microwave meal
Zap-and-eat food
A microwave meal is a pre-packaged, pre-cooked dish designed to be heated in a microwave oven rather than prepared from scratch.
The term often carries connotations of convenience over quality: I was too tired to cook, so I just had a microwave meal.
Also called a frozen dinner or TV dinner.
- TV dinnerPackaged frozen meal
- hungry manOne craving sustenance
- reheatMake food steaming again
- frozen foodSolidified perishables for storage
- microwavableSuitable for radiation heating
nuked · zapped · heat-and-eat · frozen dinner · precooked · shelf-stable · grab-and-go · ready-made · convenience food · defrosted · instant · self-contained · warmed · plastic tray · single serving · casserole · low-calorie · thawed
- frozen dinnersTV dinner, Swanson, Lean Cuisine, frozen dinner, Healthy Choice
- Timesaversshortcut, shortcuts, quick fix, autopay, autofill
- Quick Mealssandwich, grilled cheese, quesadillas, cereal, sandwiches
- convenience foodfrozen dinner, TV dinner, hot pocket, frozen burrito, frozen pizza
- frozen mealsfrozen dinners, frozen dinner, frozen entrees, TV dinners, Lean Cuisine
- lunch breaklunch break, lunch hour, lunchroom, noon, midday
microwave mealmade from scratch
home cooking · gourmet cooking · traditional cooking · Sunday roast · Thanksgiving dinner
microwave mealfarm-to-table
Direct producer-to-diner philosophy
slow food · fresh produce · health food · clean eating · haute cuisine
microwave mealfeast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
banquet · fine dining · gourmet meal · haute cuisine · formal dinner
microwave, meal, micro, wave, waves, waved, waving, wavelet, meals