10 recipes you make using a keurig that aren’t coffee
YOU GUYS KNOW I LOVE SHARING COOKING HACKS & EASY RECIPES. SO WHEN WE RECENTLY PLANNED A TRIP TO SUN OUTDOORS SAN DIEGO, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME TO SHARE SOME FUN CAMPING AND GLAMPING HACKS. WHICH GAVE ME AN IDEA… WHY NOT SHOW YOU GUYS SOME FUN FOODS YOU CAN MAKE WITH THAT COFFEE MAKER YOU FIND IN YOUR HOTEL ROOM OR VACATION RENTAL! HERE ARE 10 RECIPES YOU CAN MAKE USING A KEURIG MACHINE!
10 RECIPES YOU CAN MAKE USING A KEURIG COFFEE MAKER
THE ONLY THING YOU’LL REALLY NEED FOR THESE RECIPES IS A KEURIG COFFEE MAKER. THEY’RE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COFFEE MAKERS AND THEY’RE SUPER EASY TO FIND. HERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT VERSIONS:
THEY’RE GREAT FOR HOME, BUT ALSO POP UP REGULARLY IN HOTEL ROOMS, AIRBNB’S ETC BECAUSE THEY’RE SO EASY TO USE. IF YOU’VE NEVER USED ONE, IT’S BASICALLY A HIGH TECH COFFEE MAKER THAT USES A COFFEE POD & WATER. RATHER THAN BREWING A WHOLE POT OF COFFEE, IT MAKES INDIVIDUAL CUPS .
THESE RECIPES DON’T USE A COFFEE POD, JUST WATER! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FILL UP THE RESERVE WITH WATER & YOU’LL GET A PERFECTLY PORTIONED, SINGLE SERVING OF HOT WATER. BASICALLY, YOU’RE JUST BOILING A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER. NORMALLY THAT HOT WATER WOULD BREW YOUR COFFEE POD, BUT YOU CAN ALSO USE IT TO MAKE FOOD!
THESE FOOD HACKS ARE ALSO GREAT FOR DORM ROOM COOKING, SMALL STUDIO KITCHENS, RV’S AND GLAMPING, ETC. I MADE ALL OF THESE RECIPES IN EITHER AN AIRBNB OR A HOTEL ROOM!
MACARONI & CHEESE
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE MAC N’ CHEESE WITHOUT A STOVE! YOU CAN MAKE EASY MAC (ANY BRAND) USING THE KEURIG INSTEAD OF A MICROWAVE. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RUN THE KEURIG OVER YOUR MACARONI CUP. THEN, PUT THE COVER BACK ON AND WAIT FOR THE NOODLES TO COOK! STIR IN YOUR SAUCE AND YOU HAVE AN EASY MEAL!
AFTER THE NOODLES HAVE COOKED, YOU CAN POUR OUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE WATER IF NEEDED.
CUP OF NOODLES
PLACE YOUR CUP OF NOODLES WHERE YOUR COFFEE CUP WOULD NORMALLY GO. THEN RUN YOUR KEURIG TO FILL THE CUP WITH HOT WATER. IT SHOULD BE THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF WATER TO REACH THE FILL LINE, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS RUN IT A SECOND TIME TO ADD A LITTLE EXTRA WATER.
LET THE NOODLES SIT, JUST LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU ADDED BOILING WATER FROM A KETTLE!
MASHED POTATOES
HAVE YOU EVER MADE THE INDIVIDUAL INSTANT MASHED POTATO CUPS? THEY WORK THE SAME WAY EASY MAC DOES. YOU JUST NEED TO ADD HOT WATER, LET IT SIT & STIR! PLACE YOUR INSTANT MASHED POTATO CUP WHERE YOUR MUG WOULD GO, RUN THE MACHINE & YOU’VE GOT MASHED POTATOES!
IF YOU DON’T LIKE EATING THEM PLAIN, ADD A LITTLE BIT OF BUTTER. OR, YOU CAN REALLY UP YOUR GAME BY MAKING INSTANT GRAVY WITH YOUR KEURIG! I USE 1 TEASPOON OF DRY MIX & 1/4 CUP OF HOT WATER – THEN STIR RAPIDLY AND LET IT SIT TO THICKEN.
OATMEAL
OATMEAL IS BY FAR ONE OF THE EASIEST MICROWAVE BREAKFASTS, WHICH MEANS IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE EASIEST THINGS TO MAKE WITH YOUR KEURIG! YOU CAN USE A SCOOP OF QUICK OATS OR A PACKET OF OATMEAL – WHATEVER YOU’VE GOT HANDY. THE TRICK IS TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE USING A RATIO OF ABOUT 1/2 CUP OF OATMEAL TO 1 CUP WATER.
A KEURIG MACHINE WILL MAKE ABOUT 12-16 OUNCES. SO YOU TECHNICALLY WOULD NEED ABOUT 1 CUP OF OATMEAL PER LARGE CUP “MACHINE RUN”.
YOU CAN SPICE UP YOUR INSTANT OATMEAL BY ADDING DIFFERENT TOPPINGS LIKE FRESH OR FROZEN FRUIT, HONEY, PEANUT BUTTER, JELLY, ETC!
RICE
INSTANT RICE IS ANOTHER EASY COOKING HACK. ADD 1/2 CUP OF INSTANT RICE TO A MUG & BREW THE SMALLEST SETTING OF WATER OVER YOUR RICE.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO EAT PLAIN RICE EITHER. THERE ARE SO MANY EASY WAYS TO “SPICE UP” INSTANT RICE. SCROLL DOWN & MAKE SOME FROZEN MIXED VEGETABLES & TOSS IN SOME TERIYAKI SAUCE! ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS ADDING CORN, CILANTRO & A LITTLE BIT OF BUTTER! YOU CAN ADD ANY OF YOUR FAVORITE HERBS, SPICES OR VEGETABLES TO MAKE IT A MORE FILLING MEAL.
RICE A RONI IS ANOTHER EASY FAVORITE YOU CAN “JUST ADD WATER” TO!
VEGETABLES
THROW ANY FROZEN VEGETABLES IN A MUG & COVER WITH HOT WATER FROM YOUR KEURIG. I RECOMMEND PUTTING A MUG ON TOP OR SOMETHING TO HELP THE VEGETABLES STEAM. THEN, POUR OUT ANY EXCESS WATER.
YOU CAN SERVE THEM WITH YOUR RICE, NOODLES OR MASHED POTATOES!
OPTIONAL: GRAB SOME FREEZE DRIED VEGETABLES FOR TRAVEL!
SOUP
INSTANT SOUP MIXES ARE A STAPLE IN MY PANTRY. NOT ONLY ARE THEM AMAZING RECIPE STARTERS, THEY’RE GREAT FOR THROWING INTO YOUR SUITCASE WHEN TRAVELING. BECAUSE ALL YOU NEED IS A LITTLE HOT WATER! I BUY THESE VARIETY PACKS OF INSTANT SOUP & LOVE THEM FOR A QUICK MEAL!
PASTA
SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY SIMILAR TO EASY MAC, BUT YOU CAN MAKE SO MANY PASTA VARIATIONS.
PICK A NOODLE & ADD 1/2 CUP OR SMALL SCOOP TO A MUG. YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THE KEURIG FILLS THE CUP WITH HOT WATER, YOUR NOODLES ARE COMPLETELY COVERED. COVER & LET THEM SIT UNTIL THEY’RE COOKED THROUGH.
IF NEEDED, DRAIN THE WATER. I RECOMMEND DRAINING INTO A SEPARATE CUP SO YOU CAN USE THE EXTRA PASTA WATER TO THIN OUT YOUR SAUCE.
A FEW IDEAS:
- BUTTER, PEPPER, PARMESAN CHEESE
- CANNED TOMATO SAUCE & FRESH MOZZARELLA
- PEAS, BACON BITS & A LITTLE BUTTER OR ALFREDO SAUCE
- BROCCOLI & PESTO SAUCE
CURRY
ALRIGHT, SO YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO MAKE RICE WITH YOUR KEURIG. NOW, LET’S MAKE AN INSTANT CURRY! THERE ARE SOME AWESOME INSTANT CURRIES YOU CAN MAKE IN A FOIL POUCH. I RECOMMEND RUNNING YOUR KEURIG MACHINE TWICE. POUR THE HOT WATER INTO A LARGER BOWL AND LET THE POUCH SIT FOR 3-5 MINUTES.
THE HOT WATER WILL HEAT THE CURRY UP INSIDE OF THE POUCH & YOU CAN HEAT YOUR RICE UP WHILE YOU WAIT!
CHILI
ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE INSTANT MEALS… CHILI!
SIMILAR TO THE CUP OF SOUP, BUT A CUP OF CHILI. JUST ADD HOT WATER & COVER! FOR A MORE FILLING MEAL, PREPARE SOME RICE TO GO WITH IT!