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VEGETABLE COOKING CHART
Vegetable
Preparation
Quantity
Standing Time
artichokes, fresh
whole
4 (8-oz. each.)
12-14 minutes
5 minutes
artichoke, frozen
hearts
9-oz. package
10-11 minutes
5 minutes
asparagus, fresh
1
1
/
2
-
in. pieces
1 Ib.
9-10 minutes
3 minutes
asparagus, frozen
whole spears
10-oz. package
9-11 minutes
3 minutes
beans, green or wax, fresh
1
1
/
2
-
in. pieces
1lb.
10-12 minutes
—
beans, green or wax, frozen
cut up
9-oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
beets, fresh
sliced
1
1
/
2
- 2 lb.
16-18 minutes
5 minutes
broccoli, fresh
spears
1lb.
9-11 minutes
—
broccoli, frozen
whole or cut
10 oz. package
9-10 minutes
3 minutes
brussels sprouts, fresh
whole
10-oz. tub
8-10 minutes
—
brussels sprouts, frozen
whole
10-oz. package
9-10 minutes
3 minutes
cabbage, fresh
chopped
1 lb.
9-10 minutes
5 minutes
wedges
1 lb.
9-11 minutes
5 minutes
carrots, fresh
1
/
2-
in. slices
1 Ib.
5-8 minutes
3 minutes
carrots,frozen
sliced
10-oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
cauliflower, fresh
florets
1 medium head
9-11 minutes
3 minutes
whole
1 medium head
9-12 minutes
5 minutes
cauliflower, frozen
florets
10-oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
celery, fresh
1
/
2
-
in. slices
1lb.
9-11 minutes
5 minutes
corn, fresh
on cob, husked
4 ears
11-13 minutes
5 minutes
corn, frozen
on cob, husked
4 ears
13-15 minutes
5 minutes
whole kernel
10-oz. package
9-10 minutes
3 minutes
eggplant, fresh
cubed
1 lb.
9-11 minutes
3 minutes
whole, pierced
1-1
1
/
2
Ib.
10-12 minutes
5 minutes
leeks fresh
whole, ends
1 Ib.
10-12 minutes
5 minutes
lima beans, frozen
whole
10 oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
mixed vegetables frozen
—
10 oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
mushrooms, fresh
sliced
1 Ib.
7-9 minutes
3 minutes
okra, frozen
sliced
10 oz. package
8-10 minutes
5 minutes
onions, fresh
whole, peeled
8-10 small
13-17 minutes
5 minutes
peas, fresh
shelled
1 lb.
8-10 minutes
—
peas, frozen
shelled
10-oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
pea pods(snow peas),frozen
whole
6-oz. package
7-8 minutes
—
peas and carrots
—
10-oz. package
9-11 minutes
3 minutes
parsnips, fresh
cubed
1 Ib.
9-10 minutes
5 minutes
potatoes, white or sweet,fresh
whole
4 (6 oz. each)
13-15 minutes
3 minutes
whole
8 (6 oz. each)
18-20 minutes
5 minutes
rutabaga, fresh
cubed
4 cups
14-16 minutes
5 minutes
spinach, fresh
whole leaf
1 Ib.
8-11 minutes
—
spinach, frozen
leaf or chopped
10-oz. package
9-10 minutes
3 minutes
squash, summer, fresh
1
/
2
-
in. slices
1 lb.
9-11 minutes
3 minutes
squash, summer, frozen
sliced
10-oz. package
8-10 minutes
3 minutes
squash, winter, fresh
whole,pierced
1
1
/
2
lbs.
15-17 minutes
5 minutes
squash, winter, frozen
whipped
12-oz. package
10-12 minutes
3 minutes
succotash, frozen
—
10-oz. package
9-11 minutes
3 minutes
turnips
cubed
4 cups
14-16 minutes
3 minutes
Cooking Time at
power Level 10