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Best Mushroom & Crispy Bacon Brekky

Ingredients

  • 250 g cup mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 2 teasp butter
  • freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 dessertspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 slices lean rindless bacon

Preparation

  • Place mushrooms, butter and pepper to taste in a small microware container, cover and cook on High (100%) for 1 1/2 minutes.
  • Stir in Worcestershire, recover and cook on High (100%) for a further 1 1/2 minutes.
  • Stand mushrooms, covered. and cook the bacon by placing between 2 sheets of plain paper towel and microwaving on High for 2 minutes to crispen.
  • At the same time place 2 slices wholemeal bread in your toaster to toast.
  • Serve mushrooms and bacon with the toasted bread.

Tip:
Mushrooms have a high moisture component and need minimal microwave cooking so they retain their shape.
Microwave cooking retains the vitamin and mineral component in vegetables as they are not leached into cooking fluid.
Healthy mushrooms are almost free of fat, salt and cholesterol and low in kjs, but offer a wide range of vitamins and minerals.

Light Poached Summer Peaches *

Ingredients

  • 4, (250g) uniform sized ripe peaches
  • 1 teasp rosewater essence
  • 2 cups warm water or fruit juice

Serves 4


Replace peaches with 250g large ripe nectarines or plums; adjust cooking time if necessary.

Preparation

  • Slash peach skins several times and place in a microware container.
  • Stir rosewater into warm water and pour over the fruit.
  • Cover container and cook on High (100%) for 5 minutes.
  • Stand 2 minutes, then remove peaches from dish and peel.
  • Serve warm or cold with pureed raspberries and cream.

Tip
OverRipe fruit has a high sugar content and will microwave more quickly.
Over cooked fruit tends to fall to pieces during standing time.
Undercooking is safer for a perfect finish.

Baked Herbed Ricotta

Ingredients

  • 250 g tub smooth ricotta
  • 2 tbs finely grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 eggs beaten lightly
  • 1 teaspoon each of parsley, chive and sage leaves finely chopped
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tbs olive oil

Serves 2 – 3

Preparation

  • Combine ricotta, parmesan, and eggs in a bowl.
  • Stir through, chopped herbs and season with pepper.
  • Spoon into a 2 cup silicone log container, smooth the top and place on the rim of the turntable.
  • Cover loosely with paper towel and cook on Medium (50 – 60 %) for 5 – 6 minutes, moving to the opposite of the turntable halfway through cooking time.
  • Remove from microwave, drizzle with oil and then place in a preheated conventional oven for 6-7 minutes to turn golden.
  • Serve sliced with a roasted capsicum salad.

Tips
Silicone containers can be purchased in supermarkets cheaply and may be used in both microwave and conventional ovens.
Speedy microwave cooking eliminates the need for baking in a water bath as required in a regular oven, and halves the cooking time.

Non-Traditional Pumpkin Lasagne

Ingredients

  • 8 sheets instant lasagne noodles (try spinach)
  • 1 cup of your favourite white sauce
  • 1 cup grated cheese
  • 2 cups cooked pumpkin
  • 25og fresh ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed

Serves 4

Preparation

  • Stand lasagne sheets in 2- 3 cups boiling water and prepare filling & sauce.
  • Stir cheese into hot white sauce to melt.
  • Puree pumpkin, ricotta, egg and garlic together; season to taste.
  • Lay sheets of lasagne on base of lightly oiled MicroWare container.
  • Cover evenly with 1/3 pumpkin mixture. Repeat layers finishing with lasagne sheets.
  • Pour cheesy sauce over. Cover and Cook on Med High (70-80%) for 10 minutes.
  • Stand for 4 minutes before serving.

Tip:
As you can’t stir lasagne when Reheating place the dish on the edge of the turntable and halfway through reheating time move it to the opposite side for even warming.

Fabulous Frittata (great for leftovers)

Ingredients

  • 200g potatoes, cooked, peeled and diced
  • 200 g leftover ham, diced
  • 150g chopped cooked greens, asparagus or beans
  • 5 x 55 eggs at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup cream at room temperature
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated cheese
  • 2 tbs chopped fresh herbs for garnishing

Serves 4

Preparation

  • Scatter potatoes, ham and greens over the base of a medium size shallow microware or Pyrex dish.
  • Whisk together eggs, cream and pepper.
  • Pour over vegetables and ham.
  • Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Cover and microwavave off the centre of the turntable on Med High (70 – 80%)for 5 – 7 minutes, moving frittata to the opposite side of the tuntable halfway through cooking.
  • Garnish with herbs then cut into 4 wedges to serve with crusty bread

Tips:
Stand frittata until centre is set.
Moving the container through cooking time ensures even cooking for foods that are not stirrable.