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Soups and Snacks
C
HICKEN AND
P
RAWN
L
AKSA
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Soup:
2 tablespoons laksa paste
400 ml coconut milk
1 litre chicken stock
1 tablespoon soy sauce
fresh ground black pepper
Laksa:
250 g rice noodles
8 cups boiling water
1 bunch coriander, leaves chopped
4 small red chillies, seeds removed
and fi nely chopped
1
⁄
2
cup bean sprouts
4 limewedges
1 tablespoon peanut oil
400 g cooked chicken tenderloins, sliced
12 green king prawns, peeled
Method:
Soup:
Place the laksa paste, coconut milk, stock, soy sauce
and pepper into a 3-litre dish and cook covered on
High for 8 to 10 minutes.
Laksa:
Place the noodles and water in a 4 litre dish. Cover
and cook on High for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring halfway
through. Drain well and divide between 4 deep
bowls. Place the coriander, chillies, bean sprouts and
lime on top. Place the peanut oil and prawns in a
1-litre dish and cook on Med-High for 3 to 5 minutes,
stirring halfway through. Add the chicken and prawns
to each individual bowl and set aside.
To serve:
Heat soup on High for 2 minutes. Pour the hot soup
over the ingredients in the 4 bowls and serve.
Z
UCCHINI
S
LICE
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
4 rashers bacon, diced
1 onion, diced
2 cups grated zucchini
2 cups grated carrot
1 cup grated tasty cheese
1 cup self raising fl our
5 eggs, lightly beaten
125 ml vegetable oil
1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
salt and pepper
Method:
Lightly grease a 25 cm square microwave safe dish.
Place bacon and onion in a 2-litre casserole dish and
cook on High for 2 to 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
Stir in zucchini, carrot and cheese and fl our. In a 1-
litre bowl whisk together eggs, oil and parsley. Add
to bacon mixture season with salt and pepper and
stir until combined. Pour into prepared dish. Cook on
Med-High for 22 to 24 minutes.
N
ACHOS
S
UPREME
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
500 g topside mince
35 g packet taco seasoning mix
1
⁄
3
cup tomato paste
1 teaspoon Mexican chilli powder
310 g
red kidney beans, mashed in liquid
180 g packet corn chips
1 avocado
1
⁄
2
cup sour cream
1
⁄
2
cup grated cheese
paprika
Method:
Place meat in a 2-litre dish. Cook on Med-High for
6 minutes, stirring halfway through. Mix with fork,
breaking up any large pieces of meat. Add taco
mix, tomato paste, chilli powder and kidney beans.
Cook on Med-High for further 10 minutes, stirring
halfway through cooking. Place corn chips in a 3-litre
microwave suitable serving dish. Pile meat sauce in
the centre. In a small bowl, mash avocado and mix in
sour cream. Spoon this mixture over meat sauce and
top with grated cheese. Sprinkle with paprika. Heat
on Med-High for 3 to 4 minutes.
N
UTS AND
B
OLTS
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
80 g butter
2 teaspoons curry powder
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1
⁄
2
teaspoon salt
1
⁄
4
teaspoon garlic powder
100 g packet mixed rice crackers
100 g fried noodles
200 g salted peanuts
125 g packet pretzel sticks
1
⁄
2
cup Nutri-Grain
Method:
Place butter, curry, worcestershire sauce, salt and
garlic powder in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on
High for 1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients,
mix well and cook on High for 4 to 5 minutes. Stir
twice through cooking. Allow to cool. Place in a bowl
and serve with drinks. Store in an airtight container
once cool.