This orzo with spinach and feta pasta salad is so delicious – I’ve made it so many times over the years, and I love it more each time I make it!
I’ve mentioned before I am a magazine-a-holic. Until the last year, I had stacks and stacks of magazines that I just couldn’t bear to part with, but with me wanting to de-clutter and simplify my life, I started going through all the magazines, picking out articles/recipes that I wanted to keep, recycled the rest, and scanned them, so they are all now in my computer.
This recipe comes from Cooking Light back in 1999. I make it all the time because its easy, healthy and it tastes great. I don’t cook orzo for anything else except for this recipe. It’s great in the spring/summer months as a side dish with grilled meats.
Yield
8 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
Ingredients
5 cups water
2 cups uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
5 cups coarsely chopped spinach
2-3 TB. pine nuts
1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add orzo. Cook 10 minutes; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain.
Combine pasta, spinach, and feta in a large bowl. Combine oil and remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle lemon mixture over pasta mixture; add the pine nuts; toss well to coat.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 244
Fat: 5.5g
Protein: 8.5g
Fiber: 2.4g
You’ll love this recipe so much you’ll make it again and again!
Check out another pasta salad of mine HERE
I’m quickly becoming a magazine-a-holic myself! I’ve started tearing out pages I want to keep and putting them all in a binder as my magazines are quickly piling up also!
Hope the rest of your weekend is wonderful : )
Oh, that is such a great idea to scan them so you can easily have access to them!
That looks great!
I love orzo pasta…the one that you have looks great and very tasty. Healthy looking dish.
Looks wonderful – I love the lemon and feta together, yum!
Oh wow – that sounds fantastic!!
Orzo is so under-utilized! Glad to see it in a salad!
this looks amazing!!! i am going to have to try this asap!
i love reading magazines – I def need to de-clutter!
your spinach orzo creation looks delicious – I just added it to my grocery list =)
This dish looks awesome! Last night I watched Iron Chef and the secret ingredient was spinach.. this recipe would have topped quite a few of the dishes served there!
orzo pasta is so good!!!! your beautiful picture is reminding me that I need to buy some– looks so good!
I am coming into softball season and always looking for a good simple meal to have before games.
This would also make the perfect side for a grilled steak.
Wow, love it. Looks so delicious considering, especially after knowing it only has 244 calories.
Mmmm. Love the spinach in there….Someone brought an orzo-feta dish to the Unconfidential Cooks’ Dinner last week–I’m going to post later this week. Very similar, but with tomatoes and olives in lieu of spinach.
Mmm. Perfect for spring and I love spinach in any dish. I’m putting orzo on my grocery list!
I just may be able to get my hubby to eat this too.
Oh, if only he were into healthy foods like i wanna be.
looks delicious — refreshing, light, simple! perfect for summertime, and i bet a perfect accompaniment to summer grilling.