COOKING
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 | COOKING TIME | DIRECTIONS | |
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Spaghetti | HI | 9 to 10 minutes | Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired. Use a | |
4 cups water Add | 5 | |||
8 oz. spaghetti |
| 71/2 to | 81/2 minutes | vented plastic wrap for spaghetti and lasagna noodles. |
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Macaroni | HI | 6 to | 7 minutes | macaroni and egg noodles. |
3 cups water Add | 5 | Cook at Power Level HI as directed in chart or until | ||
2 cups macaroni |
| 51/2 to 61/2 minutes | water boils. Stir in pasta; cook covered at Power Level | |
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| 5 as directed in chart or until tender. |
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Lasagna noodles | Hi | 7 to | 8 minutes | Drain in a colander. |
4 cups water Add | 5 |
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8 oz. lasagna noodles |
| 11 to 121/2 minutes |
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Egg noodles | HI | 8 to 10 minutes |
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6 cups water Add | 5 |
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4 cups noodles |
| 51/2 to | 61/2 minutes |
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Rice Cooking Table |
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TYPE OF RICE | POWER | COOKING TIME | DIRECTIONS | |
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Long grain | HI | 41/2 to | 51/2 minutes | Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired, in 2 quart |
2 1/4 cups water Add | 5 | microwavable casserole. Cover with microwavable lid | ||
1 cup rice |
| 14 minutes | or vented plastic wrap. Cook as directed in chart at | |
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| Power Level HI or until water boils. Stir in rice and any |
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Brown | HI | 41/2 to | 51/2 minutes | seasonings. |
2 1/2 cups water Add | 5 | Cook covered as directed in chart at Power Level 5 or | ||
1 cup rice |
| 28 minutes | until water is absorbed and rice is tender. | |
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Long grain and | Hi |
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wild rice mix | 5 | 4 to | 5 minutes |
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6 oz. pkg. |
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Quick cooking | HI |
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1 cup water Add |
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1 cup rice |
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