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By substituting your microwave or slow cooker for your conventional oven, you use significantly less energy. Big on flavor, small on electricity consumption—these cooking options will win over taste buds and energy bills by using smaller appliances that use less electricity than a traditional oven. Pretty tasty, right?

Microwave Super-Fast Breakfast Burrito

Recipe credit: Cookin’ With Kilowatts

Yes, you could go to a high-end breakfast place, wait in line and do your best to charm the waitstaff—and you’d still not hit the culinary sweet spot that this surefire morning hit has. You save energy. You save time. And you only have to spend your charm on the family dog, who can be a surprisingly tough audience.

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of bacon

• 1 egg

• 1 tortilla

• 1/4 cup shredded cheese

Serve with: Salsa or hot sauce

Instructions:

• STEP 1.

   

  Place bacon on a plate between a double layer of paper towels and microwave for 2 minutes or until it reaches desired crispiness. It will continue to crisp after cooking. Set aside.

• STEP 2.

   

  Crack the egg into a 4-inch ramekin. Add milk and use a fork to scramble. Cover with a small plate and microwave for 90 seconds. Set aside.

• STEP 3.

   

  Place tortilla on a plate, sprinkle cheese on top and microwave 10–15 seconds until cheese is melted.

• STEP 4.

   

  Top the tortilla with cooked egg, bacon and salsa or hot sauce as desired.

• Wrap and enjoy.