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

PASTA

POWER

COOKING

DIRECTIONS

LEVEL

TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spaghetti

 

 

Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired.

4 cups water

HI

9-10 minutes

Use a 2-quart microwavable baking dish and cover with

Add 8 ozs.

5

71⁄2-81⁄2minutes

vented plastic wrap for spaghetti and lasagna noodles.

spaghetti

 

 

Use microwavable lid or vented plastic wrap for macaroni

 

 

 

and egg noodles.

Macaroni

HI

6-7 minutes

Cook as directed in chart or until water boils.

3 cups water

5

51⁄2-61⁄2minutes

Stir in pasta; cook covered as directed in chart or until

Add 2 cups

 

 

 

 

tender.

macaroni

 

 

 

 

Drain in a colander.

 

 

 

Lasagna noodles

HI

7-8 minutes

 

4 cups water

5

11-121⁄2minutes

 

Add 8 ozs. lasagna

 

 

 

noodles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egg noodles

HI

8-10 minutes

 

6 cups water

5

51⁄2-61⁄2minutes

 

Add 4 cups noodles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RICE COOKING TABLE

RICE

POWER

COOKING

DIRECTIONS

LEVEL

TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long grain

 

 

Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired, in 2 quart

21⁄4 cups water

HI

41⁄2-51⁄2minutes

microwavable casserole.

Add 1 cup rice

5

14 minutes

Cover with microwavable lid or vented plastic wrap.

 

 

 

Cook as directed in chart or until water boils.

Brown

 

 

 

 

Stir in rice and any seasonings.

21⁄2 cups water

HI

41⁄2-51⁄2minutes

Cook covered as directed in chart or until water is absorbed

Add 1 cup rice

5

28 minutes

and rice is tender.

 

 

 

Long grain and

 

 

Let stand covered 5 to 10 minutes.

wild rice mix

HI

4-5 minutes

Fluff with fork.

21⁄3 cups water

5

24 minutes

 

Add 6 ozs. package

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick cooking

 

 

Cook water until it boils.

1 cup water

HI

2-3 minutes

Stir rice into boiling water and let stand, covered 5 to 10

Add 1 cup rice

 

 

minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

 

 

 

Fluff with fork.

 

 

 

 

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