Side Dish

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce is for Side Dish.

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce are:

1 lb frozen corn
1 1/3 cups whole milk
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp reduced-fat sour cream
1 bunch scallions, chopped, green and while separated
5 ounces dry orzo pasta

Here is how you make Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce:

1. Boil orzo in salted water.2. Bring milk, sour cream, and half of the corn to the boil, whisking or stirring steadily. Simmer until thickened.3. Using a blender, puree corn mixture until thick and evenly liquified.4. Saute white parts of scallions in butter until softened. Add remaining corn and pan fry until thawed and heated through.5. Add corn sauce to panfried corn and stir. Simmer.6. When orzo is almost done, drain, reserving 1/2 cup water. Add orzo to sauce, and simmer until orzo is cooked through, adding pasta water if needed. Salt and pepper to taste, top with thinly sliced scallion greens and serve.Serves 4-6.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MANYWATERS.

The nutritional information for Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 212.4

• Total Fat: 5.1 g
• Cholesterol: 11.4 mg
• Sodium: 40.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 7.3 g