Meat with Orzo

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 390.5
  • Total Fat: 17.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 49.3 mg
  • Sodium: 19,186.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
  • Protein: 29.3 g

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Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 tb Oil
    1/8 ts cinnamon
    1 lb Beef or lamb stew meat
    1 ts spearmint flakes
    2 onions; chopped
    4 c Boiling water
    1 c tomato sauce or 1 tb tomato paste instead
    1 c Manestra (orzo)
    1 c Grated cheese (Mizithra!)
    1 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper

Directions

Heat oil in large saucepan and brown meat and onions for 10 minutes over medium heat. Add tomato, seasonings, and 2 cups water. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours until meat is tender. Add remaining water and bring to a boil. Add manestra. Stir once or twice. Simmer 20 minutes more. Serve hot with grated cheese.


Serving Size: makes 6 , 24 inch plates

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIBBLE007.