Vegetable cooklng table (continued)
VEGETABLES COOKING TlME
SPEQAL INSTRUCllONS
Potatoes, white
Place
potatoes and 2 tablespoons water
in
1
‘Aquart
cut up HIGH
microwavable, covered casserole. Stir halfway through
(6-8 oz each) 9-l 1 minutes
cooking. Let stand covered for 2 minutes.
4 medium
White, whole
Pierce potatoes several times with fork. Place in circle on
baking HIGH
2 paper towels. Turn over potatoes and rearrange halfway
(6-8 oz each)
through cooking. Remove potatoes when soft to touch.
1 potato
3l/i-5% minutes
Wrap in foil and let stand 5 minutes.
2 potatoes 5’%-7% minutes
4 potatoes lo-12 minutes
Rutabaga
Pierce rutabaga through waxy coating several times with
Fresh, whole
HIGH
fork. Place on 2 paper towels. Remove hatfway through
(1 lb)
9X-l 0% minutes
cooking. Cut into quarters, peel and dice. Place diced
rutabaga and 2 tablespoons water in 1 ‘Aquart
microwavable, covered casserole. After cooking let stand
covered 2 minutes.
Spinach
Place spinach and 2 tablespoons water in 3-quart
Fresh, leaf HIGH
microwavable, covered casserole. After cooking let stand
(1 lb)
51%61h minutes
covered 2 minutes.
Frozen, chopped HIGH
Remove outer wrapping from box or pouch. Place box
(9 oz pouch) 4X-5% minutes
on 2 paper towels. Pierce pouch with fork and place in
(10 oz) 4-5 minutes
1 Xquart microwavable casserole. After cooking let stand
Frozen, leaf
HIGH
2 minutes.
(10 w
6H.7% minutes
Squash, spaghettl
Pierce squash several times with fork. Place squash on
Fresh
HIGH
2 paper towels. Turn over several times during cooking.
(2-3 Ibs)
1 l-l 2 minutes
Let stand 2 minutes. Cut in half. Remove fibrous strands
1 medium whole and seeds from center.
Succotash
Remove outer wrapping from box. Place box on 2 paper
Frozen
HIGH
towels. After cooking let stand 2 minutes.
(10 oz)
5-6 minutes
Tumlps
Wash and cut off the outer skin. Cut into quarters. Cook in
Fresh
HIGH covered 1 %quart casserole with lh cup water. Stir once
(1 lb)
9-10 minutes during cooking.
Zucchlnl
Place
zucchini and 2 tablespoons water in 1 Xquart
Fresh, sliced
HIGH
microwavable, covered casserole. Stir halfway through
(1 lb)
7-8 minutes
cooking. Let stand covered 2 minutes.
4 cups
Fresh, whole
HIGH
Pierce zucchini several times with fork. Place on 2 paper
(1 lb)
6-7 minutes
towels. Turn zucchini over and rearrange halfway through
cooking. Let stand 2 minutes.
Frozen, sliced
HIGH
Remove outer wrapping from box. Place box on 2 paper
(16 oz)
7-8 minutes
towels. After cooking let stand 2 minutes.
NOTE: Frozen vegetables, in larger or smaller quantities than listed in the chart,
may
be cooked
approxi-
matSlY
3
to
4 minutes per cup of vegetables. Measure desired amount of vegetables into microwavable
covered casserole and cook.