! Please make more!

[@michelletaylor4781]

Yes please more of these videos...thank you!!

[@newjerseygirl376]

please do more ? I have a kitchen , but sometimes I don't feel like cooking due to studying , and By the my boyfriend , and get home from work , and school we are tired .

[@totodialed]

the struggle!!

[@saraht6558]

Ms , Justine Shumate same! I've started meal prepping so I only have to cook like one day out of the week so when I'm hungry I just takeout a meal and warm it up. It makes shopping easier and cheaper as well.

[@newjerseygirl376]

Sarah T That's a great idea .My boyfriend and I can definitely do meal prep

[@newjerseygirl376]

Philly Cheung lol

[@missgirl997]

The video we've been waiting for 😍😍😍😍🔥

[@honeysuckle]

+Marianne Trinidad 😘😘😘

[@sweetandtastyTV]

Yummy pixels! Wish I watched this video in my college years. Back then, I ate T.V. dinners three weeks in a row and my body froze. Terrible experience, but also funny. Anyhow, thanks for sharing your recipes :D

[@vivienberania8069]

please please please make this a series! this is so helpful! cooking healthy food is so hard when you're in a dorm :( thank you so much for this video!

[@3nanalove]

PLEASEEE make this a monthly series!! I just moved back to a dorm & I have a mini fridge, some pantry space, a microwave & limited access to a toaster oven & a stove. Chef microwave for the win!

[@honeysuckle]

+Ivana Alicea I will for sure!! I'm coming up with recipes for the next one! 🤗

[@christchansc]

This is very helpful!! More Chef Microwave videos pls. This is worth to save and share. God bless you!!! -xoxo

[@christinanguyen7948]

Cann you please, pretty please, do a video on how to organize your kitchen supplies in a dorm room or anywhere with limited kitchen space😘😘

[@morgie4075]

yes! make chef microwave a series, please!!

[@juliele8460]

My husband is in the military and used to live in the barracks before we got married so this reminds me of how he tried to be creative with cooking with just a microwave!

[@laurenb8416]

I am currently in college and thankfully we have access to a full kitchen. Because of my food allergies, I don't have a meal plan and cook all of my meals (most prepackaged stuff has food that I'm allergic to so I have to cook most everything from scratch). I'm always looking for quick, cheap and healthy recipes.

[@amielgarcia7205]

As a high school senior and a soon to be college freshman this fall I really need a Chef Microwave Series! Dzung you are a lifesaver! I really want to avoid freshman 15. If you ask me it's more like freshman 50. 🙊😂

[@lunameimei]

Can we get another episode like this?? It's so helpful! 😊

[@rachelandnick]

how could you present food so perfectly? so pretty and nite!

[@Bidibidibunny]

Aw your always so glowy and positive!!

[@miapapageorge6495]

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you so much! Yes! Please make chef microwave into a constant thing. So helpful for younger viewers too

[@irispoh5556]

Yes please! Do more videos with Chef microwave 😀. It's so helpful for living an apartment without oven😞

[@shamz1611]

Thanks for doing this. I live in the hospital as my son is fighting cancer. I always end up eating junk and snacks. Which has made me put on a lot weight over the three years. There is a restaurant within the hospital but it is expensive. Please can you do more dishes!! So I can make these regularly!! X

[@IntoTheUnknownBlue]

Love the video idea Dzung! I'm not living in dorms anymore, but still being a student means that microwave meals are often the quickest and easiest for me, so I'm excited to see what else you come up with! I can't be the only one who struggled with balancing a vegetarian diet with my first year dorms; eating cafeteria food meant the options were slim and sometimes unappetizing, so I cooked for myself more frequently than many of my friends. If you were to turn this into a series, I'd be really interested to see a vegetarian main course too! That baked sweet potato looked delicious! :)

[@stephenle950]

Thank-you so much for this! As a student who barely even has time to sleep and can barely afford a hamburger this is super helpful. Could you also do some nutritious college meal prep ideas ? Thank-you!

[@Belledoxo]

yes please continue this series!!

[@bethanyfja]

Yessss!!! Make it a monthly series please❤❤❤❤

[@bulkheadsonline7256]

so i know this is really late, but these recipies really help me out. im living in the barracks and only have a microwave. thank you!

[@sdega315]

I love the idea of a microwave series! My son will be going to college in August. It would be great if he learned to cook something other than HotPockets.

[@vishnavibatchu5796]

Yes!!! Weekly series plz

[@michyynicole7829]

yes please do more microwave videos this was so helpful and I love sweet potato fries 😍😍

[@chickhabit1333]

I would love these meals on a budget but using everyday home appliances

[@mamaaudge]

Dorm food isn't all bad, I should know. I was a cook at Cal, but I really enjoyed your recipes for the microwave. Who would have know, risotto in the microwave!! Can't wait for more videos!

[@nuantannie2602]

Please make this a series!! Microwave Monday?? Let's face it, Monday is the day of the week that is associated with school the most.

[@mabochamokonyane9963]

Oh my goodness!! something college students can finally relate to!! can you do more of these videos? l Love you and your channel!!

[@yokovue8685]

I would LOVE to see a series with microwave only meals. I'm going to be a freshmen in college this following fall and I definitely worry about the freshmen fifteen. I'm not sure what my situation is going to be like but I'm sure I'll at least has a microwave.

[@tiffanyld1]

This is such an awesome video concept!!!

[@catm.5356]

I tried your oatmeal recipe and I have to say it's better than the packets I buy from Quakers. This breakfast literally reminds me of Fall. Great Job! :) PS. The measurements are perfect!

[@nayay12810]

i love your videos!! also chef microwave should definitely be monthly!! 😍😍

[@manolasecaira9316]

So I'm a student but now live in an apartment with a stove and oven, love this though because of the small budget focus! cheap recipes are always super appreciated, extra happy that I live near a trader Joe's now 🤣

[@khikayfer3725]

You are a Genius!!!! Breakfast oatmeal is my fave! Thanks for the great ideas! I love how you tastes your food after making them! More Mr. Chef microwave videos please!!!

[@acheleia]

In college I had access to a kitchen, but I still used a microwave exclusively unless cookies were involved for the floor. Now that I just graduated from a grad program and am super busy with work and different gigs, I still tend to stick with microwave or instant meals, or eating salads since I live in Florida and it's hot enough outside. The risotto sounded so good! I might have to give that a try!

[@teeden9157]

Yay for more chef microwave series !!

[@nozgoz]

I love the idea of microwaving the apples! I can't wait to do these 😋

[@vivianli5498]

I think this is just awesome for busy bees in general lol

[@tohorizons]

I live in an apartment so I have all the regular kitchen amenities, but if I can make healthy meals in a microwave to save time, I will do it! Convenience is a big factor that goes into my diet, which isn't a good thing usually.

[@rachelmm05]

i did a loaded microwave potato today and it turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing this ideas ☺

[@honeysuckle]

+rachelmm05 yay!! Glad you liked it!

[@vickihandel1263]

I always enjoy your videos. You have such wonderful enthusiasm. Your personal information and touches make the videos personal for me vs routine and just educational. Thank you for your work with helping to make a Dorm Healthier option available for students. But at the same time it's applicable for anyone on a fixed income, older citizens either alone or just reduced to a household of two after years of cooking for greater than four or more, and on another site a gentleman brought up military that might be alone, deployed or on a fixed income as well. All of these groups need healthier meal plans and you are try so hard to not only come up with the obvious ones that are easy and others are posting. You're also posting some fusion recipes to show us how to blend cultural recipes and achieve even more exciting and healthier options. Thank you again for your hard work and excitement each video. That's difficult to do every time if its not genuine. Vicki Handel

[@acuti13]

More food preps and Instant Pot recipes please! 🥑🍊🍚

[@kalliste01]

Would love some more of these 'chef microwave' meals. Especially for work lunch ideas so we're not stuck with unhealthy left overs, salads or sandwiches.

[@thebrightestrainbowever3841]

I am not a college student but these are cool tips for anyone 😍💜such cool ideas. I want to try them!

[@dragonkids11]

YES!! more dorm microwave ideas!!!

[@shanicegallardojohnson972]

I have a stove and a microwave at my apartment but I would like more we're dorm room please

[@kts808]

Please do more!! Love it!

[@lovarreanne]

Love this! it'll make an awesome series

[@StrawberryNotebook]

I vote "yes" for more chef microwave. This video gave me some great ideas! :D

[@ARULA_]

Here in the UK, all our dorms have ovens, grills and stoves as well as a microwave but we also only have roughly 15-20£ to spend on everything for a week. I found this video really useful though!

[@SimplyK1210]

Yay for Chef Microwave!!! More more more, loved this one. I have to try these recipes

[@jieyi7295]

Why am I watching this at night now I'm so hungry😩😍

[@caseytran4451]

It saves time and energy to put more than one thing in the microwave at once. As long as there's enough space. You could cook the oatmeal and the apples at the same time

[@lilchic510]

I didn't know that you can make risotto in a microwave I must try

[@honeysuckle]

+mable chen it was soooo delicious!!

[@julijojo3926]

she was my fav cook channel she has long time not make a video

[@thuychi1107]

Please do more oatmeal recepies! I love themmm!