Rice, Pasta and Cereal
BACON AND ONION TORTELLINI
Serves: 4
Ingredients: |
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600 g | fresh tortellini |
6 cups | boiling water |
1 | onion, diced |
1 | clove garlic, crushed |
3 | rashers bacon, chopped |
300 ml | cream |
1 tablespoon | parmesan cheese |
1 teaspoon | chicken stock powder |
2 tablespoons | chopped parsley |
ground black pepper Parmesan cheese, extra
Method:
1.Place pasta and water in a
2.Place onion, garlic and bacon in a
3.Add pasta and cook on High for 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with pepper and extra parmesan cheese.
PESTO FETTUCCINE
Serves: 4
Ingredients: |
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250 g | dried fettuccine |
6 cups | boiling water |
2 | cloves garlic, crushed |
1 cup | basil leaves |
1 tablespoon | pinenuts |
1⁄2 cup | parmesan cheese |
1 cup | olive oil |
Method:
1.Place pasta and water in a
2.Place remaining ingredients except oil in a food processor. Slowly add oil in a fine stream while processing.
3.Stir sauce through pasta and serve.
CHICKEN RISOTTO
Serves: 4
Ingredients: |
| |
300 g | fresh asparagus | |
2 tablespoons | olive oil | |
11⁄2 cups | aborio rice | |
1 |
| clove garlic, crushed |
4 cups | boiling chicken stock | |
2 cups | coarsely chopped cooked chicken | |
1⁄4 | cup | grated fresh parmesan cheese |
1⁄4 | cup | cream |
ground black pepper
extra coarsely grated parmesan cheese
Method:
1.Place asparagus in a
2.Place oil, rice and garlic in a
3.Add remaining chicken stock and cook on High for another 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients including asparagus and stir into risotto. Cook covered on High for 2 minutes.
4.Stand for 5 minutes. Serve topped with pepper and extra parmesan cheese.
STIR FRIED RICE
Serves: 4
Ingredients: |
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1 tablespoon | vegetable oil |
1 | clove garlic, crushed |
1 teaspoon | ginger |
1 | small carrot, finely chopped |
1 | stick celery, sliced |
1⁄2 | red capsicum, diced |
6 to 8 | medium mushrooms, sliced |
2 | eggs |
4 | green onions, chopped |
| black pepper |
1 | small can prawns (optional) |
soy sauce | |
2 cups | cooked rice |
Method:
1.Place oil, garlic and ginger in large shallow dish and cook on High for 1 to 2 minutes. Add carrot, celery and capsicum. Cook a further 3 minutes on High.
2.Break eggs into small dish, add pepper to taste, mix well and cook on Medium for 2 to 3 minutes. Slice into thin strips.
3.Add eggs plus all remaining ingredients to vegetable mixture. Stir well and cook on High for 3 to 5 minutes to heat thoroughly. Serve.
Cooking Guide
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