Description
Orzo pasta with wilted spinach, feta cheese, tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar – goes well with fish or chicken.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked orzo
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup pine nuts
- 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach
- ⅛ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 (8 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
- ½ fresh tomato, chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. (Firm or slightly undercooked orzo works best for this dish.) Drain
- transfer to a mixing bowl
- and set aside.
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat
- stirring to blend. Stir in garlic
- basil
- and red pepper flakes
- and reduce heat to medium. Stir in pine nuts and cook until lightly browned. Add spinach
- cover
- and cook on low heat for 5 minutes
- or until spinach is wilted.
- Toss spinach mixture with orzo pasta. Portion onto serving plates with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and a sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese and chopped tomatoes. Allow guests to adjust seasoning with salt
- as needed. Enjoy!
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 8