- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Serving: 3 Persons
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 408
- Carbohydrate Content: 59g
- Fat Content: 9g
- Fiber Content: 6g
- Protein Content: 23g
- Saturated Fat Content: 5g
- Sodium Content: 2.1g
- Sugar Content: 12g
Beetroot orzotto Recipe
Beetroot orzotto is a Low-calorie pasta recipe for 3 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has vegetable oil, red onion and beetroot.
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil - vegetable oil
- Red Onion - 1 red onion, chopped
- Vegetable Stock - 700ml hot chicken or vegetable stock
- Beetroot - 250g pack cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), chopped into small chunks (reserve the juice)
- Orzo - 200g orzo pasta
- Dill - small bunch dill, chopped, a few fronds reserved, to serve
- Feta Cheese - 100g feta cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Heat a little oil in a saucepan, add the onion and cook for 8 mins until soft.
- Add the beetroot, plus any juice from the pack, the orzo, hot stock and a little seasoning to the pan. Bubble until the stock has been absorbed and the orzo is cooked through, about 15 mins.
- Add the dill and taste for seasoning. Serve in shallow bowls with the feta and reserved dill fronds scattered on top.