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Item
Amount
Time
Special Notes
Beverage
Water-based
1 cup
(250 mL)
1-2 min.
2 cups (500 mL)
2-3 min.
Milk-based
1 cup
(250 mL)
1-2 min.
2 cups (500 mL)
2-3 min.
soups
Broth-based
300m Lean
2-3 min.
Cream-based
300m Lean
3-4
min.
Heat uncovered.
Stir after heating.
Use microwave-safe
casserole. Cover.
Stir after heating.
Cooked pizza
25 cm cut in
2 wedges
1-2 min.
Place on paper towels or paper plate or leave
8 portions
4 wedges
2-3 min.
in uncovered cardboard
box.
whole
3-4
min.
Points toward centre,
Meat
Sliced thin
85-140 g
1 min.
Sliced thick, 2.5 cm
Heat on microwave-safe plate, covered with
85-140 g
1-2 min.
wax paper or plastic wrap.
Chili, stews
2 cups (500 g)
3-4
min.
Place in microwave-safe
dish.
Cover. Stir halfway through cooking time.
Hamburgers,
1 serving
1 min.
Place on microwave-safe
plate.
meat loaf slices,
2 servings
1-2 min.
Cover with paper towel. Turn over once.
sausage patties
4 servings
3-4
min.
Poultry
1 min.
Heat on microwave-safe
plate, Cover with
Chicken pieces
;
1-2 min.
wax paper or plastic wrap.
2-3 min.
If fried, cover with paper towel.
:
3-5
min.
Chicken, turkey,
85-140 g
1-2 min.
Heat on microwave-safe plate.
sliced
Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Seafood
Slit pouch
and place on microwave-safe
Prawns, crab, or scallops
185g
3-5 min.
plate. Flex pouch to mix halfway through
in sauce, frozen
cooking time.
Seafood or fish casserole,
450 g
4-6 min.
frozen
Remove from package to a microwave-safe
casserole. Cover. Stir once during cooking.
Cooked rice, pasta
3/4
cup
(175 mL)
1 min.
Heat in microwave-safe
casserole, covered
1-2 cups (250- 500 mL) 2 min.
with plastic wrap.
Vegetable,
Slit pouch. Place on microwave-safe
plate.
frozen in pouch
280-340
g
3-5
min.
Flex pouch to mix halfway through cooking
time.
Mashed potatoes,
4 servings
3-5
min.
Follow package directions.
Reduce liquid by
instant
1 tbsp (15 mL).
Canned vegetable
230 g
1-2
min.
Use microwave-safe
casserole, covered.
425 g
2-3 min.
Stir once.
500 g
2-4 min.
Pudding and pie filling mix
90 g
4-6 min.
Follow package directions. Stir once.
Porridge
(Rolled oats)
1/4
cup (50 mL)
1-2 min.
Add
% cup (175
mL) of water.
Cook
uncovered. Stir once. Let stand 1 minute.
% cup (125 mL)
3-4
min.
Add
lM
cup (375 mL) of water.
Cook
uncovered. Stir once. Let stand 1 minute.
Wheat-bran cereal
% cup (50 mL)
1-2 min.
Add V4 cup (175
mL) of water.
Cook
uncovered. Stir once. Let stand 1 minute.
1/2cup (125 mL)
3-4 min.
Add
lVz cup
(375 mL) of water.
Cook
uncovered. Stir once. Let stand 1 minute.
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