Cuisinart FRC-800 manual Pappa al Pomodoro, Steaming, Mixed Garden Vegetables

Pappa al Pomodoro

Setting: Quick Cook & Soup

Makes about 9 cups

3tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

5garlic cloves, finely chopped

1cup chopped onion (about 1 medium)

¾ teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

12ounces rustic Italian bread, cubed

4cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth

2tablespoons tomato paste

1⁄3 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced (chiffonade), divided

¼ cup grated pecorino Romano

Put the oil in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart® Rice Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Quick Cook function and press Start. Once oil is hot and shimmering, about 2 minutes, add the garlic, onion, and a pinch each of the salt and pepper. Sauté until softened, about 4 minutes.

Switch to the Soup function and set the timer for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Add the bread, broth, tomato paste, basil, and the remaining salt and pepper.

Close the lid of the rice cooker and press Start.

Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the end of cooking time, open the lid of the cooker and stir in the pecorino.

Adjust seasonings to taste and serve.

Nutritional information per serving (based on 1 cup): Calories 200 (31% from fat) • carb. 28g • pro. 6g

•fat 7g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 5mg • sod. 710mg

•calc. 88mg • fiber 3g

Steaming

Mixed Garden

Vegetables

Setting: Steaming Makes about 3 cups

2 cups water

4 ounces broccoli florets

2 ounces snap peas, trimmed

1medium carrot, cut into ½-inch slices

½ red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

½ yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

2tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

¼teaspoon sea salt

pinch freshly ground black pepper

Put the water in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart® Rice Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Steam function.

While the cooker is preheating, toss the vegetables with the olive oil, salt and pepper; add vegetables to the provided steaming tray. Set the timer to 19 minutes and press Start. Once the preheat tone sounds, carefully place the steaming tray with the vegetables in the cooker. Close the lid and let cook for the remaining 16 minutes.

Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the end of cooking, turn the unit off and open the lid. Remove vegetables and serve immediately.

Nutritional information per serving (based on ½ cup):

Calories 61 (66% from fat) • carb. 4g • pro. 1g

•fat 5g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 0mg • sod. 102mg

•calc. 19mg • fiber 1g

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