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Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is for Dinner.

Italian Orzo Spinach Soup takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Italian Orzo Spinach Soup takes 25 minutes to cook.

Italian Orzo Spinach Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Orzo Spinach Soup are:

2 TBS olive oil
1 small white onion, peeled and diced
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
2 (14-ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups (about 8 oz) whole wheat orzo pasta
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
4 cups loosely - packed spinach
1 lb. chicken breast, cubes
8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
salt and black pepper

Here is how you make Italian Orzo Spinach Soup:

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saut? for 4 minutes, until soft. Add chicken and saut? until no longer pink. Add carrots, celery, mushrooms and garlic and saut? for and additional 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, orzo (pasta), thyme, oregano, rosemary and stir to combine. Bring soup to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente. Stir in the spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes until it is bright green and wilted. Season with salt and black pepper to taste (if needed) Serve warm.Serving Size: makes 4-6 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLITZAJ7.

The nutritional information for Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 396.2

• Total Fat: 8.8 g
• Cholesterol: 43.9 mg
• Sodium: 933.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
• Protein: 28.2 g

Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is Vegetarian