Orzo and Wild Rice
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- Number of Servings: 3
Ingredients
2 c cooked Wild Rice, (about 1 cup uncooked)3/4 cup cooked Orzo Pasta (a little more than 1/3 uncooked) 1/2 c dried cranberries1 T Canola Oil
In a small saucepan, toss the uncooked wild rice in the canola oil. Add water to cook the rice until just before it is done.
When the rice is about have done, cook the orzo according to package directions. Drain.
Add the cranberries to the wild rice before all of the water has been absorbed. The heat and remaining water will "plump up" the cranberries while the rice finishes cooking.
Combine the wild rice/cranberry combo with the orzo in a bowl and serve.
Number of Servings: 3
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHIRANA.
When the rice is about have done, cook the orzo according to package directions. Drain.
Add the cranberries to the wild rice before all of the water has been absorbed. The heat and remaining water will "plump up" the cranberries while the rice finishes cooking.
Combine the wild rice/cranberry combo with the orzo in a bowl and serve.
Number of Servings: 3
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHIRANA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 276.8
- Total Fat: 5.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 3.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 52.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 6.3 g
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