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Orzo(Pasta) – Vegetable Soup

Posted By Vardhini On July 28, 2012 @ 12:03 am In Gallery,Healthy Recipes,Italian,Slider,Soups,Under 30 minutes | 3 Comments

Orzo is a small rice shaped pasta and is perfect for soups. Being pasta lovers, I bought this cute pasta months ago and tucked it away in the pantry. Only recently while looking for something else I saw this box and decided to make soup with it. Isn’t it always the case that we find a lot of stuff when we keep looking for something else? Added to that I seem to put things away during a cleanup spree and then forget where they are. But, the prompt answer K gets while looking for stuff is, “I have kept it away in a safe place” .

The soup is easy to make and you can use any choice of vegetables. The pasta cooks very fast and resembles rice. Add some bread or salad and you have a meal ready. Off to the recipe.

Orzo - Vegetable Soup

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By Vardhini Published: July 28, 2012

Yield: 3 Servings
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Ready In: 40 mins

Healthy soup with orzo pasta and vegetables.

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
3/4 cup onions (chopped)
3/4 cup tomatoes (chopped - I used canned tomatoes)
3 cups water
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
1/2 cup pasta (orzo)
3 cups broccoli
1/4 cup carrots (chopped)

Instructions

Heat oil and add garlic and onions. Saute until onions are done.
Add tomates, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
Add the orzo pasta and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the broccoli and carrots and cook until the orzo pasta is done. (Follow the time on pasta package). Garnish with spring onions if needed.