VEGETABLES, NOODLES,RICE & PASTA

Austria

BREAD DUMPLINGS (for 5 Portions)

Total cooking time: approx. 8-11 minutes

Utensils: bowl with lid (1 Iitre capacity) 5 cups or pudding moulds

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g)

1onion (50 g), finely chopped

500ml milk

200g dried bread cubes

(from approx. 5 bread rolls)

3eggs

Italy

LASAGNE AL FORNO

Total cooking time: approx. 18-25 minutes

Utensils: bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) shallow, square gratin dish with lid (approx. 20 x 20 x 6 cm)

Ingredients

300 g canned tomatoes

50 g ham, finely cubed

1onion (50 g), finely chopped

1clove of garlic, crushed

250g minced meat (beef)

2 tbsp

mashed tomato (30 g)

 

salt & pepper

 

oregano, thyme & basil

150 ml

cream (crème fraîche)

100 ml

milk

50 g

grated Parmesan cheese

1 tsp

mixed chopped herbs

1 tsp

olive oil

 

salt & pepper

 

nutmeg

1 tsp

vegetable to grease the dish

125 g

green flat pasta

1 tbsp

grated Parmesan cheese

1 tbsp

butter or margarine

1.Cut the bread rolls into small cubes and soak in the milk.

2.Divide the fat on the bottom of the bowl and add the chopped onion. Cover and cook.

1-2 min. 900 W

3.Add the onion to the bread cubes. Beat the eggs, add them and mix well to form a workable paste. If necessary add a little milk.

4.Divide the paste equally into 5 cups or pudding moulds, cover with microwave cling film, arrange on the edge of the turntable and cook.

6-8 min. 900 W

Allow the dumplings to stand for about 2 minutes after cooking. Turn the dumplings into a plate before serving.

1.Cut the tomatoes into slices, mix with the ham, onion cubes, garlic, minced meat and mashed tomato. Season and cook with the lid on.

5-8 min. 900 W

2.Mix the cream with the milk, Parmesan cheese, herbs, oil and spices.

3.Grease the soufflé mould and cover the bottom of

the mould with about 1/3 of the pasta. Put half of the minced meat mixture on the pasta and pour

on some sauce. Put an additional 1/3 of the pasta on top followed by another layer of the minced meat mixture and some sauce, finishing with the remaining pasta on top. Finally, cover the pasta with lots of sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place butter flakes on top and cook with the lid on.

13-17 min. 630 W

After cooking, let the lasagne stand for approximately 5-10 minutes.

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Zanussi ZM266STG manual Bread Dumplings for 5 Portions, Lasagne AL Forno

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