Recipe: Fajita-Style Orzo
For 4 Persons
Category: Pasta, Low fat
1 lb Uncooked Orzo or Ditalini
-OR other small pasta shape
2 ts Vegetable oil
2 lg Red bell peppers
- cored, seeded
- and cut into wide strips
1 lg Red onion; sliced
- into 1/4-inch thick rings
3 md Tomatoes, very ripe
1 bn Scallions; finely chopped
1 Jalapeno pepper
- seeded and minced
1/2 c Lime juice
1 ts Salt
1/4 c Low-fat sour cream
-OR guacamole
Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain.
Brush the red pepper strips and onion rings lightly with the vegetable oil.
Over medium-hot coals, grill the vegetables until they are very soft, about
8 to 9 minutes.
Mince the tomatoes and put them in a large bowl. Stir in the scallions,
jalapenos, lime juice and salt.
When the peppers and onions are ready, transfer them from the grill to a
cutting board. Cut them into very thin strips and add to the salsa with the
pasta. Toss well. Divide the pasta among four bowls and top each with a
spoonful of sour cream.
*This dish is delicious with the addition of grilled chicken breasts, cut
into thin strips.
Each serving provides: 760 Calories; 25.9 g Protein; 150 g Carbohydrates; 6
g Fat; 0 mg Cholesterol; 564 mg Sodium. Calories from Fat: 7%
Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org) (Reprinted
with permission)
From: Iris Grayson
Date: 05 Oct 96
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #143 by BobbieB1@aol.com on May 22, 1997
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