Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 3/4 cup (prepared with fat-free cream cheese and fat-free milk)
  • Calories:
  • 284
  • Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 3 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 290 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 53 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 13 g


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Parmesan Orzo

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Here's an elegant and mouth-watering Parmesan Orzo, shared by Marian Platt in Sequim, Washington. The creamy cheese-flavored side dish goes with a variety of entrees and is something to celebrate with its flecks of green onions and red pimientos.

SERVINGS: 2

CATEGORY: Low Fat

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup uncooked orzo pasta
  • 1/3 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 tablespoons spreadable chive and onion cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons diced pimientos

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions, adding onions during the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper until smooth; stir in pimientos. Drain pasta; add to cream cheese mixture and toss to coat. Yield: 2 servings.

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