Ricotta and Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes

Ricottan and Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 201 calories, 7g of protein, and 10g of fat each. For 88 cents per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Diethood has 291 fans. Head to the store and pick up tomatoes, water, green bell pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 35 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 93%, which is tremendous. Similar recipes include Orzo-Stuffed Tomatoes, Baked Tomatoes Stuffed With Orzo, and Chipotle Stuffed Acorn Squash with Ricotta, Orzo, and Pecans (sponsored post).

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 green bell pepper, finely diced

salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

1 lemon, zested and juiced

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons dried oregano

1 cup uncooked orzo

1-1/2 cups Ricotta

8 to 10 tomatoes

boiling water

Equipment:

baking sheet

aluminum foil

mixing bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Line a large plate or a baking sheet with foil.Slice off the stem end of the tomatoes and hollow out the inside.Slice just a small section off the bottom of the tomatoes so that they will sit flat on a plate.Sprinkle salt in the hollow portion of each tomato and place hollow-side down; set aside. Stir 1 cup uncooked orzo into boiling water.Cook for 5 minutes.Drain and wash with cold water.Let completely cool.In a large mixing bowl, combine ricotta, diced pepper, oregano, parsley, garlic, zest, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil; mix it all together.Gently fold in the orzo.Taste for salt and pepper, and adjust. Using a large spoon, fill the tomatoes with the orzo mixture and set them on a serving plate. Refrigerate for 1 hour.Garnish with parsley flakes and dried oregano.Serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Line a large plate or a baking sheet with foil.Slice off the stem end of the tomatoes and hollow out the inside.Slice just a small section off the bottom of the tomatoes so that they will sit flat on a plate.Sprinkle salt in the hollow portion of each tomato and place hollow-side down; set aside. Stir 1 cup uncooked orzo into boiling water.Cook for 5 minutes.

2. Drain and wash with cold water.

3. Let completely cool.In a large mixing bowl, combine ricotta, diced pepper, oregano, parsley, garlic, zest, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil; mix it all together.Gently fold in the orzo.Taste for salt and pepper, and adjust. Using a large spoon, fill the tomatoes with the orzo mixture and set them on a serving plate. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

4. Garnish with parsley flakes and dried oregano.

5. Serve.


Nutrition Information:

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200k Calories
7g Protein
9g Total Fat
21g Carbs
31% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
200k
10%

Fat
9g
15%

  Saturated Fat
3g
21%

Carbohydrates
21g
7%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
15mg
5%

Sodium
47mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
15%

Vitamin K
53µg
51%

Vitamin C
32mg
40%

Vitamin A
1396IU
28%

Selenium
16µg
24%

Manganese
0.43mg
21%

Fiber
3g
12%

Potassium
424mg
12%

Phosphorus
121mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Calcium
114mg
11%

Vitamin B6
0.2mg
10%

Copper
0.2mg
10%

Magnesium
35mg
9%

Folate
32µg
8%

Iron
1mg
8%

Vitamin B2
0.11mg
6%

Zinc
0.94mg
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.3mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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