Orzo with Spinach and Tomatoes

Name: Orzo with Spinach and Tomatoes
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 24 basil leaves, torn or thinly sliced; 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved; 355 milliliters orzo, cooked to al dente; 2 lemons, zested; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the bowl; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 454 grams spinach, washed, dried, stems removed

Orzo with Spinach and Tomatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 191 calories, 9g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up spinach, cherry tomatoes, orzo, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 27 minutes.

Instructions

Pile spinach leaves in stacks 1 on top of the other. Thinly slice stacks of leaves to make spinach confetti. Pile shredded spinach into the bottom of a medium sized mixing bowl. Halve grape or cherry tomatoes with a paring knife and add them to the mixing bowl.

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Cherry Tomato

Spinach

Grapes

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Mixing Bowl

Knife

Add the zest of 2 lemons to the bowl and save the lemons in the refrigerator to juice for another recipe.

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Lemon

Juice

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Bowl

Add hot cooked and drained orzo pasta to the mixing bowl. The heat of the pasta will wilt the spinach and warm the tomatoes at the bottom of the bowl and get the juices flowing from veggies. The heat of the pasta will also release the flavor and oils in the lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest