Orzo Pasta Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 14
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 170.8
  • Total Fat: 7.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 9.5 mg
  • Sodium: 229.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

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Introduction

Excellent salad with fresh onions, peppers and black olives. Can use low fat feta and lower calorie content. Excellent salad with fresh onions, peppers and black olives. Can use low fat feta and lower calorie content.
Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

    2 C orzo pasta (dry)
    1 C red pepper
    1 C red onion
    1 6 oz can black olives
    .25 C olive oil
    .25 C lemon juice
    1 C feta cheese

Directions

Bring water to boil in a large sauce pot. Add orzo and cook until crisp tender. Drain and add cold water and ice to set pasta. I large bowl add chopped onions, peppers, olives. Mix olive oil and lemon juice in. Add pasta and cheese. Keeps well in refrigerator and tastes better the longer it sits. Makes 16 servings, 163 calories and 7 grams fat. Can use low fat feta for a lower fat salad.

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IGNAZIA.