Microwave Mushrooms Food

TIPSY FAT-FREE MICROWAVE -SAUTEED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• If using giant Portabello mushrooms, please halve each mushroom slice.
• Place sliced mushrooms in microwave-safe pasta dish.
• Pour dry sherry or red wine over mushrooms. Cover loosely with wax paper.
• Microwave 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, until "sauteed.".
• Drain before using.

15 MINUTE MICROWAVE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the rice in a microwave proof bowl or dish and also add the vegetable stock.
• Cover the rice with a microwave resistant lid or microwave cling film and put it in the microwave for 7 minutes at 800W. In the meantime prep the other ingredients. Brush and trim the white mushrooms. Slice them up. Grate the cheese is that hasn't been done yet. Chop up the fresh sage. After the 7 minutes remove the rice from the microwave. Watch out, it's hot. The rice should be softer by now but not tender yet.
• Stir the rice and season with a pinch of pepper, salt and garlic powder. Also add the fresh chopped sage.
• Then add the sliced white mushrooms.
• Stir well, cover the bowl or dish again and place it back into the microwave for 3 minutes. After that, stir the rice again and check the tenderness.
• Put it back in the microwave for an extra minute or so until tender. Then add the cream to the hot rice, the unsalted butter, the freshly chopped parsley and the grated cheddar cheese.
• Stir well. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper, salt or garlic powder to taste if necessary. Add more cream if you want the soup to be runnier. Then scoop the rice and mushrooms into a clean bowl and serve.

GABE'S FAVORITE PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place mushroom caps, top sides down, in microwaveable 9-inch square dish; top each with 3 tomatoes.
• Drizzle with oil and vinegar; sprinkle with cheese.
• Microwave on HIGH 4 min. or until heated through.

STUFFED MICROWAVE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a bowl (one minute on FULL power).
• Remove stems from mushrooms and chop the stems finely. Add breadcrumbs to the melted butter and stir. Combine chopped stems and spring onions to this mixture.
• Place filling into the mushroom caps and top with grated cheese. Please Note: If filling becomes stiff and hard to handle soften in Microwave oven for 30 seconds.
• Place mushrooms in a circle on a flat serving dish and microwave on HIGH/FULL POWER for 3-4 minutes or until just soft.
• Serve as a side dish or as an entree.

MICROWAVE MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Stir together the dried porcini and 1 cup of the chicken broth in a microwave-safe 2-cup or larger measuring cup. Microwave, uncovered, on high (at 100 percent power) until the broth is hot but not boiling, 1 1/2 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 2 1/2 minutes in a 700-watt oven. Let sit for 5 minutes. Remove the porcini pieces from the liquid with a slotted spoon, squeezing out excess moisture in the process. Chop the porcini coarsely. Reserve the chopped porcini and the porcini broth separately.
• Place the shallots, garlic, cremini and shiitake mushrooms, 2 tablespoons of the butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a microwave-safe 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking dish. Cover tightly with 2 pieces of plastic wrap; make a small slit in the center with the tip of a paring knife to vent excess steam. Microwave on high (at 100 percent power) until all the vegetables have softened, 5 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 9 minutes in a 700-watt oven. (When removing the plastic, be careful to avoid the hot steam.) If some of the vegetables still seem a little raw, stir and microwave again, covered, in 30-second increments.
• Add the rice to the baking dish, and stir to coat the grains. Add the white wine, 1 1/2 cups of the remaining chicken broth, reserved porcini broth (leaving the sediment at the bottom of the cup) and chopped porcini, thyme and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and microwave on high (at 100 percent power) for 8 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 10 minutes in a 700-watt oven. Stir the risotto, and add the remaining 1 cup chicken broth. Cover and microwave on high (at 100 percent power) until the rice is cooked but with the faintest bite in the center, 9 minutes in an 1,100-watt oven or 15 minutes in a 700-watt oven. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, Parmesan and parsley, and stir vigorously until creamy. At this stage, the risotto should be thick but pourable from a spoon; if it's too stiff, splash in more broth. Let sit, covered, for 2 minutes to rest and come together. Serve with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan on top.