Toasted Sesame Orzo
Recipe: #4412
January 29, 2012
Categories: Side Dishes, Cheese, Garlic Spinach, Diabetic, Low Fat, Low Sodium, more
"This is a low-fat, low-sodium recipe from a diabetic cookbook Lori (ahmafor3) sent me in a swap a couple of years ago."
Original is 3 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (240.9 g)
- Calories 461.1
- Total Fat - 18.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 8.1 mg
- Sodium - 607.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 53.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 11.4 g
- Sugars - 2.9 g
- Protein - 24.2 g
- Calcium - 476.3 mg
- Iron - 9.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook orzo pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain and set aside.
Step 2
Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add spinach and garlic; cook over medium heat until spinach is wilted.
Step 3
Stir in milk, cheese, oregano, paprika, pepper and pasta. Cook over low heat until heated through.
Step 4
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.
3 Reviews
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