
MANUAL MANUAL
MANUAL
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PREP: 15 MINUTES | COOK: 30 MINUTES
CONTAINER: 72-OUNCE TOTAL CRUSHING®PITCHER | MAKES: 9 CUPS
DIRECTIONS
1Place butter, garlic, and onion into a
5-quart saucepan over medium-low
heat. Cook for 5 minutes.
2Add flour, salt, and pepper, and stir
to incorporate. Add artichoke hearts,
spinach, and broth. Bring to a boil, then
reduce heat to medium-low and cook
for 20 minutes.
3Remove from heat and cool to room
temperature.
4Place cooled mixture into the 72-ounce
Total Crushing Pitcher. Select HIGH
and blend until desired consistency
is reached.
5Return sauce to saucepan, add
Parmesan and sour cream, then
simmer until heated through.
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
1 large onion, peeled, chopped
1/3cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 can (14 ounces) artichoke hearts, drained
1 pound baby spinach
4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1/2cup sour cream
DO NOT BLEND HOT INGREDIENTS.
SPINACH
ARTICHOKE DIP
PREP: 15 MINUTES | COOK: 25 MINUTES
CONTAINER: 72-OUNCE TOTAL CRUSHING®PITCHER | MAKES: 2–4 SERVINGS
DIRECTIONS
1Place the onion and garlic into the 72-ounce
Total Crushing Pitcher. PULSE until roughly
chopped.
2Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over
medium heat. Add the onion and garlic. Sauté
for 5 minutes, or until softened.
3Place the tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes,
red wine, and crushed red pepper into the
72-ounce Total Crushing Pitcher. Select HIGH
and blend until desired consistency is reached.
4Add the tomato sauce to the saucepan with
garlic and onions. Add salt and pepper to
taste. Simmer 20 minutes.
5Garnish with fresh basil.
INGREDIENTS
1 onion, peeled, cut in quarters
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes
1 jar (6 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes
packed in olive oil
1/2cup dry red wine
1/2teaspoon crushed red pepper
Kosher salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
1/4bunch basil, chopped, for garnish
DO NOT BLEND HOT INGREDIENTS.
SUN-DRIED
TOMATO SAUCE
BUTTERNUT
SQUASH SOUP
PREP: 20 MINUTES | COOK: 40–45 MINUTES
CONTAINER: 72-OUNCE TOTAL CRUSHING®PITCHER | MAKES: 8 SERVINGS
DIRECTIONS
1Heat oil in a large saucepan over
medium heat. Add the onions, cooking
until they begin to soften, about 5
minutes. Add the cashews and cook,
stirring, for about 5 minutes.
2Add the apple, carrot, squash, thyme,
and bay leaf to the saucepan and cook
for 5 minutes. Add the stock and stir to
combine. Bring the soup to a boil and
then reduce the heat to medium-low.
Allow soup to simmer until the squash
is easily pierced with a knife, 20 to 25
minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
3Allow the soup to cool to room temperature.
4Working in two batches, ladle half the
cooled soup into the 72-ounce Total
Crushing Pitcher. Select HIGH and blend
until desired consistency is reached.
Repeat with remaining soup.
DO NOT BLEND HOT INGREDIENTS.
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large yellow onion, peeled, chopped
1 cup raw cashews
1 large apple, peeled, cored, chopped
1 large carrot, peeled, chopped
2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, cubed
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
4 cups vegetable stock
Kosher salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste