Growing up, one of my favorite meals that my mom would make was Grecian orzo salad. Recently, I was in the mood for orzo salad and I decided to try to replicate hers. Thinking back, my mom’s orzo salad included Feta cheese, kalamata olives, and red peppers. Well, I don’t like Feta cheese and I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘orzo’
Refreshing Orzo Salad
Posted in Salad, tagged cucumber, orzo, pasta and risotto, peppers, shrimp, tomato on August 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Orzo with Sausage, Peppers and Tomatoes
Posted in Dinner, tagged orzo, pasta and risotto, peppers, sausage, tomato on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This dish encompasses some of my very favorite things: adorable pastina, chicken sausage, and peppers. It’s also easy… ridiculously easy. You just start browning the sausage at the same time as you put the orzo’s water on to boil, and by the time the orzo is done, you have your sauce ready to go. It [...]
Herbed Orzo
Posted in Side Dishes, tagged dill, orzo, parsley, pasta and risotto on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I came up with this herbed orzo to act as a simple foil to the flavorful balsamic roasted chicken I made on Saturday night – but it came close to stealing the show, at least if you ask me. The smooth flavor of extra-virgin olive oil and the green bite of parsley and dill are perfect against [...]