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Convection Microwave Oven
with Grill
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breakastsEggs Benedict 4
Simple Hollandaise 5
Arugula, Pancetta and Tomato Frittata 6
Broccoli and Cheddar Quiche 7
Banana Pecan Crumb Mufns 8Date and Walnut Bread 9
appetizersEggplant Baba Ghanoush 10
Spanakopita 11
Marinated Shrimp Skewers 12
Roasted Red Pepper and Eggplant Tapenade 13
Spiced Roasted Nuts 14
soupsRich Chicken Stock 15
Chicken Barley Soup 16
French Onion Soup 17
Broccoli and Potato Soup 18
saucesMarinara Sauce 19
Bchamel 20
Cheddar Cheese Sauce 21
recipesdelicious
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Cuisinart is a registered trademark o Cuisinart. Any trademarks or service marks o third partiesused herein are the trademarks or service marks o their respective owners.
entresChipotle Glazed Roasted Chicken 22
Baked Ziti Bolognese 23
Moussaka 24
Old-Fashioned Macaroni and Cheese 25
Grilled Sausage and Peppers 26
Chicken and Veggie Burritos with Green Chile 27
Deep Dish Pizza with Italian Sausage 28
Pizza Dough 29
Open Faced Reubens 29
side dishesIsraeli Couscous with Moroccan Vegetables 30
Stued Red Peppers 31
Steamed Artichokes 32Tangy Lemon Herb Sauce 32
Quinoa Salad 33
Steamed Asian Vegetables 34
Twice Baked Potatoes 35
dessertsOld-Fashioned Yellow Layer Cake 36
Rich Chocolate Frosting 37
Classic Apple Pie 38
Pte Brise 38
Dark Chocolate Pudding 39
Poached Pear and Plum Tart 40
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eggsBenedictA brunch staple, this dish is sure to please all your guests.
Makes 2 servings
Place bacon slices on a microwave-sae plate lined withpaper towel. Cover bacon with paper towels and placein the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grilland microwave on high (PL-10) or 2-minute intervalsuntil bacon is slightly crisped; reserve.
Place hal o the vinegar and water into each o two6-ounce custard cups. Break an egg into each cupand gently prick the yolks with a toothpick. Place cupsin oven and microwave or 1 minute on high or untildesired doneness; reserve.
Place split English mun on grill rack in the upper rackposition and select the rst Grill Combination (G-1) andgrill or 5 minutes. Place reserved bacon on each munand grill or an additional minute. Remove mun andtop each with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce.Serve immediately.
2 slicescanadianbacon
teaspoonwhitevinegar
23 cupwater
2 largeeggs
1 englishmuffin, splitandtoasted
cuphollandaisesauce
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 181 (39% rom at) carb. 13g pro. 14g at 8g sat. at 2g chol. 228mg sod. 527mg calc. 68mg fber 1g
breakfasts
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simpleHollandaise
Hollandaise sauce can be daunting making this in your microwave makes it quick and easy. Serve withsh, vegetables or to make Eggs Benedict.
Makes about 1 cup
Place butter in a microwaveable 1-cup measure. Coverwith waxed paper and place in the CuisinartConvection Microwave Oven with Grill; microwave onmedium power (PL-5) to melt, about 1 minute. Let coolslightly, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Place egg yolks, lemon juice, water, salt and drymustard in a microwaveable 4-cup measure or bowlwith handle. Whisk until emulsied and smooth. Whisk
in melted, cooled butter; whisk until completelyemulsied.
Cook sauce uncovered or 2 minutes on medium-high(PL-7), stopping to whisk briskly every 20 seconds. Themixture will begin to thicken at the edges and resemblea sot custard. Cook until mixture thickens enough tocoat a metal spoon. Serve warm with seaood,vegetables, or eggs.
I not serving immediately, cover with a round o waxedpaper placed directly on the sauce to prevent a skin
rom orming. To reheat, remove waxed paper.Microwave on medium-low (PL-3) or 2 minutes, stirringwith a whisk ater 1 minute o cooking, and again whencooking is completed.
cupunsaltedbutter, cutinto-inchslices
3 largeeggyolks
2 tablespoonsfreshlemonjuice
1 tablespoonwater
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoondrymustard
Nutritional inormation per serving (2 tablespoons):
Calories 125 (95% rom at) carb. 0g pro. 1g at 13g sat. at 8g chol. 111mg sod. 88mg calc. 12mg fber 0g
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arugula, pancetta, and tomatoFrittata
A twist on the classic BLT ingredients compose this rittata.
Makes 12 servings
Place slices o pancetta in a single layer on amicrowave-sae plate lined with paper towels; coverwith an additional layer o paper towels. Place in theCuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grill andselect Express Cook or 3 minutes. Continue tomicrowave on high (PL-10) in 1-minute increments untilpancetta is cooked through and lightly crisp, about anadditional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and reserve. Tossarugula, garlic, olive oil, pinch o salt and pinch opepper together and place in a microwave-saemeasuring cup with the tablespoon o water. Microwaveon high or 45 seconds, stir ingredients together and inecessary microwave or an additional 10 seconds toully wilt all o the arugula. Once wilted, stir in the grapetomatoes.
Whisk together the eggs, Parmesan, and remaining saltand pepper. Crumble the pancetta and stir into eggmixture. Pour o and discard any extra liquid that mayhave accumulated with the arugula and then stir thearugula and tomatoes in with the egg mixture.
Coat a 9-inch microwave-sae pie plate with nonstickcooking spray and add the egg mixture.
Place on grill rack in the lower rack position and placein oven. Select Combination Fast Bake at 375F or 30minutes. I center seems wet, select Combination FastBake again or an additional 5 minutes. Select the rstGrill Combination (G-1) or 3 to 5 minutes to lightlybrown the top.
Serve immediately.
5 slicespancetta
2 cupsarugula
1 garlicclove,chopped
1 teaspoonoliveoil
teaspoonpluspinchkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
1 tablespoonwater
cupgrapetomatoes,halved
8 largeeggs
3 ouncesparmesan,shredded orgrated
nonstickcookingspray
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 117 (62% rom at) carb. 1g pro. 10g at 8g sat. at 4g chol. 152mg sod. 356mg calc. 192mg fber 0g
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broccoli and cheddarQuiche
A classic combination try this delicious quiche or brunch.
Makes 12 servings
Place four and salt in a Cuisinart Food Processor ttedwith the metal chopping blade. Process or 10 seconds.Add butter to work bowl and pulse until the mixtureresembles coarse crumbs. Pour in water, 1 tablespoonat a time, and pulse until a dough just orms. Formdough into 2 fat discs; wrap in plastic and rerigerateuntil ready to use.
Roll out one dough disc** to 18-inch thick to t a 9-inchglass pie plate. Fit into pie plate. Chill in rerigerator orabout 20 minutes.
While dough is chilling, preheat Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill to 350F on the convectionsetting.
Using a ork, prick the dough evenly all over but makesure not to go entirely through the dough. Line the shellwith parchment and weigh down with dried beans orrice. Place on grill rack in lower rack position and bakein preheated oven or 15 to 20 minutes, or until thedough under the parchment is no longer wet. Removethe beans/rice and parchment and continue baking until
the shell is golden brown, about an additional 20minutes. Remove and reserve.
While quiche shell is baking, cut the broccoli into foretsand place on a microwave-sae plate with the water.
Once shell is par-baked, place broccoli in oven andpress 3-minute Express Cook. Toss broccoli andmicrowave in 1-minute increments until broccoli is justcooked through about 1 to 2 minutes. Roughly chopbroccoli by placing in a Cuisinart Food Processor ttedwith the metal chopping blade; quickly pulse 4 to 5times.
Preheat oven again to 375F on convection setting.Stir together the heavy cream, milk, eggs, yolk, greenonion, salt, pepper and nutmeg; reserve.
Spread o the Cheddar evenly along the bottom othe partially baked quiche shell and then spread withthe chopped broccoli. Pour the cream mixture over thebroccoli and Cheddar and then top with remainingCheddar.
Place quiche on the grill rack in the lower rack position.Bake or 30 minutes. Allow quiche to rest in the oven or
an additional 15 minutes beore removing.**The second dough disc may either be used within 3days i rerigerated or it may be wrapped well andstored in the reezer until needed.
ptebrise:
2 cupsunbleached, all-purposeflour
1 teaspoontablesalt
poundunsaltedbutter,cubed
4 tablespoonsicewater
Quichefilling:
broccolihead,aboutpound
1 tablespoonwater
1 cupheavycream
cupmilk
2 largeeggs
1 largeeggyolk
cupgreenonion,chopped
teaspoonsalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
pinchfreshlygroundnutmeg
3 ouncescheddar,shredded
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 99 (76% rom at) carb. 2g pro. 4g at 8g sat. at 5g chol. 61mg sod. 458mg calc. 90mg fber 0g
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banana pecan crumbMufns
Makes 6 muns
Preheat Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with
Grill to 375F on the convection setting. Lightly coat a6-regular mun pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Prepare the crumb topping. In a small bowl, mix the rst6 ingredients together with a ork, reserve.
In a small bowl, mix the four, baking powder, salt, andcinnamon; reserve.
Cream the butter with the brown sugar using aCuisinart Stand Mixer on low to medium speed. Withmachine running on low add the egg and mix until
incorporated. Stir together the sour cream, milk, andvanilla and add to the mixer until incorporated; add themashed banana. Gently old in the four mixture andnuts using the old unction until all ingredients areincorporated. Be careul not to over mix. Spoon evenlyinto prepared mun cups and top with the reservedcrumb topping.
Careully place muns in the preheated oven on thegrill rack in the lower position. Bake in the preheatedoven or about 15 to 20 minutes, or until a cake testerinserted comes out clean.
crumbtopping:
2 tablespoonsunbleached, all-purposeflour
3 tablespoonspacked lightbrownsugar
2 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, coldandcubed
teaspoongroundcinnamon
cuppecans,toastedandchopped
pinchtablesalt
muffinbatter:
1 cupsunbleached, all-purposeflour
1 teaspoonbakingpowder
teaspoonsalt
teaspoongroundcinnamon
2 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, melted
cuppackedlightbrownsugar
1 largeegg
cupsourcream
2 tablespoonsmilk
teaspoonpurevanillaextract
1 smallripebanana,mashed
cupchoppedpecans
Nutritional inormation per mufn:
Calories 259 (71% rom at) carb. 15g pro. 5g at 21g sat. at 5g chol. 17mg sod. 470mg calc. 80mg fber 3g
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date and WalnutBread
So simple to prepare, this bread is delicious or breakast or as an aternoon snack.
Makes about 8 to 10 servings
Spray a (8 x 4 x 2-inch) loa pan with nonstickcooking spray.
Sit the four, sugar, baking soda, baking powder andsalt together in small mixing bowl; reserve. Place thechopped dates, butter, and vanilla in a larger mixingbowl; reserve.
Place the water in a microwave-sae measuring cup andmicrowave on high (PL-10) or 2 minutes in theCuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grill. Pour
water over the dates and butter and stir together untilthe butter is completely melted. Stir in dry ingredientsuntil ully incorporated and then stir in the choppedwalnuts.
Pour batter into prepared loa pan. Preheat oven to325F on the convection setting. Place loa pan on thegrill rack in the lower rack position and bake or 45minutes. Use a cake tester to test or doneness. I breadneeds more time, bake or an additional 5 minutes.
When done, remove bread rom oven and allow to coolor 10 minutes beore removing rom pan. Coolcompletely beore slicing and serving.
nonstickcookingspray
1 cupsunbleached, all-purposeflour
cupgranulatedsugar
1 teaspoonbakingsoda
1 teaspoonbakingpowder
teaspoontablesalt
1 cupchoppeddates
cupunsaltedbutter, cutinto4pieces
1 teaspoonpurevanillaextract
1 cupwater
cupchoppedwalnuts
Nutritional inormation per serving (based on 10 servings):
Calories 229 (45% rom at) carb. 31g pro. 2g at 12g sat. at 4g chol. 12mg sod. 274mg calc. 20mg fber 2g
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eggplantBaba GhanoushThis version o the Middle Eastern dish works well as a spread or crackers or as a dip or crudits.
Makes about 3 cups
Slice eggplant in hal, toss with 1 tablespoon o theolive oil and place skin side down on a microwave-saepie plate; cover. Place in the Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill and microwave on highpower (PL-10) or 10 minutes. Remove cover and selectCombination Fast Bake on 375F and cook or anadditional 15 minutes. Eggplant should be sot. Inecessary, bake longer on Combination Fast Bakeor an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
When eggplant is cool enough to handle, remove skinand discard.
Insert the metal chopping blade into a Cuisinart FoodProcessor. With the motor running, drop the garlic clovethrough the small eed tube to nely chop. Add theeggplant and pulse to chop, about 10 pulses. Add thechick peas, lemon juice, tahini, salt, cumin and cayenneand pulse again until ingredients are incorporated,about 10 pulses. With motor running add the remainingolive oil through the small eed tube and process untilsmooth. Add the parsley and pulse to incorporate,about 10 to 12 pulses.
Flavors are best when dip can sit or a ew hours. Keeptightly wrapped in the rerigerator; remove hour
beore serving.
1 largeeggplant
cupextravirginoliveoil,divided
1 smallgarlicclove
1 can(15ounces)chickpeas
1 tablespoonplus2teaspoons freshlemonjuice
cuptahini
1 teaspoonseasalt
18 teaspoongroundcumin
pinchcayennepepper
cupfreshparsley
Nutritional inormation per serving (2 tablespoons):
Calories 40 (62% rom at) carb. 3g pro. 1g at 3g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 120mg calc. 8mg fber 1g
appetizers
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spanakopita
These delicious spinach pastries do take some time to prepare however,they reeze beautiully and are the perect party hors doeuvre.
Makes 18 to 20 pastries
Place the spinach in a glass bowl or measuring cup toderost in the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Ovenwith Grill. Derost by time (dEF 2) in 5-minuteincrements until spinach is completely thawed. Placederosted spinach in a tea towel and wring out allpossible moisture over the sink. Place spinach in amixing bowl and mix together with egg, green onion,spices, eta and rosemary.
Place butter in a 2-cup glass measuring cup and lightlycover. Melt in the microwave by using medium power(PL-5) and 30-second time increments, stirring butter asit melts.
Unroll phyllo dough and keep covered with a damp, notwet towel. Place one sheet on a clean fat surace. Brushlightly with butter and then lightly sprinkle withbreadcrumbs, repeat with 2 more sheets o phyllo,layering on top o each other. With a sharp knie orpizza cutter, cut layered phyllo into 3 strips each about2 inches wide. Place a heaping tablespoon o lling inthe bottom corner o each layered phyllo strip. Fold the
end o the strip on an angle to cover the lling and toorm a triangle. Continue to old the triangle along thestrip until the end similar to olding a fag. Butter theoutside well. Repeat process until the remaining lling isused. Place prepared pastries into two 9-inch squarepans.
Preheat oven to 375F on the convection setting. Oncepreheated, careully place one pan on the turntable andthe other pan on the grill rack in the upper position.Bake or 20 minutes until the pastries are golden.
Note: I reezing, thaw beore baking.
1 poundfrozenspinach
1 largeegg
cupchoppedgreenonion
18 teaspoonfreshlygratednutmeg
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
7 ouncesfetacheese
teaspoonchoppedfreshrosemary
cupunsaltedbutter
1 packagephyllopastrysheets
23 cupbreadcrumbs
Nutritional inormation per pastry:
Calories 172 (29% rom at) carb. 24g pro. 7g at 6g sat. at 3g chol. 21mg sod. 404mg calc. 146mg fber 3g
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marinated shrimpSkewers
These shrimp are so versatile serve them as an hors doeuvre, rst course, or light meal.
Makes 4 to 5 servings
Toss the shrimp with all ingredients together in astainless mixing bowl. Cover with plastic wrap andrerigerate or about an hour.
When ready to grill, Preheat Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill on the second GrillCombination (G-2) or 10 minutes. Evenly divide shrimpamong 5 to 6 skewers. Place skewers on a 9-inchmicrowaveable pie plate and place on the grill rack inthe upper rack position. Place in oven on the second
Grill Combination and set the time or 4 minutes. Flipthe skewers and grill again or an additional 4 minutes.Allow shrimp to rest in microwave or 1 to 2 minutesbeore removing rom oven.
Serve with lemon wedges on the side.
1 poundlargeshrimp, deveinedandrinsedwell
2 garliccloves,crushed
1 scallion,chopped
cupchoppedparsley
cupchoppedfreshmint
cupchoppedfreshcilantro
1 tablespoonoliveoil
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
1 teaspoonlemonzest
bambooskewersforgrilling
lemonsforserving
Nutritional inormation per serving (based on 5 servings):
Calories 35 (71% rom at) carb. 1g pro. 1g at 3g sat. at 0g chol. 9mg sod. 225mg calc. 16mg fber 0g
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roasted red pepper and eggplantTapenade
A delicious combination o favors serve as a rst course or as a bruschetta topping.
Makes 1 cups
Place eggplant on a microwave-sae pie plate and coverwith wax paper. Place in Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill and microwave on medium-high power (PL-7) or 6 minutes. Remove wax paper andselect Convection Roast at 425F or 5 minutes. Removeand reserve.
Preheat oven to 425F on convection setting. Oncepreheated, place peppers directly on grill rack in thelower rack position and place in oven. Roast or 40
minutes. Remove and place in bowl and cover tightlywith plastic or oil; reserve.
Toss onions, garlic, 1 tablespoons oil, teaspoon saltand pinch o pepper together and place in a 1 quart,microwave- and oven-sae casserole. Roast in oven or40 minutes.
While onions and garlic are roasting, remove anddiscard skins rom the peppers. Chop the peppers andeggplant into -inch pieces and place in mixing bowl.
Once onions and garlic are done, toss with eggplants,peppers, remaining oil, remaining salt and pepper,basil, capers and balsamic vinegar. Taste and adjustseasoning accordingly.
mediumeggplant, about5ounces, cutinto1-inch thickstrips
2 largeredpeppers, seededandQuartered
largeredonion, cutintoQuarters
8 garliccloves
3 tablespoonsextravirgin oliveoil,divided
teaspoonpluspinchkosher salt,divided
teaspoonpluspinchfreshly groundpepper,divided
1 tablespoonfreshbasil, thinlysliced
1 teaspoonscapers1 tablespoonbalsamicvinegar
Nutritional inormation per serving (2 tablespoons):
Calories 87 (68% rom at) carb. 6g pro. 1g at 7g sat. at 1g chol. 0mg sod. 380mg calc. 15mg fber 2g
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spiced roastedNuts
Makes 2 cups
Coat a 9-inch-square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Toss nuts together in a mixing bowl; reserve.
Place butter in a large microwave-sae measuring cup,cover and place in the Cuisinart Convection MicrowaveOven with Grill. Microwave on medium power (PL-5) or30 seconds; continue to microwave i necessary using10-second increments until melted. Once melted, stirthe maple syrup, salt, pepper and spices in with thebutter. Pour over nuts and toss ingredients together sothat all o the nuts are well coated. Pour nuts into theprepared pan.
Preheat oven to 350F on the convection setting. Placepan on the grill rack in the lower rack position. Bake inpreheated oven or 15 minutes; toss nuts and then bakeor an additional 10 minutes. Toss nuts again and bakeor an additional 5 minutes i necessary.
Allow nuts to cool completely beore serving.
nonstickcookingspray
cuprawpecans
cuprawalmonds
cupunsalted,shelled pistachios
cuprawcashews
cuprawwalnuts
2 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, cutinto4pieces
3 tablespoonspuremaplesyrup
1 teaspoonskoshersalt
teaspoonwhitepepper
teaspoongroundcloves
teaspoonfreshlygroundnutmeg
teaspoongroundcinnamon
18 teaspooncayennepepper
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 215 (73% rom at) carb. 9g pro. 6g at 19g sat. at 3g chol. 6mg sod. 238mg calc. 39mg fber 3g
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rich chickenStock
Makes 4 cups
Place all ingredients into a 3-quart casserole. Place intothe Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grilland microwave on high (PL-10) or 45 minutes.Microwave on partial power (PL-3) or 15 minutes.
Strain stock; use immediately or store tightly covered inrerigerator.
Stock also reezes very well.
2 poundschickenparts
1 onion,cutintoQuarters
1 celerystalk,cutinto 2-inchpieces
1 carrot,peeledandcutinto 2-inchpieces
1 leek,cutinhalflengthwise
1 bayleaf
6 blackpeppercorns
3 parsleysprigs
1 freshthymesprig
5 cupswater
teaspoonkoshersalt
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 12 (7% rom at) carb. 2g pro. 1g at 0g sat. at 0g chol. 1mg sod. 156mg calc. 10mg fber 0g
soups
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chicken barleySoup
Makes 5 cups
Place butter and onion into a 3-quart, microwave-sae
casserole and place in the Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill. Microwave on mediumpower (PL-5) or 5 minutes. Add the carrots, garlic andpinch o salt; place back in microwave on high (PL-10)or 5 minutes. Add sherry and microwave again on highor 1 minutes. Add barley, stock, thyme and remainingsalt and cover the casserole. Microwave on high or 10minutes and then or an additional 10 minutes onmedium power (PL-5) or 10 minutes. Stir in the pepper,parsley and microwave again on hal power or 10minutes.
Nutritional inormation per serving (1 cup):
Calories 157 (22% rom at) carb. 17g pro. 11g at 4g sat. at 2g chol. 30mg sod. 892mg calc. 24mg fber 3g
tablespoonunsaltedbutter
cupchoppedonions, about1smallonion
1 mediumcarrot,cutinto 1-inchpieces
1 garlicclove,smashed
teaspoonkoshersalt
2 tablespoonssherry
13 cuppearlbarley
3 cupschickenbroth
teaspoonfreshthyme, chopped
teaspoonfreshlyground blackpepper
3 sprigsfreshparsley
8 ouncescookedchicken, shredded
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french onionSoup
Makes ten 1-cup servings
Place butter in a 3-quart, microwave-sae casserole
dish and place in Cuisinart Convection MicrowaveOven with Grill. Melt butter by selecting microwave atmedium (PL-5) or 45 seconds; continue to microwaveusing 10-second increments until just melted. Add theonions with a pinch o salt and pepper and microwaveon high (PL-10) or 10 minutes until sot. Once onionsare sot, select Combination Fast Bake at 375F andcook onions in 15-minute increments until they havesotened urther and are golden in color, about 2 to 3times. Stir in four and microwave on high or 10minutes; Stir and repeat on high or an additional 10minutes. Stir and add the stock, sherry, remaining salt, teaspoon pepper, thyme, and bay lea; microwaveor 10 minutes. Stir once more and microwave or 20minutes; halway through cooking time cover thecasserole.
Top the soup with a layer o the sliced bread and thentop with the shredded cheese. Select the rst GrillCombination (G-1) or 5 to 8 minutes until cheeseis melted and golden.
5 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter,
cutinto5pieces
2 poundsonions,sliced
teaspoonkoshersalt,divided
teaspoonfreshlyground blackpepper,divided
1 tablespoonunbleached, all-purposeflour
4 cupsbeefstock
13 cupdrysherry
1 teaspoonchoppedfreshthyme
1 bayleaf
baguette,cutinto-inchslices
8 ouncesgruyre,shredded
Nutritional inormation per serving (1 cup):
Calories 214 (57% rom at) carb. 12g pro. 9g at 13g sat. at 8g chol. 40mg sod. 390mg calc. 249mg fber 1g
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broccoli and potatoSoup
A lighter version o cream o broccoli this soup is just as delicious and so satisying.
Makes 5 cups
Place olive oil, garlic and onion with a pinch o salt andpepper into a 3-quart, microwave-sae casserole. Placecasserole into the Cuisinart Convection MicrowaveOven and Grill and microwave on high (PL-10) or 5minutes.
Add the broccoli stems, potatoes, an additional pincho salt and pepper and microwave again on ull poweror 5 minutes. Stir in the sherry and microwave or 1minute. Stir in the broth, cover casserole and microwave
or 10 minutes, so that liquid comes to a boil. Add thebroccoli forets, zest, and remaining salt and pepperand microwave uncovered or 7 minutes, until allingredients are tender.
Stir in the Parmesan. Taste and adjust seasoningaccordingly.
1 tablespoonsoliveoil
1 garlicclove,finelychopped
smallonion,chopped
1 teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlyground blackpepper
1 poundbroccoli,cutintoflorets
andstemscutinto-inchslices poundwhitepotatoes,peeled andcutinto-inchpieces
1 tablespoonsdrysherry
3 cupsvegetablestock
teaspoonlemonzest
1 tablespoonsgratedparmesan
Nutritional inormation per serving (1 cup):
Calories 136 (21% rom at) carb. 19g pro. 6g at 3g sat. at 1g chol. 5mg sod. 939mg calc. 127mg fber 4g
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sauces
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marinaraSauceA simple, all-purpose red sauce that is so easy to prepare.
Makes 6 cups
Place oil and onion in a 3-quart microwave-saecasserole dish and place in Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill. Microwave on high (PL-10)or 3 minutes. Add the garlic and microwave again oran additional minute. Add remaining ingredients andmicrowave on high or 25 minutes. Stir and taste. Adjustseasoning accordingly.
2 tablespoonsoliveoil
1 yellowonion,about10to11
ounces,chopped5 garliccloves,chopped
2 tablespoonschoppedfreshthyme
cupdrywhitewine
2 cans(28ounceseach) plumtomatoes,roughlychopped
1 teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
10 basilleaves
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 35 (57% rom at) carb. 2g pro. 0g at 2g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 219mg calc. 8mg fber 0g
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bchamel
A simple yet delicious sauce that pairs well with sh, vegetable and egg dishes.
Makes 3 cups
Place butter in a 1-quart microwave-sae casserole.Place in Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven withGrill and microwave on medium (PL-5) or 45 seconds,then microwaving in 10-second intervals on mediumuntil butter is melted. Stir in the four with a whisk andmicrowave again on medium (PL-6) or 1 minute. Whiskin milk and microwave on high (PL-10) or 5 minutes;whisk mixture well, being sure to get into the corners.Repeat 2 more times, whisking well each time untilmixture has thickened considerably. Once sauce is thick,stir in the salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
cupunsaltedbutter
4 tablespoonsunbleached, all-purposeflour
3 cupwholemilk
teaspoonkoshersalt
pinchwhitepepper
pinchfreshlygroundnutmeg
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 78 (66% rom at) carb. 5g pro. 2g at 6g sat. at 4g chol. 16mg sod. 74mg calc. 70mg fber 0g
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cheddar cheeseSauce
Delicious served over steamed broccoli and caulifower.
Makes 1 cup
Heat milk in a 1-cup glass measuring cup or othermicrowave-sae cup or 1 minutes on High (PL-10);reserve.
Place butter in a 4-cup glass measuring cup or otherdeep 4-cup microwaveable bowl with a handle. Coverwith a sheet o waxed paper and place in the CuisinartConvection Microwave Oven with Grill; microwave or30 seconds on high (PL-10) or until melted. Add fourand stir with a whisk until smooth. Microwave on high
or 2 minutes until oamy, stirring with a whisk ater 45seconds and 1 minutes o cooking. Add warm milk,salt, mustard, and hot sauce; whisk until smooth.Microwave on medium-high, (PL-7) uncovered or 3minutes, stirring ater 1 minute, and then every 45seconds, until the sauce boils and thickens.
Add cheese and stir until smooth. Microwave,uncovered, on medium-high (PL-7) or 3 minutes,whisking ater 1 minute, ater 2 minutes, and againwhen done. Serve hot.
I not using immediately, cover with a round o waxedpaper directly on the sauce to prevent a skin romorming. To reheat ater standing or a short time(10 to 15 minutes), microwave on medium (PL-5) or1 minutes, stirring ater 45 seconds.
*May use grated Reggiano Parmigiano or Asiago inplace o Cheddar.
1 cupreducedfatmilk
2 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter
2 tablespoonsunbleached, all-purposeflour
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoondrymustard
18 teaspoontabascoor
other
hot
sauce
to
taste
cup(3ounces)shredded sharpcheddar*
Nutritional inormation per serving (2 tablespoons):
Calories 90 (69% rom at) carb. 3g pro. 4g at 7g sat. at 4g chol. 21mg sod. 126mg calc. 114mg fber 0g
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chipotle glazedRoasted ChickenA roasted chicken with added kick use any letovers in the Chicken and Veggie Burritos with Green Chile.
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Preheat the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Ovenwith Grill to 400F on the convection setting. Toss thegarlic cloves with olive oil and wrap well in aluminumoil. Place on the grill rack in the upper rack position.Place in preheated oven and bake or 30 minutes.Remove and let cool.
Once cool, place roasted garlic, chipotle peppers,honey, cilantro, lime juice and black pepper in the bowlo a mini-prep ood processor; process until smooth.
Slather the chicken well with the marinade and placein a plastic resealable bag; rerigerate or up to 4 hours.
When ready to roast, preheat oven to 400F on the
convection setting. While oven is preheating, sprinklesalt all over the chicken and place directly on the grillrack in the lower rack position with a 9-inch microwave-sae pie plate under the rack to catch any drippings.Place both in oven and select Convection Roast on400F and set time or 55 minutes. The temperatureo the chicken should reach 170F when tested in thethickest part, in the thigh. Should the chicken needmore time, roast or an additional 5 to 10 minutes.Allow chicken to rest in oven or about 10 minutesbeore serving.
8 garliccloves,peeled
1 teaspoonoliveoil
4 chipotlepepperswiththeirjuice
cuphoney
1 tablespoonfreshcilantroleaves
1 teaspoonfreshlimejuice
teaspoonfreshlyground blackpepper
1 3poundchicken
teaspoonkoshersalt
Nutritional inormation per serving (based on 6 servings):
Calories 194 (32% rom at) carb. 13g pro. 20g at 7g sat. at 2g chol. 60mg sod. 454mg calc. 16mg fber 1g
entre
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baked zitiBolognese
Makes one 9-inch square pan, about 9 servings
Place butter, olive oil, onion, carrot, and celery in
a 3-quart, microwave-sae casserole. Place in theCuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grilland microwave on high (PL-10) or 3 minutes. Add thechopped garlic to the casserole and microwave on highor an additional minute. Add ground meat, teaspoono salt, and the pepper, and microwave again on highor 10 minutes. Break up meat well with a woodenspoon. Add milk to casserole and microwave on highor 5 minutes. Stir ingredients together and add thewine and microwave again or 4 minutes. Addremaining salt and tomatoes and microwave or25 minutes. Remove and reserve.
Place the 6 tablespoons o butter in a separatemicrowave-sae casserole or measuring cup (at least4-cup capacity) and place in microwave on medium(PL- 5) or 45 seconds, add another 10 seconds tocompletely melt. Add the four and microwave onmedium (PL-6) or 1 minute. Stir well and add the milk.Microwave on high (PL-10) or 5 minutes and thenremove and whisk well. Continue to microwave using5-minute increments, whisking each time. Be sure to
whisk well in the corners. Repeat process until bchamelis thick, about 3 times. Stir bchamel into theBolognese and then stir the pasta into the sauce andstir well to ully coat all o the pasta.
Preheat the oven to 350F on the convection setting.Coat a 9-inch-square pan with nonstick cooking spray.Pour the pasta into the pan. Once oven is preheated,place pan on the grill rack in the lower rack position.Select Combination Fast Bake on 350F and bake or 20minutes. Select the rst Grill Combination (G-1) and grill
or 5 to 8 minutes, until the top is golden and bubbling.
bolognesesauce:
tablespoonunsaltedbutter
1 tablespoonoliveoil
1 mediumonion,chopped
1 mediumcarrot,chopped
1 mediumcelerystalk,chopped
2 garliccloves,chopped
poundmeatloafmix
(combinationofgroundbeef, porkandveal)
1 teaspoonkoshersalt
cupwholemilk
cupdrywhitewine
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
1 can(28ounces)plumtomatoes, tomatoesroughlychopped
bchamelsauce:
6 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, cutinto6pieces
4 tablespoonsunbleached, all-purposeflour
3 cupswholemilk
pinchfreshlygroundnutmeg
poundziticookedto manufacturersinstructions
nonstickcookingspray
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 348 (46% rom at) carb. 30g pro. 15g at 18g sat. at 9g chol. 58mg sod. 503mg calc. 128mg fber 2g
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moussaka
Makes 20 servings
Place the oil and onions in a 1-quart casserole. Placein the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grill
and microwave on high (PL-10) or 2 minutes. Add thechopped garlic and microwave again or an additional2 minutes. Add the ground meat, spices, tomatoes,tomato paste and white wine. Stir ingredients togetherand microwave again on high or 25 minutes. Discardany visible at and reserve.
Place the butter in a separate casserole or measuringcup (at least 4-cup capacity). Microwave on medium(PL-5) or 30 seconds, continue to microwave in 10second increments until butter is melted. Add the four
and microwave on medium (PL-6) or 1 minute. Stir andadd the milk, salt and nutmeg. Microwave on high or5 minutes and whisk well, being sure to whisk in thecorners. Repeat; mixture should be very thick. Whiskwell, once mixture has cooled slightly, stir in the eggand yolk while constantly stirring; reserve.
Preheat oven to 400F on the convection setting.
Brush the eggplant slices with oil on both sides andsprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange the slices evenlybetween two 9-inch-square pans. Once the oven is
preheated, careully place one pan on the turntableand the other pan on the grill rack in the upper rackposition. Bake or 15 minutes, fip eggplant and bake10 more minutes until lightly golden. Remove andreserve.
Reduce convection temperature to 375F.
To assemble:
Coat the bottom o an 8-inch or 9-inch pan withnonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom o the pan witheggplant slices, overlapping i necessary. Cover with
hal o the meat mixture. Repeat with one more layer oeggplant and then meat. Scatter the eta evenly overthe top. Pour the custard over the top and spreadevenly with a rubber spatula.
Bake or about 40 to 45 minutes until the custard iscompletely set on top.
Allow to rest or ve minutes beore cutting intoindividual servings.
1 teaspoonoliveoil
1 mediumonion,chopped,
approximately1cup1 garlicclove,finelychopped
1 poundgroundlamb orgroundbeef
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonoregano
teaspoonthyme
teaspooncinnamon
teaspoongroundblackpepper
pinchfreshlygroundnutmeg pinchgroundallspice
1 can(14.5ounces)dicedtomatoes
1 tablespoontomatopaste
2 tablespoonsdrywhitewine
2 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, cutinto3pieces
3 tablespoonsunbleached, all-purposeflour
1 cupswholemilk
teaspoonkoshersalt
pinchfreshlygroundnutmeg
1 largeegg
1 largeeggyolk
1 largeeggplant,about1pound, peeledandslicedlengthwiseinto -inchslices
2 tablespoonsoliveoil
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshgroundpepper
nonstickcookingspray
23 ouncesfetacheese,crumbled
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 258 (60% rom at) carb. 13g pro. 12g at 17g sat. at 7g chol. 79mg sod. 380mg calc. 84mg fber 3g
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old-fashionedMacaroni and Cheese
Makes one 9-inch pan, about 9 servings
Place bread cubes with butter in an oven-sae 9-inch-
square pan. Place pan on the grill rack o the CuisinartConvection Microwave Oven with Grill in the upper rackposition. Place rack in the oven and select the rst GrillCombination (G-1). Set time or 5 minutes, tosscroutons with the butter and then repeat two times untilcroutons are crisp. Remove and reserve.
Place butter in 1 quart, microwave- and oven-saecasserole dish. Microwave on medium (PL-5) or 45seconds, microwave in 10-second intervals on mediumuntil butter is melted. Stir in the four with a whisk and
microwave again on medium (PL-6) or 1 minute. Whiskin milk and microwave on high (PL-10) or 5 minutes;whisk mixture well, being sure to get into the corners.Repeat 2 more times until mixture has thickenedconsiderably. Stir in shredded cheeses, salt and hotsauce; stir mixture together until all the cheese hasmelted. Stir cooked pasta into the mixture along with2/3 o the croutons. Place remaining croutons on the top.
Preheat oven to 350F on the convection setting. Oncepreheated, place casserole, covered, on the grill rack in
the lower rack position. Place in oven and bake or 30minutes. Remove cover and select the rst GrillCombination (G-1). Grill or 8 minutes so the top isgolden.
croutons:
3 sliceswhole-wheatbread, cutintocubes(about3cupscubes)
1 tablespoonunsaltedbutter
pinchkoshersalt
macandcheese:
cupunsaltedbutter, cutinto4tablespoons
3 tablespoonsunbleached, all-purposeflour
3 cupswholemilk
3 ouncesgruyre,shredded
2 ouncesswissemmenthaler, shredded
teaspoonkoshersalt
dashhotpeppersauce
8 ouncespenne,cookedto manufacturersinstructions
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 400 (32% rom at) carb. 53g pro. 15g at 14g sat. at 8g chol. 41mg sod. 349mg calc. 249mg fber 2g
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grilledSausage and Peppers
Makes 3 cups or about 4 servings
Place sausages in a 9-inch-square pan. Place the pan on
the grill rack in the upper rack position. Select the rstGrill Combination (G-1) and grill the sausages or 20minutes. Flip sausages and grill or an additional 10minutes so that they are well browned all over. Reservethe sausages on a cutting board.
While sausages are grilling, toss the sliced pepper,onions, garlic, salt, pepper, red pepper and olive oiltogether and place in pan. Place back on grill rack andselect the third Grill Combination (G-3) and set time or20 minutes.
While vegetables are grilling, cut the cooled sausageinto rounds.
Once vegetables are grilled, toss the cut sausage withthe vegetables and grill once more on the third GrillCombination (G-3) or 4 minutes.
Toss the basil and Parmesan with the sausage andpeppers and serve.
1 poundfreshitaliansausage
(about3sausages)
1 largeredpepper, about9ounces,sliced
1 smallonion,about6ounces, sliced
4 garliccloves
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
pinchcrushedredpepper
1 teaspoonsoliveoil
1 tablespoonthinlyslicedfreshbasil
2 tablespoonsgratedparmesan
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 175 (49% rom at) carb. 7g pro. 15g at 10g sat. at 3g chol. 28mg sod. 672mg calc. 62mg fber 1g
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chicken and Veggie burritoswith Green Chile
Makes 4 burritios
Toss together the sliced onions, peppers, corn, chiles,
oil, salt, pepper and chili powder together in a mixingbowl. Pour the vegetables and spices onto a 9-inchmicrowave-sae pie plate.
Place plate on the grill rack in the upper rack positionand place in the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Ovenwith Grill. Select Convection Roast on 400F and set or10 minutes. Stir vegetables and then select ConvectionRoast or an additional 5 minutes so that vegetables aresot and lightly browned. Remove vegetables andreserve in original mixing bowl.
Preheat oven to 375F on the convection setting.
While oven is preheating, add chicken and cilantro tomixing bowl with vegetables and toss ingredientstogether. Prepare burritos by placing o the chickenand veggie lling and then cup o shredded cheesein the bottom center o each tortilla shell. Fold thebottom fap o the tortilla over the lling and then oldthe sides inward to cover the lling. Finally old theclosed portion up to completely enclose the bundle.Place each burrito with the olded side down into a 9-
inch square pan. Spread the remaining cheese evenlyover the tops o the burritos. Place on the grill rack inthe upper rack position.
Once oven is preheated, place rack with burritos in theoven and bake or 15 minutes. Select the rst GrillCombination (G-1) and grill or about 5 to 8 minutes,until cheese is brown and bubbly.
These burritos are great served with beans, sour creamand salsa.
1 smallonion
(approximately3ounces), sliced
2 greenonions,thinlysliced
1 smallredpepper (approximately6ounces), sliced
cupfrozencorn
1 can(4.5ounces)greenchiles
1 tablespoonoliveoil
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
teaspoonchilipowder
1 cupchoppedroastedchicken
cupchoppedcilantro
4 burritoshells(10-inchsize)
3 ouncescheddar,shredded
Nutritional inormation per burrito:
Calories 433 (36% rom at) carb. 46g pro. 23g at 17g sat. at 7g chol. 52mg sod. 1360mg calc. 261mg fber 4g
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deep dish pizzawith Italian Sausage
Makes 4 servings
Preheat the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven
with Grill by selecting the second Grill combination(G-2) or 8 to 10 minutes. Place grill rack in oven andplace the sausages directly on the rack in the upper rackposition. Place a microwave-sae pie plate directly onthe turntable to collect any drippings. Select the secondGrill Combination (G-2) or 8 minutes to grill thesausages. Remove and reserve. Slice sausages oncecool to touch.
While sausages are grilling, brush a 10-inch round cakepan with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with cornmeal. Roll
the dough and stretch to t the pan, pressing downcenter o dough slightly to create a thick band o crust.Brush the dough with olive oil.
Preheat oven to 400F on the convection setting. Placepan on the grill rack in the lower rack position and placein oven. Bake or 15 minutes.
Add sauce to par-baked dough, top with mozzarella,sausage and basil. Return to oven and bake or anadditional 15 minutes until cheese is melted andgolden.
Serve immediately.
4 ouncesitaliansausage,
halvedlengthwise
oliveoilforbrushingpan
cornmealfordustingpan
1 poundpreparedpizzadough, roomtemperature(recipefollows)
cuppreparedpizzasauce,strained
6 ouncesmozzarella,shredded
1 tablespoonsslicedfreshbasil
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 203 (24% rom at) carb. 32g pro. 7g at 5g sat. at 1g chol. 6mg sod. 443mg calc. 29mg fber 1g
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pizzaDough
This dough reezes very well.
Makes three 12-inch pizzas (24 servings)
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Letstand 3 to 5 minutes, or until the mixture gets oamy.
Place the four, salt and olive oil in the work bowl o aCuisinart Food Processor tted with the dough blade.Pulse about 5 times to mix; scrape down the sides othe bowl.
Add the cold water to the yeast mixture. With the motorrunning, slowly pour the liquid yeast mixture throughthe eed tube. Process until a dough ball orms.
Continue to let the machine run or an additionalminute to knead. Dough will be slightly sticky.
Lightly dust a sealable plastic bag with four. Dustdough with four. Place the dough into the foured bag;squeeze out all o the air and seal. Let rise in a warmplace or 45 minutes to 1 hour.
2 teaspoonsactivedryyeast
cupwarm(105-110f)water
1 teaspoongranulatedsugar
4 cupsunbleached,all-purposeflour, plusmorefordusting
1 teaspoonskosherorseasalt
1 tablespoonextravirginoliveoil
1 cupcoldwater
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 76 (9% rom at) carb. 15g pro. 2g at 1g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 84mg calc. 4mg fber 1g
open facedReubens
Makes 4 servings
Prepare sandwiches: place slices o bread on a worksurace. Spread each with tablespoon o dressing.
Top each evenly with sauerkraut, bee, and Gruyre.Place sandwiches on the grill rack in the upper rackposition. Place rack in the Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill and select the rst GrillCombination (G-1) or 10 minutes, until the cheese ismelted and golden.
4 slicesryebread
2 tablespoonsrussiandressing1 cupsauerkraut
8 ouncesslicedcornedbeef
3 ouncesslicedgruyre
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 153 (58% rom at) carb. 6g pro. 10g at 10g sat. at 5g chol. 33mg sod. 347mg calc. 219mg fber 1g
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0
israeli coucouswith Moroccan VegetablesThe Moroccan favors o this side dish pair nicely with roasted chicken.
About 8 cups
Preheat Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven withGrill to 400F on the convection setting. Toss togetherthe onions, squash, potatoes, and eggplant with oil,honey and a pinch o salt and pepper. Place vegetablesin a 3-quart microwave- and oven-sae casserole andplace in preheated oven and roast or 45 minutes. Tossvegetables every 15 minutes while roasting.
Add chicken broth, cumin, cinnamon stick, remainingsalt, pepper, and zest and microwave on high (PL-10) or5 minutes. Stir in couscous and apricots, cover casseroleand microwave again on high or 8 minutes. Removerom oven and let stand or 10 minutes.
Stir and serve.
1 mediumonion,sliced
2 cupsbutternutsQuash,
peeledandcutinto -inchcubes
1 largewhitepotato,peeled andcutinto-inchcubes
2 cupseggplant,peeledand cutinto-inchcubes
1 teaspoonoliveoil
1 tablespoonshoney
teaspoonkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlyground blackpepper
2 cupschickenbroth
teaspoongroundcumin
1 cinnamonstick
teaspoonlemonzest
2 cupsisraelicouscous
cupdriedapricots, roughlychopped
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 91 (2% rom at) carb. 20g pro. 2g at 0g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 164mg calc. 20mg fber 2g
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1
stuffedRed Peppers
Makes 4 peppers
Place couscous, water and 2 teaspoons o olive oil into
a microwave-sae 1 quart casserole and place in theCuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with Grill.Microwave on high power (PL-10). Flu couscous witha ork and reserve.
Cut one pepper into x 2-inch pieces and place intoa microwave-sae casserole and toss with the eggplant,garlic, grape tomatoes, salt, pepper and remaining oliveoil. Place in oven and select Convection Roast on 375For 35 minutes. Toss vegetables once or twice duringcooking time. Remove rom oven and cover, allowing
vegetables to rest until ready to stu.Cut a very thin slice o the bottom o each pepper sothat the pepper stands up straight be careul not tocut too much to expose a hole. Place peppers directlyon the grill rack in the lower rack position in the oven.Select Convection Roast on 375F or 15 minutes.
While peppers are roasting, toss together thevegetables, couscous, 1 cup o eta, and herbs. Fillpeppers equally with the vegetable couscous mixture.Top each pepper with 2 tablespoons o eta and then
place back on the grill rack in the lower rack position.Select the rst Grill Combination (G-1) and set or 12minutes. Peppers are ready when the tops are golden.
cupcouscous
1 cupswater
2 tablespoonsplus2teaspoons oliveoil
5 largeredbellpeppers,divided
1 smalleggplant,peeledand cutinto-inchdice
4 garliccloves,smashed
1 cupgrapetomatoes
1 teaspoonseasalt
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
1 tablespoonfreshbasil, thinlysliced
2 tablespoonsfreshparsley, chopped
1 cupscrumbledfeta
Nutritional inormation per pepper:
Calories 397 (47% rom at) carb. 39g pro. 14g at 21g sat. at 10g chol. 50mg sod. 1231mg calc. 310mg fber 7g
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steamedArtichokes
These artichokes pair well with either hollandaise sauce (page 5)or our tangy lemon herb sauce (recipe ollows).
Makes 4 servings
Place water in a 3-quart microwave sae casserole.Cut one lemon hal in slices and add to water and juiceanother hal right into the water. Trim the artichokes.Working with 1 artichoke at a time, pull o the toughouter leaves and trim the stem fush with the bottom.Cut o the top 13 o the artichoke and then trim anyremaining sharp leave tips. Rub each trimmed artichokewith the remaining lemon and place in water withlemons. Add garlic, salt and pepper to water. Coverartichokes directly with wax paper and then place a lidon casserole. Place casserole in the CuisinartConvection Microwave Oven with Grill. Microwave onhigh (PL-10) or 25 minutes.
4 cupswater
2 lemons,cutinhalf
4 artichokes
8 garliccloves,sliced
teaspoonfreshlygroundpepper
teaspoonkoshersalt
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 92 (3% rom at) carb. 24g pro. 6g at 0g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 450mg calc. 111mg fber 11g
tangy lemonHerb Sauce
A versatile, tangy sauce try it with steamed artichokes or sh.
Makes about cup
Place all ingredients in small bowl and stir with whiskuntil smooth. Let stand or 30 minutes beore servingto allow favors to blend. I not serving ollowingresting, cover and rerigerate until ready to serve.
cupplainlowfatyogurt
2 tablespoonschoppedparsley
garlicclove,finelychopped
tablespoonextravirginoliveoil
teaspoonfinelychopped lemonzest
tablespoonlemonjuice
1 teaspoondillweed
teaspoonkoshersalt
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 70 (53% rom at) carb. 5g pro. 3g at 4g sat. at 1g chol. 3mg sod. 210mg calc. 121mg fber 0g
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QuinoaSalad
Quinoa is a very delicious grain that is also very high in protein.
Makes about 3 cups
Place butter, onion, and garlic in a 1 quart microwave-sae casserole and place in the Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill. Select Combination FastBake on 350F or 8 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms witha pinch o salt and pepper and ast bake again on 350For 5 minutes. Add wine and thyme and microwave onhigh (PL-10) or 2 minutes. Add the broth, quinoa andremaining salt and pepper. Cover the casserole andmicrowave on medium (PL-6) or 8 minutes and thenmicrowave on high or an additional 4 minutes.
Stir pine nuts, parsley and lemon zest into quinoa; tasteand adjust seasoning accordingly.
2 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter
cupchoppedonion, about1smallonion
1 garlicclove,chopped
4 ouncesmixedwildmushrooms
teaspoonpluspinchkoshersalt
teaspoonfreshlyground
blackpepper13 cupwhitewine
1 teaspoondriedthyme
1 cupchickenbroth
1 cupQuinoa
cuptoastedpinenuts
cupchoppedparsley
teaspoonlemonzest
Nutritional inormation per serving ( cup):
Calories 269 (56% rom at) carb. 21g pro. 7g at 18g sat. at 2g chol. 3mg sod. 199mg calc. 26mg fber 3g
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steamed asianVegetables
This simple, healthy dish is delicious served with steamed jasmine rice.
Makes 4 cups (1 cup serving)
Place all vegetables in a microwave-sae casserole dish.Add the remaining ingredients and toss all together.
Cover and microwave in the Cuisinart ConvectionMicrowave Oven with Grill on high power (PL-10) or 12minutes.
2 cupsbabybokchoy, cutintoQuarters
1 cupredbellpepper,cutintostrips (about1mediumredbellpepper)
cupchoppedscallion
1 cupeggplant,cutinto1-inchcubes (aboutsmalleggplant)
1 cupcarrots,cutinto-inchcoins
1 cupshiitakemushrooms,sliced
1 cupbroccoliflorets
2 garliccloves,sliced
2 tablespoonssoysauce
2 tablespoonschickenstock
teaspooncrushedredpepper
teaspoonfreshlyground
blackpepper
Nutritional inormation per serving (1 cup):
Calories 26 (7% rom at) carb. 5g pro. 2g at 0g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 289mg calc. 22mg fber 2g
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tWice bakedPotatoes
Makes 8 servings
Rub potatoes with olive oil and prick each one all over
with a ork.Preheat Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven withGrill to 400F on the convection setting. Place potatoeson grill rack in the lower rack position. Place inpreheated oven and bake or 45 minutes. Remove andallow potatoes to cool slightly to handle. Reduce oventemperature to 375F.
Once potatoes have cooled slightly, cut each potato inhal lengthwise and scoop out the cooked potato,leaving a -inch thick potato shell. Place the cookedpotato in a mixing bowl and mash. Add the warm milk,butter, cup Parmesan, salt, pepper and rosemary andmix ingredients together until smooth. Fill reservedpotato shells evenly. Top with remaining Parmesan.
Place potato halves on grill rack in lower rack position.Place in preheated oven and bake or 25 minutes.
Serve immediately.
4 mediumbakingpotatoes
(about2pounds)
1 teaspoonoliveoil
1 cupwholemilk,warm
cupplus1tablespoon unsaltedbutter
cupplus2tablespoons gratedparmesan
teaspoonfreshlyground
black
pepper
teaspoonkoshersalt
1 tablespoonfreshrosemary, chopped
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 217 (67% rom at) carb. 12g pro. 6g at 16g sat. at 10g chol. 45mg sod. 445mg calc. 167mg fber 1g
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old-fashionedYellow Layer CakeThe ultimate yellow cake.
Makes two 9-inch layers, 12 servings
Preheat Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven withGrill to 350F on convection setting. Butter two 9-inchround cake pans and then cut a circle out o parchmentpaper to t the bottom o each pan.
Sit the four, baking powder, salt, and sugar into themixing bowl o the Cuisinart Stand Mixer tted with thefat mixing paddle. Turn mixer on speed 1 to mix thedry ingredients together. Add the butter to the bowland start mixing on speed 1. Increase to speed 3 andcontinue mixing until the butter is well incorporated intothe dry ingredients giving the mixture the look o wetsand, approximately 2 minutes.
While the dry ingredients and butter are mixing, stirtogether the remaining wet ingredients in a largemeasuring cup.
With mixer on speed 1 add the wet ingredients,incorporating the ingredients ully beore each addition.
Pour the thick batter evenly between the two preparedpans.
Bake one layer on the microwave turntable and one onthe grill rack in the upper rack position. Bake or 25 to30 minutes or until a cake tester just comes out clean.
Leave pans to rest on cooling racks or 15 minutes.Remove rom pans but leave on the racks untilcompletely cool beore rosting.
2 cupscakeflour
2 teaspoonsbakingpowder
teaspoonsalt
1 cupgranulatedsugar
cupunsaltedbutter,room temperature,cutintosmallcubes
2 largeeggs
2 largeeggyolks
1 teaspoonpurevanillaextract
2
3 cupplainorvanillayogurt
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 235 (49% rom at) carb. 27g pro. 3g at 13g sat. at 8g chol. 101mg sod. 152mg calc. 48mg fber 0g
desserts
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rich chocolateFrosting
Delicious rich rosting perect or a yellow or chocolate cake.
Makes 3 cups enough to rost a two layer 9-inch cake
Place chopped chocolates in a microwave-sae bowland place in the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Ovenwith Grill and microwave on medium (PL-5) or 2minutes; stir. Continue microwaving on hal power in 20-second increments, stirring requently until melted.
Once the chocolate has melted add the butter and thevanilla and mix together with a Cuisinart hand mixer.Once ingredients are incorporated, mix in the salt andthe sited sugar, about cup at a time. Once all the
sugar has been incorporated, beat the mixture onspeed 3. Add the sour cream one tablespoon at a timeuntil mixture comes together as a silky rosting.
For best results, use the rosting the same day, beorererigerating.
5 ouncessemisweetchocolate, coarselychopped
5 ouncesmilkchocolate, coarselychopped
2 ouncesbittersweetchocolate, chopped
6 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, roomtemperature
1 teaspoonspurevanillaextract
teaspoonkoshersalt
2 cupsconfectionerssugar,sifted
9 tablespoonssourcream
Nutritional inormation per serving (2 tablespoons):
Calories 71 (56% rom at) carb. 8g pro. 0g at 5g sat. at 5g chol. 8mg sod. 25mg calc. 3mg fber 0g
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classicApple Pie
Makes one 9-inch pie, about 8 to 12 servings
Preheat Cuisinart Convection Microwave Oven with
Grill to 350F on the convection setting. Roll out o the dough into a 10-inch disc. Fit into a 9-inch,1-quart pie plate. Chill in the rerigerator or about20 minutes. Roll out remaining dough into a 10-inchdisc on a piece o parchment. Cut into - to -inchstrips. Chill in rerigerator until needed. In a large bowl,toss the apples, lemon juice, vanilla, and sugar together.Brush the jam on the pie shell and then arrangereserved apples in layers.
Make an egg wash by mixing the egg, yolk and salt
together with a ork. Brush on the outer rim o the crust.Using the reserved pastry strips, weave the strips intoa lattice-work design over the apples. Brush latticewith egg wash. Bake on the grill rack in the lower rackposition or 40 to 50 minutes, or until the top o the pieis a dark golden brown.
Nutritional inormation per serving (based on 12 servings):
Calories 166 (8% rom at) carb. 36g pro. 3g at 1g sat. at 0g chol. 36mg sod. 225mg calc. 10mg fber 2g
1 recipesweetptebrise
2 tablespoonsapricotjam
5 largegoldendeliciousapples, peeled,cored,halvedandvery thinlysliced
2 lemons,juiced
1 teaspoonpurevanillaextract
cupgranulatedsugar
1 largeegg
1 largeeggyolk
pinchsalt
pteBrise
This versatile dough can be used or sweet or savory treats.
Makes two single crust 9-inch tarts/pies,or one double-crust pie
Place four and salt in a Cuisinart Food Processor ttedwith the chopping blade. Process or 10 seconds. Addbutter to work bowl and pulse until the mixtureresembles coarse crumbs. Pour in water, 1 tablespoonat a time, and pulse until a dough is just orms. Note:you may not need to use all o the water. Form doughinto 2 fat discs; wrap in plastic and rerigerate until
ready to use.
Nutritional inormation per serving (based on 24 servings):
Calories 39 (6% rom at) carb. 8g pro. 1g at 0g sat. at 0g chol. 0mg sod. 98mg calc. 2mg fber 0g
2 cupsunbleached, all-purposeflour
1 teaspoontablesalt
poundunsaltedbutter, coldandcubed
4 tablespoonsicewater
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dark chocolatePudding
Makes 3 cups or 6 hal-cup servings
In a mixing bowl whisk the eggs together well; reserve.
Place the chocolate and butter in a 1 quart casseroleand place in the Cuisinart Convection Microwave Ovenand Grill. Microwave on medium (PL-5) or 6 minutesstirring halway through cook time. Stir hal-and-hal andboth sugars into melted chocolate and microwave againon medium-high (PL-8) or 8 minutes. Whisk mixtureand then whisk in the cocoa powder, cornstarch andvanilla until incorporated. Microwave again on medium(PL-6) or 5 minutes until just simmering; whisk well.
Whisk 13 o the chocolate mixture into the reservedeggs and then whisk the eggs back into the casseroleand whisk all together well. Microwave one last time onmedium (PL-5) or 1 minute.
Prepare an ice bath: a large mixing bowl lled withwater and ice.
Whisk and then strain pudding through a ne meshstrainer into a mixing bowl. Place in ice bath untilcompletely chilled. I desired, pour pudding intoindividual serving containers. Cover directly with plasticand rerigerate until serving.
3 largeeggs
4 ouncesbittersweetchocolate, chopped
3 tablespoonsunsaltedbutter, cutintosmalldice
3 cupshalfandhalf
cuppackedbrownsugar
cupgranulatedsugar
teaspoonsalt
3 tablespoonscocoapowder
2 tablespoonscornstarch
2 teaspoonspurevanillaextract
Nutritional inormation per serving:
Calories 369 (56% rom at) carb. 37g pro. 6g at 25g sat. at 14g chol. 73mg sod. 159mg calc. 138mg fber 2g
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poached pear and plumTart
A simple, light dessert that is perect in early all when pears and plums are at their peak.
Makes one 7-inch tart, about 4 to 8 servings
Place the port, orange juice, water, sugar, orange peel,cinnamon and vanilla in a microwave dish that canaccommodate the pears i placed upright no smallerthan a 1-quart container. Peel the pears and place inthe liquid. Place in the Cuisinart Convection MicrowaveOven and Grill and select the 6 minute Express Cook.When time elapses, fip pears and microwave on highagain or 4 minutes. Continue turning pears andmicrowaving in 2-minute increments until pears caneasily be pierced with the tip o a paring knie. Removepears once cooked through and reserve. Place plums inpoaching liquid and microwave on high or 3 minutes.Flip the plums and microwave again or an additional 2minutes. Flip one more time i necessary. Plum skins willbegin to separate rom the ruit. When plums are tenderremove and reserve them with the pears. Place poach-ing liquid back into oven and microwave on high or 20to 30 minutes so that liquid is reduced and thickenough to coat the back o a spoon.
While the liquid is reducing, prepare the ruit. Cut the
pears in hal and careully remove the stem and core.Cut the plums in hal, remove the pits and careully peelaway the skin. Place both the pears and plums into ashallow bowl. Once the liquid has reduced, pour overthe halved ruit and allow to steep at room temperature.
While ruit is steeping, roll the pu pastry out thin. Cuta circle out o the pastry to t a 9-inch round pan. Cuta 1-inch round band out o the pastry to create a borderon top o the circle. Whisk together the egg and thewater and brush the entire circle and border with theegg wash. Place both together in the 9-inch pan. Prickthe base o the circle with a ork all over its surace.
Preheat the oven on the convection setting to 400F.Place pan on the grill rack in the lower rack positionand bake until golden, about 15 to 18 minutes.
While pastry is cooling, melt the chocolate by placingin a microwave-sae dish and microwave on high or30-second increments, stirring in between, until melted.When pastry is cool to the touch pour the chocolate intothe tart. Allow to cool so that the chocolate hardens.
Once the chocolate is cool, arrange the ruit on the tart.Place liquid back in oven to microwave on high or anadditional 3 to 5 minutes to reduce, creating a thicksyrup. Spoon over ruit and serve tart with whipped
poachedfruit:
1 cupport
cuporangejuice
cupwater
cupgranulatedsugar
6 longstripsorangepeel, whitepithremoved
2 wholecinnamonsticks
1 tablespoonpurevanillaextract
2 firmpears
2 firmplums
tart:
1 sheetpreparedpuffpastry
1 largeegg
1 tablespoonwater
cupsemisweetchocolatechips