Orzo and Spinach Sort of Romano's Macaroni Grill Style
photo by Christine M.
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 113.39 g julienne-shredded fresh spinach
- 1 small julienne-cut radicchio
- 59.14 ml pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 78.78 ml sun-dried tomato packed in oil, julienne cut
- 29.58 ml capers
- 44.37 ml sliced nicoise olives
- 113.39 g orzo pasta, cooked al dente and drained (1/2 box of Barilla)
- 14.79 ml minced garlic
- 59.14 ml small lemon, juice and zest of, if not using Meyer lemons you might need less juice
- 59.14 ml olive oil, not extra virgin
- 78.78 ml freshly grated parmesan cheese
- fresh cracked pepper
directions
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Directions:
- Heat the olive oil.
- Add the garlic and give it a few tosses.don't let the garlic brown.
- Add the zest and lemon juice.
- Toss in the spinach and radicchio and cook until just wilted.
- Remove from heat and add the orzo and the rest of the ingredients except the cheese.
- Toss and fluff.
- Now is the time to taste for salt (remember the cheese will add salt as well).
- Sprinkle with cheese to coat.
- Garnish with a sweep of parsley.
- Serve with crusty bread and extra bowls of parmesan.
- You can add shrimp or julienned chicken breast.
- White wine can be subbed for lemon juice.
- This is also great chilled and served as a salad or on a round of Hye Roller spread with herbed cream cheese and rolled then sliced into spirals. Also good in a hollowed out crusty roll layered with a vinaigrette,Fontina or favorite cheese,sliced tomato,ham,turkey,salami,capicola,mortadella etc. for a quasi-Muffaletta.
- You can also toss the leftovers in with some chicken stock,stewed tomatoes,white wine,basil,cabbage,carrots,and more spinach. Garnish with parmesan croustades for a sort of spin on Ribollita.
- 15 mn. prep includes cooking and draining the orzo.
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Reviews
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This is just like the Macaroni Grill recipe! My son doesn’t care for radicchio so I substituted with red cabbage (just add a little extra wilting time). Used Kalamata olives because I didn’t have nicoise. This is a regular staple in my “What do I make for dinner!?!” repertoire. All three of my kids eat it giving this short order cook a bit of a break!
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