Spinach Orzo

Submitted by Luvs 2 Cook

"It's a snap! A 10 oz pakage of frozen chopped spinach , thawed and squeezed to drain, can be substituted for fresh spinach."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup coarsely shredded carrot (1 small)
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta (6 ounces)
• 1 1⁄2 cups thinly sliced fresh spinach
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Melt butter in 3 quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic, onion and carrot in butter about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally until carrot and onion are tender.
2. Stir in broth, orzo and spinach.
3. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occassionally until broth is absorbed.
4. Stir in salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese and basil before serving.

Reviews

[Raichka]

I love how easily and quickly this came together. I left out the garlic and found the dish to still have plenty of flavor, although I do plan to add the garlic next time. Thanks for sharing!

 

[HisPixie]

I used frozen spinach as I save the raw baby spinach for my green smoothies (yum!). Otherwise I followed the recipe and it was sooo good! I will definitely make this again. I used my newly purchased potato ricer to squeeze out the liquid from the thawed spinach and it worked great!

 

[KATHLEEN Woller]

Great recipe, I didn't have basil so I omitted. I did however add some crushed red pepper flakes and doubled the fresh parmesan. My husband doesn't like spinach but liked this, I used fresh spinach. Thanks..

 

[PaulaG]

This is an excellent recipe. I used a 10 oz box of frozen spinach that was defrosted, squeezed dry and added the last 5 minutes of cooking. In place of basil I used oregano to complete the Mediterranean flavor. This was served as a side with recipe #205365.

 

[nemokitty]

I followed the recipe exactly and it was SUPERB! I used the fresh spinach but next time I'll try the frozen since I have so many in my freezer when they go on sale. I'm so glad I have leftovers that I can eat tomorrow. Thanks for making orzo very, very tasty!