Name: Orzo with spinach & cherry tomatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g orzo pasta; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 celery heart, chopped; 1 red onion chopped; 3 garlic cloves chopped; 2 x 400g cans cherry tomato; 250g baby spinach; 10 black olives halved; small handful dill chopped; small handful mint chopped

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Orzo with spinach & cherry tomatoes

Orzo with spinach & cherry tomatoes

Jennifer Joyce

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 25 mins

A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.13 ratingsRate

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A tiny rice-shaped variety of pasta makes this dish almost like risotto. It's quick, healthy, filling and suitable for vegetarians

Freezable

Healthy

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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400g orzo

pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
1 celery

heart, chopped
1 red onion

chopped
3 garlic cloves

chopped
2 x 400g cans cherry tomato
250g baby spinach
10 black olives

halved
small handful dill

chopped
small handful mint

chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal471

low
fat9g

low
saturates1g
carbs81g
sugars10g
fibre9g
protein16g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Cook the orzo following pack instructions. Drain, rinse under cold water, drain again and toss with half the olive oil.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large sauté pan. Add the celery, onion and some seasoning, and cook for 8 mins until soft. Add the garlic, cook for 1 min, then tip in the cherry tomatoes and simmer for 10 mins. Add the spinach, cover with a lid to wilt the leaves, then add the orzo, olives, dill and mint. Season and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2013

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