Category: UltraPro

STUFFED CORNISH GAME HENS

Yield: 4

Serving Size: ½ Cornish game hen

Ingredients

  • 2 Cornish game hens
  • 1 tbsp. butter, divided
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp. cracked black pepper
  • 1 cup prepared stuffing*, divided
  • 2 carrots, peeled, chopped
  • 2 parsnips, peeled, chopped
  • 5 mushrooms, quartered

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400◦ F. In the cavity of each Cornish game hen add ½ cup of prepared stuffing. Place hens, breast side up, in the UltraPro 2-Qt./2 L Square Pan. Rub each hen with butter.
  2. Add carrots, parsnips and mushrooms to pan. Sprinkle vegetables and hens with salt and pepper.
  3. Place pan in microwave. Microwave 12 minutes high power. Remove pan from microwave. Baste vegetables and hens with pan drippings. Place pan in oven. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until hens are golden brown and register 160◦ F on an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the stuffing.
  4. Remove pan from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Transfer hens to a cutting board. Cut hens in half lengthwise. Serve warm with vegetables and pan drippings.

EASY WEEKNIGHT BAKED ZITI

Yield: 6

Serving Size: about 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup diced fresh zucchini
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled, minced
  • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp. coarse kosher salt
  • 1 lb. ziti macaroni
  • 2 cups favorite tomato sauce
  • 1 lb. fresh mozzarella, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 bunch fresh basil, torn

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F/218° C
  2. On the UltraPro Lasagna Pan Cover, toss together zucchini, onion, garlic, olive oil and salt. Place pan in oven, bake 8 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile using the Microwave Pasta Maker, cook ziti according to package directions.
  4. Remove pan from oven, transfer vegetables and juices to the UltraPro Lasagna Pan. Stir in ziti, tomato sauce and mozzarella. Place pan in oven, bake 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and top is lightly browned.
  5. Remove pan from oven, top with basil before serving.

ROASTED FENNEL WITH ROSEMARY AND PARMESAN

Preparation

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

  • 2 medium fennel bulbs, cut into quarters
  • 2 large shallots, cut into quarters lengthwise
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp. salted butter
  • 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary, roughly chopped
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • Grated Parmesan for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F/218° C.
  2. On the UltraPro Oven Plate arrange fennel and shallots.
  3. In the small 1-cup/250 mL Micro Pitcher add garlic, butter, rosemary and salt. Microwave on high power 30 seconds or until butter is melted. Pour butter mixture over fennel and shallots.
  4. Place oven plate in oven. Roast 25 minutes or until fennel is soft and slightly caramelized. Remove plate from oven, garnish with freshly shaved Parmesan before serving.

HOMESTYLE MAC ‘N CHEESE

Preparation

Yield: 9

Ingredients

  • 8 oz./225 g macaroni noodles
  • ½ stick unsalted butter
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups reduced-fat (2%) milk
  • ½ tbsp. coarse kosher salt
  • 10 oz./285 g cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400° F/190° C .
  2. Pour noodles into Microwave Pasta Maker and add 4 cups water. Microwave on high power 10 minutes. Drain and add to medium bowl.
  3. Meanwhile, melt butter in pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour.
  4. Pour milk and salt into butter flour mixture and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Mixture will thicken once it boils.
  5. Add cheese and whisk until melted.
  6. Pour cheese sauce over noodles and stir to combine. Pour into UltraPro 2-Qt./2 L Square Pan and place uncovered in oven for 30 minutes or until mixture is hot and bubbly.

BRUNCH IS ON

Preparation

Ingredients

French Toast Casserole

  • 2 tbsp. butter, softened
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon-Vanilla Seasoning
  • 1 loaf bread (white, Italian, French, potato)
  • 4 oz./115 g cream cheese

French Toast Casserole Topping

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon-Vanilla Seasoning
  • 1 stick cold, unsalted butter

Bacon

  • 4 pieces bacon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F/175° C.
  2. Coat UltraPro 3.5-Qt./3.3 L Lasagna Pan with softened butter.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cream and Cinnamon-Vanilla.
  4. Cut bread into 1″/2.5 cm cubes and place half into bottom of Lasagna Pan.
  5. Cut cream cheese into small chunks and sprinkle over cut bread in Lasagna Pan.
  6. Pour half of the egg mixture over bread in Lasagna Pan.
  7. Top with remaining bread pieces and pour remainder of egg mixture over the top.
  8. To create topping, in a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar and Cinnamon-
  9. Vanilla.
  10. Cut cold butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. Mix until butter has been
  11. broken into small, pebble-sized pieces coated in the flour mixture and sprinkle over
  12. top of casserole.
  13. Bake, uncovered, 50–60 minutes until casserole has cooked through.

Bacon – Microwave

  1. Place 4 pieces bacon on UltraPro Oven Plate.
  2. Cover and microwave on high power 2–4 minutes, depending on thickness of bacon and desired crunchiness (in a 1200W microwave, 4 regular cut: 2:30 seconds or 4 thick cut: 3:30 seconds).

Notes

For Spicy Bacon: Brush ½ tbsp. sriracha onto cooked bacon

For Sweet Bacon: Sprinkle ½ tbsp. brown sugar onto cooked bacon, recover and microwave on high power 10–20 seconds until melted.