Beef / Pork

Beef Orzo Skillet is for Dinner.

Beef Orzo Skillet takes several minutes to prepare.

Beef Orzo Skillet takes several minutes to cook.

Beef Orzo Skillet makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Beef Orzo Skillet are:

1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped (or use 1 tablespoon onion powder)
2-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes (can use the garlic, basil, oregano flavor)
1 1/2 cups low sodium beef broth
1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces orzo pasta, dried (1 cup)
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed (can use fresh spinach)
1/2 - 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Beef Orzo Skillet:

Sprinkle salt into a 10 to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat. Add beef to pan and cook, stirring often and breaking into crumbles, until meat begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.Reduce heat to medium, add onion, and continue to cook, stirring, until onion is soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Spoon off and discard excess fat.Add garlic, tomatoes (break them up with a spoon) and their liquid, broth, oregano, and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil then stir in pasta. Reduce heat, cover and simmer gently until pasta is tender to bite, 10 to 12 minutes.Meanwhile, squeeze as much liquid as possible from spinach. Stir spinach into pasta mixture just until heated through.Serve with cheese to sprinkle on top.Serving Size: TBDNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOOPEYAPPLETUSH.

The nutritional information for Beef Orzo Skillet is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 394.4

• Total Fat: 16.0 g
• Cholesterol: 79.2 mg
• Sodium: 653.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
• Protein: 32.5 g