PASTA orzo with caramelized onions

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Orzo Soup with Caramelized Onions and Cheese (Reisman)

 

Recipe By :Sensationally Light Pasta nad Grains by Rose Reisman

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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vegetable cooking spray

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

2 large white onions -- thinly sliced

1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons minced garlic

6 cups vegetable stock

3/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

2/3 cup orzo or other small pasta

1/2 cup shredded lowfat Swiss cheese

or mozzarella cheese

 

1. In a saucepan sprayed with vegetable SPRAY, heat OIL over medium heat. Add

ONIONS, BROWN SUGAR and GARLIC; reduce heat to medium low. Cook, stirring

occasionally, for 30 minutes or until browned and tender.

 

2. Increase heat to medium high. Add STOCK and THYME; bring to a BOIL. Add ORZO;

reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered for 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.

 

3. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle evenly with swiss CHEESE. Serve immediately.

 

VARIATIONS: try using extra sweet onion varieties such as vidalia or Walla

Walla. TIP: No matter what type of onions you use, be sure to stir occasionally

to avoid burning.

 

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Copyright:

" 1999 with Penguin Press ISBN 0140288104 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 286 Calories; 6g Fat (19.4% calories from

fat); 12g Protein; 46g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 6mg Cholesterol; 1654mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : Caramelizing onions -- cooking slowly over low heat -- gives them a

deliciously sweet intensity. That's a lowfat trick: boost flavor and reduce fat.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4318 0 0