How To Make Broccoli and Orzo
Serve a minty taste with this orzo salad topped with broccoli bits. It’s an amazingly simple dish that is flavorful and filling but also light.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4.5ozorzo pasta,uncooked
- 2cupsfresh broccoli florets only,no stems
- 4clovesgarlic,smashed and finely chopped
- 3tspextra virgin olive oil
- salt and fresh pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Trim stems off broccoli, cut into small pieces and season with salt.
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Steam covered with a little water until cooked, careful not to overcook. When broccoli is cooked, remove from pan and chop into smaller pieces.
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Meanwhile, cook pasta in medium pot of salted water as directed for al dente.
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Reserve about ½ cup liquid before draining.
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Drain orzo in a colander and add the oil to the pot.
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Saute garlic a few minutes until golden, add broccoli, season with salt and mix well.
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Add orzo and stir to combine all. Add a little reserved liquid as needed so pasta isn’t dry.
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Serve with freshly grated cheese if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 163.12kcal
- Fat: 4.00g
- Saturated Fat: 0.58g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.53g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.60g
- Carbohydrates: 26.81g
- Fiber: 1.14g
- Sugar: 0.88g
- Protein: 5.43g
- Sodium: 172.06mg
- Calcium: 30.28mg
- Potassium: 201.53mg
- Iron: 0.82mg
- Vitamin A: 53.31µg
- Vitamin C: 34.02mg
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