Orzo Primavera

"Have everything ready ahead of time because this goes quickly once you start cooking! From Southern Living."
 
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Ready In:
22mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
7
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine water and salt in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil.
  • Add orzo and cook 5 minutes.
  • Add asparagus and cook 4 more minutes.
  • Drain and set aside in a large serving bowl.
  • Cook garlic and bell pepper in margarine and oil in Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until crisp-tender.
  • Keep stirring, and add peas; cook another minute. Add broth, lemon rind, and white pepper; bring to a boil and cook one minute.
  • Add vegetable mixture to orzo and asparagus; toss and top with parmesan cheese.

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Reviews

  1. Very tasty & has all my favorite ingredients. I didn't have lemon rind so I used lemon pepper instead (& omitted white pepper) and it worked great. I started buying fresh parmesan & it makes a hugh difference in these type of recipes. Thanks for sharing.
     
  2. Wonderful, we really enjoyed this. We had neighbors over for dinner and this was a big hit...I used frozen asparagus with no problems....squirted a little lemon juice in also with lemon pepper and it was yummy...
     
  3. This is delicious. I used frozen asparagus, which worked out fine. Also, I skipped the parmesan...definitely does not need it. There is plenty of good taste and flavor without it.
     
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