Pigeon Pea Orzo
Created by David Jung on October 17, 2020
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 1m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #35864
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound dry orzo
- 1/2 tablespoon tamari (or soup base)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/3 onion (of an onion)
- 1/3 pound frozen kale (or spinach)
- 1 1/2 lemons, juice and zest
- 1 can (19 ounce) peas (pigeon peas)
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook orzo in water seasoned with tamari or soup base.
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Step 2: Meanwhile saute onion, garlic, and kale in olive oil. Add drained pigeon peas.
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Step 3: Season and add zest/juice of first lemon.
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Step 4: Add cooked orzo and some of the cooking liquid.
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Step 5: Let flavors mingle, season to taste, add some more lemon.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (132.2 g)
- Calories 93.5
- Total Fat - 2.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 1.5 mg
- Sodium - 177.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 3.2 g
- Protein - 4.2 g
- Calcium - 31.4 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 22.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg