No Time to Prepare? Have Only 5 Minutes? I Got You

We've all been there. We plan meticulously to organize the perfect game day, but things don't always go as planned. Someone visits unannounced, you step out to help a friend, ad hoc work meetings, whatever may be the reason, it doesn't have to ruin your food preparation. I have got you covered with these five easy recipes that take under 5 minutes to prepare. The recipes are easy enough you can even make them with your kids and have fun doing it.

Since I'm a vegetarian, been one all my life, below recipes are vegetarian too. But you can add your ingredients and customize them.

1. Mac n Cheese in a Mug - The Classic

Ingredients:

Macaroni - 1/2 up

Milk - 1/4 cup

Shredded Cheese - 1/4 cup

Spring Onions

Pepper

Salt

Water

Preparation:

1. Add macaroni to a mug, add some water and salt to it. Then microwave for 3 minutes.

2. To this, add shredded cheese, a pinch of pepper, and milk. Stir it and microwave for 1 minute.

3. Garnish with spring onions and serve.

2. Pizza in a Mug - Sorry, Italians

The game day is incomplete without a pizza. Where else will you go when your favorite player or team messes up? Pizza comes to the rescue and saves your day. So, here we go. But before that, apologies to the Italians for a mug version of your most precious invention. I didn't mean to put the pizza in a mug jail. I just wanted to make it quick.

Ingredients:

Flour - 4 tbsp

Baking Powder - 1/4 tbsp

Baking Soda - 1/4 tbsp

Milk - 3 tbsp

Olive Oil - 1 tbsp

Shredded Cheese

Pizza Sauce

Toppings (Black Olives, Oregano, Chilli Flakes - Whatever You Want)

Salt

Preparation:

1. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a mug. Mix it well with a fork. To this, add milk and olive oil. Mix thoroughly.

2. Heat the dough for 30 seconds in the microwave. Don't let it get crispy at this point.

3. Spread pizza sauce over this. Top it with shredded cheese. Then add the toppings to your wish.

4. Microwave it for 1 minute. Ta-Da!! Your pizza is ready.

3. Choco Lave Cake in a Mug - Eggless Special

Ingredients:

Flour - 2 tbsp

Cocoa Powder - 1 tbsp

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Baking Powder - 1/4 tbsp

Dark Chocolate - A Chunk

Milk - 2 tbsp

Olive Oil - 1 tbsp

Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tbsp

Salt

Preparation:

1. Add all the ingredients in a mug (Except dark chocolate) and mix it well.

2. Immerse the dark chocolate chunk in the middle and close it.

3. Microwave for 2 minutes. The gooey cake is ready!!

4. Cookie Dough in a Mug - For the Grown-up Kids

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour or Almond Flour - 4 tbsp

Baking Powder - 1/2 tbsp

Sugar - 1 tbsp

Peanut Butter or Almond Butter - 2 tbsp

Milk - 3 tbsp

Chocolate Chips

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a mug with a fork (Except for the chocolate chips)

2. Add the chocolate chips and mix them gently.

3. Microwave for 1.5 to 2 minutes.

4. Bring out the kid in you and eat as much as you want.

5. Banana Bread in a Mug - For the Vegan Warriors

Ingredients:

Banana - 1

Baking Powder - 1 tbsp

Flour - 4 tbsp

Apple Sauce - 2 tbsp

Coconut Sugar - 1 tbsp

Vanilla Essence - 1 tbsp

Cinnamon - 1/2 tbsp

Raisins - 1 tbsp

Salt - as needed

Preparation:

1. Add all the ingredients in a mug with a fork(It's kind of repetitive at this point) until everything mixes well.

2. Top it with raisins.

3. Microwave for 2 to 2.5 minutes.

4. Sit comfortably, put your legs out front on the table and dig into the mug.

There you go. Did I keep my promise? Did it take less than 5 minutes? I hope you enjoy these "in a mug" twists for the usual recipes. Here's an idea. Take 30 minutes and try all these recipes. Your friends will be amazed at your culinary skills.

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Author's Note:

Hey there. Thanks for reading. Be sure to try out these recipes and hit the heart if you like them. It will encourage me to write more in the future. And, give a read below for my other recipes. Have a great day :)