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Pasta And Rice
Microwave cooking and convenfional cooking of pasta,
rice and cereal require about the same amount of time.
But the microwave is a more convenient method
because you can cook, and serve irt the same dish,
There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes
just tike fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave
oven.
Cooking Pasta and Rice: Tips and Techniques
» If you are planning to use rice or pasta in a »
casserole, undercook it so it is still firm.
» Allow for standing time with rice, but not for pasta.
Pasta Cooking Table
The Pasta and Rice Cooking Tables below provide
specific directions, with Power Level and cooking
time settings for most common types of pasta and
rice.
TYPE OF PASTA
POWER
LEVEL
I COOKING
j TIME
DIRECTIONS
Spaghetti
4 cups water Add
8 oz. spaghetti HI
5
10 to î 1 minutes
8 to 9 minutes
Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired. Use
a 2-quart microwavabie baking dish and cover
with vented plastic wrap for spaghetti and:
iasagina noodles, Use microwavable iid or
vented piastic wrap for macaroni and eqq
noodles,
Cook at Power Level Hi as directed in chart or
until water boils. Stir in pasta: cook covered at
Power Level 5 as directed In chart or until :
tender. Drain in a colander.
Macaroni
3 cups water Add
2 cups macaroni
Hi
5
7 to 8 minutes
6 to 7 minutes
Lasagna noodles
4 cups water Add
8 oz. lasagna noodles
Hi
5
8 to 9 minutes
12 to 13 minutes
Egg noodles
6- cups water Add
4 cups noodles
Hi
5
9 to 11 minutes
6 to 7 minutes
Rice Cooking Table
TYPE OF BICE
POWER
LEVEL
COOKIMG
TIME
DIRECTIONS
Long grain HI 5 to 6 minutes Combine hot tap water and: salt. If desired, in 2-
2 1/4 cups water Add 5 15 minutes quart microwavable casserole. Cover with
1 cup rice microwavable )td or vented plastic wrap. Cook
as directed In chart at Power Level HI or until
Browft HI 5 to 6 minutes water boils. Stir in rice and any seasonings.
2 1/2 cups water Add Б 30 minutes Cook covered as directed in chart at Power
1 cup rice Level 5 or unt:il water is absorbed and rice is
tender. Let stand covered 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff
Long grain and Hi 41,2 to 5 i 2 minutes with fork.
wild rice mix 5 25 minutes
2 i;3 cups water Add
6 oz. pkg.
Quick cooking i HI 2 to 3 minutes Cook water until it boils. Stir rice into boiling
1 cup water Add water and let stand, covered 6 to 10 minutes or
1 Gup rice until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
Fluff with fork.
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