Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup yellow red onion (if desired, use red onion if you choose to prepare this as a salad)
Directions:
- STUFFING: Melt butter with olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add diced onion, cooking 4 minutes or until onions are translucent and golden brown.
- Add celery; cook 4 minutes longer.
- In a large bowl, combine the drained orzo, cooked celery and onion, cranberries, nuts, basil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss gently.
- At this point, if desired, the orzo is now ready to be stuffed.
- Variations:.
- As a SIDE DISH: Heat up the olive oil and butter in a saute pan on medium heat. Saute the celery, onion and UNCOOKED orzo pasta until lightly browned.
- Add 3 cups water or broth and bring to boil. Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer on low for 20 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
- Remove from heat and stir in the cranberries, pecans, fresh basil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- To make it as a SALAD: boil orzo and cook until tender. Drain and rinse under cool water. Drain again. Transfer orzo to a salad bowl. Add the diced onion, minced celery and shredded basil to the pasta. In a small non-reactive bowl, whisk together about 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice (play around with the proportion and amount of oil and lemon juice as desired), salt and pepper. Stir the vinaigrette into the orzo. FYI: the butter is omitted.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 279.07 Kcal (1168 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 202.54 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 22.5g | 35% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 8.05mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 77.4mg | 3% | |
| Potassium | 192.64mg | 4% | |
| Total Carbs | 19.06g | 6% | |
| Sugars | 9.09g | 36% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.5g | 14% | |
| Protein | 4.06g | 8% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.9mg | 3% | |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 28.3mg | 3% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 228.79 Kcal (958 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 166.04 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 18.45g | 35% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 6.6mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 63.46mg | 3% | |
| Potassium | 157.93mg | 4% | |
| Total Carbs | 15.62g | 6% | |
| Sugars | 7.45g | 36% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.87g | 14% | |
| Protein | 3.33g | 8% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.5mg | 3% | |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 23.2mg | 3% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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