Stuffed Mushrooms, Serves 3 as a starter

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Stuffed Mushrooms

Serves 3 (as a starter)

½cup fresh breadcrumbs 2 shortcut bacon rashers 20g melted butter

1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs (such as thyme, parsley and rosemary)

2 tablespoons ricotta

12 (300g) small cup mushrooms Rocket salad, to serve

1.With the Low Rack in place, preheat oven to 250°C.

2.Place breadcrumbs and bacon in the Multi-purpose baking dish. Using the Oven Tongs, lower the dish into the oven. Cook for about 5 minutes or until breadcrumbs are golden; using the Oven Tongs, remove dish from oven. Finely chop bacon.

3.Place breadcrumbs, bacon, butter, herbs and ricotta in a bowl. Mix to combine; season with salt and pepper.

4.Twist and pull stems from mushrooms; discard stems. Using a small spoon, scoop slightly to neaten the hole in the mushroom cap.

5.Using a small spoon, press the breadcrumb mixture into the mushroom cavity. Outside the oven, arrange mushrooms onto the High Rack. Using the Oven Tongs, lower the rack into the oven.

6.Reduce temperature to 200°C. Cook for 10 minutes or until mushrooms are just tender. Serve with rocket salad.

Kumara Chips

Serves 4 (as a side dish) 250g thinly sliced kumara Cooking oil spray

1.Preheat oven to 250°C.

2.Outside the oven, arrange sliced kumara on the high and Low Racks. Spray with cooking oil spray.

3.Using the Oven Tongs, lower the racks into the oven. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until crisp and beginning to curl.

Tip: Use a V-Slice or mandoline to slice Kumara. Very thin slices will assist them to curl and crisp.

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Sunbeam CO3000 manual Stuffed Mushrooms, Serves 3 as a starter, Tablespoons ricotta, Kumara Chips

Models: CO3000