Quick Cooking; Israeli Couscous With; Moroccan Vegetables; Basmati Rice With Indian Spices - Cuisinart FRC-800 Instruction/Recipe Booklet

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A warm and colorful comfort food, delicious
on its own or when paired with roast chicken.
setting: Quick cook
Makes about 6 cups
½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
½ medium onion, sliced
2 cups peeled and ½-inch-cubed
butternut squash
1 medium peeled and ½-inch-cubed
white potato
1½ cups peeled and ½-inch-cubed eggplant
½ teaspoon sea salt, divided
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper,
divided
2½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 whole cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon lemon zest
3 cooker cups israeli couscous
½ cup chopped dried apricots
Put the oil in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart
Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Quick cook
function and press start. Once oil is hot and
shimmering, about 2 minutes, add the onion. Sauté
until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining
vegetables with a pinch each of the salt and
pepper. Cook until squash and potatoes are just
tender, about 8 minutes. Add the broth, cinnamon
stick, remaining salt and pepper, cumin and zest.
Close the lid of the cooker and let cook for 5
minutes.
Open lid of the cooker and stir in the couscous.
Close lid again and let the couscous finish cooking.
Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the
end of cooking, open the lid and remove the
cinnamon stick. Stir in the apricots and serve.
nutritional information per serving (based on 1 cup):
Calories 360 (2% from fat) • carb. 77g • pro. 11g
• fat 1g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 440mg
• calc. 55mg • fiber 7g
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BASMATI RICe WITh
InDIAn SPICeS
setting: Quick cook
Makes about 12 cups
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1½ tablespoons finely chopped ginger
(about 1 x ½-inch piece, peeled)
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
½ large onion, chopped
1 large white potato, peeled and cut into
½-inch cubes
½ teaspoon sea salt, divided
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper,
divided
½ tablespoon ground cumin
½ tablespoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cooker cups basmati rice
water (to the 4-cup marking
in the cooking pot)
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 cup frozen peas
1 ⁄ cup chopped fresh cilantro
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Put the oil in the cooking pot of the Cuisinart
Rice
®
Plus™ Multi-Cooker. Select the Quick cook
function and press start. Once oil is hot and
shimmering, about 2 minutes, add the ginger and
garlic. Sauté until softened, about 3 minutes. Add
the onion; sauté about 2 minutes, or until softened
and translucent. Add the potato with ¼ teaspoon
each of the salt and pepper and all of the spices.
Cook until just tender, about 10 minutes.
Add the rice, water and zest. Close the lid of the
cooker and let cook.
When there are about 5 minutes remaining in the
cooking time, stir in the peas and cilantro. Close lid
again and let the rice finish cooking.
Once the audible tone has sounded to indicate the
end of cooking, open the lid and adjust seasonings
to desired taste.
nutritional information per serving (based on 1 cup):
Calories 220 (21% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 5g
• fat 5g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 0mg • sod. 105mg
• calc. 13mg • fiber 3g
® Rice