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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (122g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 226
Calories from Fat 49		(21%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 5.5g	8%
	Saturated Fat 2.2g	10%
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 9mg		3%
Sodium 158mg		6%
Potassium 285mg		8%
Total Carbohydrate 35.7g		11%
	Dietary Fiber 3.1g	12%
	Sugars 2.4g
Protein 9.1g		18%
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Spinach Feta Orzo

Recipe #69186 | 25 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Geema
Aug 20, 2003

Orzo at first glance looks a lot like rice, but it's actually very small grains of pasta. It cooks quickly, so this recipe comes together fast; a good side dish when making a 30 minute meal.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup orzo pasta
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
7 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
3 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced

Directions

1
Cook the orzo according to package directions.
2
Drain.
3
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
4
Add the onion and saute‚ for 5 minutes or until softened, but not browned.
5
Add the spinach and saut3‚ for 3 more minutes.
6
Toss the onion and spinach mixture with the hot orzo.
7
Add the feta cheese, chopped dill and ground pepper and toss well.
8
Serve immediately.

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From: TampaChef

On Oct 13, 2009

Yum! Easy great side dish or quick vegetarian meal Added a lot more feta because I love it (like jrusk). My box of frozen spinach was larger (I think 10oz?), so I used the whole thing. Added canned tomatoes with chilies (as suggested by another), added some squash that I needed to cook (diced), roasted some pine nuts and threw those in there too... DELICIOUS! I'll have to try adding mushrooms since I love those too! Thanks for a great recipe.

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From: jamie #4

On Sep 2, 2009

Delicous, and Easy... Thanks for the recipe

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From: chia

On Sep 28, 2003

my kids just wolfed this down! we used fresh spinach and my kids begged me to add some mushrooms and garlic, the combo was just wonderful and although we had this as a side dish we all agreed we could easily make a meal out of it. i did double the recipe for the 6 of us.

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From: jrusk

On Jul 13, 2007

This was awesome! The only thing I did differently was add a lot more feta because I love it! Thanks for sharing GeemaUPDATE: See Geema...I can't stop making this. Just wanted to say I added one can rotel tomatoes with chilies and it made the flavors pop even more. WOW!!! I didn't think it could get better