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Karen Shankles
Knoxville, Tennessee
Spring for a change from the same old pasta salad with this snappy combination.
Springtime Orzo
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 0 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 3
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked orzo or rosamarina (rice-shaped pasta)
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 6 oz. Canadian bacon, diced
- 1 (9-oz.) pkg. frozen sugar snap peas
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Step1In Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook orzo in lightly salted boiling water for 6 to 8 minutes or just until tender. Drain; cover to keep warm.
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Step2In same Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell pepper and bacon; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until onions are tender. Reduce heat to medium. Add sugar snap peas; cook 2 minutes.
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Step3Reduce heat to low. Stir in lemon-pepper seasoning, salt and half-and-half. Simmer 2 minutes or until warm. Stir in cheese, parsley and cooked orzo.
Nutrition
450
Calories
14g
Total Fat
24g
Protein
56g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 1/3 Cups
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 35%
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 1440mg
- 60%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 56g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 20%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 24g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
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