Parmesan and Spinach Orzo recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups orzo pasta 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups milk, warmed 4 cups roughly chopped spinach 1 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese salt and ground black pepper to taste
Nutrition Info
- 330.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 45.8 gcholesterol: 18.1 mgfat: 9.7 gfiber: 2.5 gprotein: 15.6 gsaturatedFat: 4.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 289.5 mgsugar: 6.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Parmesan and Spinach Orzo
Directions
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir onions and garlic until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir flour into onion mixture and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
Gradually pour milk into onion mixture while constantly beating with a whisk until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Add spinach to sauce and cook until spinach is slightly wilted, about 5 minutes.
Mix Parmesan cheese into spinach sauce, cook and stir until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Fold orzo into spinach sauce and season with salt and pepper.