Recipe Share | Parmesan Spinach Orzo

Music "Where I'm From"
by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena-YouTube Audio Library

Parmesan Spinach Orzo Recipe
-1 tablespoon olive oil
-1 onion diced
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
-1/2 teaspoon black pepper
-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
-4 cloves garlic minced
-1 Tablespoon Flour
-1 cup 2% milk
-1/4 cup LIGHT cream
-3 ounce grated Parmesan cheese
-5 ounce fresh baby spinach
-2 1/2 cups uncooked orzo pasta

Cook orzo in a large pot of boiling salted water for 7-8 minutes. Drain and place in a large mixing bowl.

Heat olive oil in frying pan, add onion, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook on medium low heat for about 15 mins until the onion has caramelized.

Add garlic and flour cooking for an additional 2 minutes. Add milk and cream stirring constantly until thickens. Turn off heat, add Parmesan cheese and mix well.

Place spinach on top of the cooked orzo and top with hot cream mixture. Let stand for 2-3 minutes to allow the spinach to wilt, and then stir.

Makes 14 one half cup servings (5 WW smart points)
This is a very delicious side dish, weight watcher friendly and I will be saving it in my recipe binder!

I adapted this recipe from "Life as a Strawberry" and here is the link to the original recipe.

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