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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503k Calories
19g Protein
13g Total Fat
74g Carbs
31% Health Score
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Calories
503k
25%

Fat
13g
21%

  Saturated Fat
4g
28%

Carbohydrates
74g
25%

  Sugar
5g
7%

Cholesterol
14mg
5%

Sodium
431mg
19%

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Protein
19g
38%

Selenium
64µg
93%

Manganese
0.94mg
47%

Vitamin K
41µg
39%

Phosphorus
322mg
32%

Calcium
247mg
25%

Magnesium
66mg
17%

Copper
0.31mg
15%

Vitamin A
725IU
15%

Fiber
3g
13%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.22mg
13%

Potassium
349mg
10%

Vitamin B6
0.19mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Folate
36µg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.42µg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.7mg
7%

Vitamin D
0.86µg
6%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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