7
RECIPES
MEAT
BEEF STROGANOFF
8
CHILLI CON CARNE
8
HONEY ROAST LAMB
7
INDIAN CURRY LAMB
8
ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE
8
LASAGNE
7
SHEPHERD'S PIE
8
POULTRY
CHICKEN PENNE SALAD
9
CHICKEN FILLET BURGERS
9
CRUNCHY CAMEMBERT CHICKEN
9
HONEY CHICKEN LEGS
9
ROAST CHICKEN
bk
TANDOORI CHICKEN
bk
SEAFOOD
CHEESY SALMON CANNELLONI
bk
GARLIC MUSSELS
bl
GARLIC PRAWNS
bl
SEAFOOD LAKSA
bk
SEAFOOD MARINARA
bl
SESAME PRAWNS
bl
VEGETABLES
CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN
bm
EASY HOME-MADE RISOTTO
bm
HONEY CARROTS
bm
HONEY GINGERED VEGETABLES
bn
POTATO, AVOCADO AND ONIONSALAD
bn
PUMPKIN SALAD
bn
SCALLOPED POTATOES
bm
STUFFED BAKED POTATOES
bn
VEGETABLE PLATTER
bm
DESSERTS
AUSTRALIAN FRUIT CAKE
bo
BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING
bo
CARAMEL RICE PUDDING
bo
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
bo
CHOCOLATE CAKE
bo
CHARTS
DEFROSTING
bp
FRESH VEGETABLE CHART
br
FROZEN VEGETABLE CHART
bs
GENERAL INFORMATION
ck
-
cm
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ck
GUIDE TO COOKING EGGS
bs
MICROWAVE OVEN ROASTING CHART
bq
REHEATING CONVENIENCE
DEFROSTING
CONVENIENCE-FOOD
CHART
bt
RICE AND PASTA COOKING CHART
bs
LASAGNE
Serves 8
MEAT SAUCE INGREDIENTS
30 g butter
1 onion, chopped
1 kg topside mince
1
/
4
cup tomato paste
240 g jar neopolitana sauce
1 cup fresh button mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)
1 tablespoon fresh oregano
MEAT SAUCE METHOD
1. Place butter and onion in a large microwave safe glass bowl. Cook for 2-3 minutes
on HIGH.
2. Stir in mince. Cook, uncovered, for 12-14 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH, stirring
every 2 minutes. Drain excess fat.
3. Stir in tomato paste, neopolitana sauce, mushrooms, garlic and oregano.
CHEESE SAUCE METHOD
1. Melt butter in a medium sized microwave safe glass bowl for 40-50 seconds on
HIGH. Stir in
fl
our; cook for further 40-50 seconds on HIGH.
2. Gradually stir in milk. Cook for 4-6 minutes on HIGH, stirring every minute.
3. Stir in tasty cheese.
TO ASSEMBLE
1. Use a 3-litre deep casserole dish
2. Stand lasagne sheets in hot water for 5 minutes, then cover base of dish.
3. Spoon over sheets one-third of meat sauce. Cover with one-third of cheese
sauce.
4. Repeat the process 3 times, ending with the cheese sauce.
5. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
6. Cook for 10 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH with the lid on. Remove lid and
continue cooking for a further 10 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH.
7. Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.
8. Serve with a fresh garden salad and bread.
MEAT
INDEX
CHEESE SAUCE INGREDIENTS
90 g butter
1
/
3
cup
fl
our
1
3
/
4
cups milk
125 g tasty cheese, grated
200 g packet instant lasagne noodles
100 g mozzarella cheese, grated
HONEY ROAST LAMB
Serves 4-6
1.5 kg leg lamb
3 tablespoons honey
1. Combine honey and Dijon mustard. Brush over lamb.
2. Place fat-side down on a microwave safe roasting rack.
3. Cook for 26-28 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (for medium) or 32-34 minutes on
MEDIUM HIGH (for well done).
4. Turn over halfway through cooking shielding shank with foil to prevent overcooking.
Brush combined ingredients over leg of lamb. Allow to stand for 10 minutes covered
with foil before carving.
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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