Minted Squash Orzo

Name: Minted Squash Orzo
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams feta cheese, crumbled; 118 milliliters fresh mint leaves, chopped, plus more for garnish; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 59 milliliters garlic flavored olive oil, divided; 237 milliliters dried orzo pasta; 1 large yellow squash, about 8 ounces, quartered lengthwise and sliced

Minted Squash Orzo requires around 35 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 345 calories, 10g of protein, and 20g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an affordable side dish. If you have feta cheese, mint leaves, garlic olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over medium heat. Stir in the orzo and cook for 8 minutes; pasta will be slightly undercooked. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water, then drain the orzo in a colander in the sink.

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Pasta

Water

Orzo

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Colander

Pot

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the squash, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown and soften, about 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and add the cooked orzo and cooking water. Bring to a simmer and stir in 3/4 of the feta; season with salt and pepper. Cook until the water is absorbed, about 2 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper