How To Make Italian Orzo Spinach Soup
This rice-shaped pasta goes well in soup dishes such as this spinach soup recipe. Orzo is low-fat but rich in protein, perfect for this vegetarian dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1smallwhite onionpeeled and diced
- 1cupcarrotsdiced
- 1cupcelerydiced
- 3garlic clovespeeled and minced
- 6cupschicken stockor vegetable stock
- 14ozfire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 8ozDeLallo whole wheat orzo pasta
- ½tspdried thyme
- ¼tspdried oregano
- ¼tspdried rosemary
- 4cupsloosely-packed spinach
- 1tspsalt and black pepper
- freshly-grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakesoptional toppings
Instructions
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Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 4 minutes, until soft. Add carrots, celery, and garlic and saute for an additional 3 minutes.
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Add chicken stock, tomatoes, orzo pasta, thyme, oregano, rosemary, and stir to combine.
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Bring soup to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente.
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Stir in the spinach and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it is bright green and wilted. Taste and season with salt and black pepper as needed.
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Serve warm, garnished with your desired toppings.
Nutrition
- Calories: 310.13kcal
- Fat: 8.61g
- Saturated Fat: 1.69g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.83g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.40g
- Carbohydrates: 46.16g
- Fiber: 5.40g
- Sugar: 8.33g
- Protein: 12.89g
- Cholesterol: 7.20mg
- Sodium: 854.72mg
- Calcium: 128.26mg
- Potassium: 744.87mg
- Iron: 4.09mg
- Vitamin A: 287.67µg
- Vitamin C: 18.74mg
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