This microwave baked potato recipe in 11 minutes (with intervals of cooling time in between, if you do not want to count on the cooling time, the total cooking time in the microwave oven is just 7 minutes in total which is even less than 10 minutes!) will help you to make easy, quick, soft and delicious baked microwave potatoes which you can enjoy for breakfast, dinner, lunch or a quick snack.
Once you have made this microwave baked potato, you can add it to any other recipes that call for baked potatoes as well.
Microwave Baked Potato Topping Ideas
The potatoes cooked using this microwave baked potato recipe is really soft you can see how the fork can easily pierce through the soft potato halves.
You can enjoy it as it is as the potatoes are so delicious and I just love to enjoy them with a little salt and sprinkled black pepper powder which makes a very yummy and quick, easy to make breakfast.
You may also add toppings like shredded cheese or you can add more flavors by adding spices like oregano powder, black pepper powder, red chili flakes (if you like it spicy) or add a spoon of butter which will just get melt in the hot baked potatoes.
So the choices for flavors and toppings are many, if you have baked potatoes.
And when you can quickly prepare them in the microwave in few minutes of time, its even better!
Microwave Baked Potato Recipe, How To Microwave Potatoes
For this microwave baked potato recipe, I used medium sized yellow potatoes.
Keep in mind that the time needed to bake the potatoes in the microwave may slightly vary based on the size & type of potatoes.
Ingredients used
2 medium sized Yukon Gold Potatoes (yellow potatoes)
¼ teaspoon salt or as needed
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper powder adjust to your preference
Steps To Follow (The Process)
Cut the potatoes in half and cut through the skin of the potatoes to make a few cuts across the potatoes (you have to pierce the potatoes through the skin a little, but not too deep).
Add the oil, garlic powder and salt and mix in with the potatoes.
Arrange the seasoned potatoes in a good quality microwave safe plate (do not use plastic plates or paper plates, I recommend using good quality microwaveable ceramic plates).
Microwave in high for 3 minutes.
Give a couple of minutes of cooling time, then flip the potatoes and microwave in high for another 3 more minutes.
After giving a cool off time again for a couple of minutes, microwave for another 1 more minute so the potatoes will turn soft and delicious with the perfect texture.
Allow the cooked potatoes to cool down as the potatoes will be really hot at this point, slightly slice and top with black pepper powder or add shredded cheese or butter (or any of your favorite seasonings), serve warm!
Notes: The cooking times may slightly change based on the size and type of potatoes that you use and also based on your microwave oven.
I have used two medium sized regular yellow potatoes which cooked perfectly in 11 minutes of total time, which includes few minutes of cooling time in between.
As I mentioned, since this can vary based on the type and size of potatoes and also your microwave oven, always check how the potatoes are doing after cooking for about 2 to 3 minutes and give enough cool off periods in between as needed, until the potatoes are cooked completely.
The cool off periods will help the plates from getting too hot and will also give you an idea on how much more time you need to cook the potatoes in the microwave.
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So here is how you can quickly and easily make baked potatoes in microwave following this easy microwave potato recipe.
Things Helpful To Make This Dish : Good quality microwave safe plate like this set
Below you can get the recipe for microwave baked yukon gold potatoes or yellow potatoes in detail.
Microwave Baked Potato, Soft Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized Yukon Gold Potatoes (yellow potatoes)
- ¼ teaspoon salt or as needed
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder adjust to your preference
Instructions
- Cut the potatoes in half and cut through the skin of the potatoes to make a few cuts across the potatoes (you have to pierce the potatoes through the skin a little, but not too deep).
- Add the oil, garlic powder and salt and mix in with the potatoes.
- Arrange the seasoned potatoes in a good quality microwave safe plate (do not use plastic plates or paper plates, I recommend using good quality microwaveable ceramic plates).
- Microwave in high for 3 minutes.
- Give a couple of minutes of cooling time, then flip the potatoes and microwave in high for another 3 more minutes.
- After giving a cool off time again for a couple of minutes, microwave for another 1 more minute so the potatoes will turn soft and delicious with the perfect texture.
- Allow the cooked potatoes to cool down as the potatoes will be really hot at this point, slightly slice and top with black pepper powder or add shredded cheese or butter (or any of your favorite seasonings), serve warm!
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