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Rice, Pasta and Cereal
S
EASONED
R
ICE
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
1 onion
chopped
1 cup
long grain rice
1 teaspoon
thyme
2½ cups
chicken stock
¼ cup
slivered almonds, toasted
¼ cup
sultanas
Method:
In a 3-litre dish place onion, rice, thyme and chicken
stock. Cook on 1000 W for 15 minutes. Stir. Cover.
Stand for 10 minutes. Add almonds, and sultanas,
and serve.
To Cook by Sensor Menu:
Prepare as above. Select Rice, then touch Start.
S
PICY
T
UNA
P
ASTA
B
AKE
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
250
g
fusilli
1 litre
boiling water
5 ml
olive oil
1 red and 1 yellow pepper, sliced
2
cloves of garlic, crushed
5 ml
crushed dried chillies
2 x 400
g
tins chopped tomatoes
2 x 200
g
tins tuna, drained and
fl
aked
25
g
fresh
breadcrumbs
30 ml
grated parmesan
Method:
Place pasta in water. Cover, place on the base of
oven and cook on 1000 W for 10 mins, or until soft.
Leave to stand for 2-3 mins. Drain. Place the oil and
peppers in the casserole dish and cook on 1000 W
for 5 mins, until the peppers have slightly softened.
Add the garlic and chilli to the pepper mixture and
cook on 1000 W for 1 min. Add the tomatoes and
sugar, stir and cook on 1000 W for a further 5 mins.
Stir tuna and pasta into the tomato and pepper
mixture until coated. Top with breadcrumbs and
parmesan. Place the dish on enamel shelf in lower
shelf position and cook on Grill 1 for 5-7 mins, or
until golden.
L
EMON &
A
SPARAGUS
R
ISOTTO
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 bunch
asparagus
(approx.
250
g
/9 oz)
450 ml
hot vegetable stock
2
leeks, trimmed and
fi
nely sliced
40
g
butter
200
g
risotto
rice
100
g
frozen
peas
fi
nely shredded zest and juice
lemon
salt & pepper
40
g
fresh parmesan cheese
5
g
fresh
basil
Method:
Cut asparagus into 2.5 cm pieces. Add 30 ml stock
and place in bowl. Cover, place on base of oven
and cook on 1000 W power for 2 mins. Place leeks
and 25
g
butter in a large bowl. Place on base of
oven and cook on 1000 W for 2 minutes. Add the
rice to the leeks and stir in the hot vegetable stock.
Cover and cook on 1000 W for 10 minutes. Stir in
the peas, lemon zest and juice and cook on 600 W
for 2 minutes. Stir in the cooked asparagus, basil,
remaining butter and 25
g
Parmesan cheese. Cook
on 600 W for 2 minutes. Serve in warmed bowls
sprinkled with a few whole basil leaves and the rest
of the Parmesan cheese.
Seasoned Rice
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