Parmesan & Spinach Orzo
Parmesan & Spinach Orzo requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. For 73 cents per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 19g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 504 calories. This recipe from Life as a Strawberry requires orzo, milk, parmesan cheese, and green onions. 296 people have made this recipe and would make it again. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 95%. This score is excellent. Similar recipes include Parmesan and Spinach Orzo, Parmesan and Spinach Orzo, and Parmesan and Spinach Orzo.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tsp. flour
1 clove garlic, minced
2 green onions, chopped
1 cup milk (I used skim!)
2 1/2 cups whole wheat orzo
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded, plus extra for garnish
salt and pepper to taste
2/3 cups spinach, chopped
Equipment:
pot
whisk
Cooking instruction summary:
Cook orzo according to package directions. Set aside.Heat olive oil in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, salt and pepper and saute for 1 minute or until onions are translucent. Add flour to form a roux and cook for an additional minute.Add about 1/4 cup of the milk to the pot and whisk to work out any lumps from the roux. When lumps are worked out, add the remaining milk and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook until sauce has thickened, about 8 minutes.Add chopped spinach to sauce and cook an additional 2 minutes or until spinach has cooked down. Remove sauce from heat.Stir parmesan cheese into sauce. When cheese has melted, add cooked orzo to sauce and toss to coat. Garnish with extra parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
Step by step:
1. Cook orzo according to package directions. Set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a medium-sized pot over medium heat.
3. Add onions, garlic, salt and pepper and saute for 1 minute or until onions are translucent.
4. Add flour to form a roux and cook for an additional minute.
5. Add about 1/4 cup of the milk to the pot and whisk to work out any lumps from the roux. When lumps are worked out, add the remaining milk and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook until sauce has thickened, about 8 minutes.
6. Add chopped spinach to sauce and cook an additional 2 minutes or until spinach has cooked down.
7. Remove sauce from heat.Stir parmesan cheese into sauce. When cheese has melted, add cooked orzo to sauce and toss to coat.
8. Garnish with extra parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
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