LG Electronics MV-1310W, MV-1310B Cooking Pasta and Rice Tips and Techniques, Pasta Cooking Table

Pasta And Rice

Microwave cooking and conventional 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 in the same dish.

There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes just like 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,

•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.

Pasta Cooking Table

TYPE OF PASTA POWER

LEVEL

Spaghetti			HI
			5
4 cups water Add
8 oz. spaghetti
Macaroni			HI
3 cups water Add			5
2 cups macaroni
Lasagna noodles			Hi
			5
4 cups	water	Add
8 oz. lasagna		noodles
Egg noodles			HI
6 cups	water	Add	5
4 cups	noodles

Rice Cooking Table

COOKING					DIRECTIONS
		TIME
				Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired. Use a
10	to	11 minutes		2-quart microwavable baking dish and cover with
8	to 9 minutes			vented plastic wrap for spaghetti and lasagna
				noodles. Use microwavable lid or vented plastic wrap
				for macaroni and egg noodles.
7	to 8		minutes	Cook	at Power	Level HI	as directed	in chart or until
6	to 7		minutes	water	boils. Stir	in pasta;	cook covered	at Power
				Level 5 as directed in chart or until tender.
				Drain	in a colander.
8	to 9		minutes
12	to	13 minutes
9 to		11 minutes
6	to 7		minutes

		POWER
TYPE	OF RICE	LEVEL
Long grain		HI
		5
2 1/4 cups water Add
1 cup rice
Brown		HI
2 1/2 cups	water Add	5
1 cup rice
Long grain and		Hi
wild rice mix		5
2 1/3cups water Add
6 oz. pkg.

COOKING

TIME

5 to 6 minutes

15 minutes

5 to 6 minutes

30 minutes

41/2 to 51/2 minutes 25 minutes

DIRECTIONS

Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired, in 2 quart microwavable casserole. Cover with microwavable lid

or vented plastic wrap. Cook as directed in chart at

Power Level HI or until water boils. Stir in rice and any seasonings.

Cook covered as directed in chart at Power Level 5 or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

Let stand covered 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff with fork.

Quick	cooki	ng	HI
1 cup	water	Add
1 cup	rice

Cook water until it boils. Stir rice into boiling water and

2 to 3 minutes let stand, covered 5 to 10 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Fluff with fork.

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