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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 15 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. (Firm or slightly undercooked orzo works best for this dish.) Drain, transfer to a mixing bowl, and set aside. | 2. Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat, stirring to blend. Stir in garlic, basil, and red pepper flakes, and reduce heat to medium. Stir in pine nuts and cook until lightly browned. Add spinach, cover, and cook on low heat for 5 minutes, or until spinach is wilted. | 3. Toss spinach mixture with orzo pasta. Portion onto serving plates with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and a sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese and chopped tomatoes. Allow guests to adjust seasoning with salt, as needed. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
orzo	1	package	uncooked	-	-	-	-
olive oil	1/2	cup		954.72	0.0	0.0	108.0
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
garlic	1/2	teaspoon	minced	2.086	0.4628	0.08900000000000001	0.006999999999999999
basil	1/2	teaspoon		0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
pine nut	1	cup		908.55	17.658	18.4815	92.2995
baby spinach	1	bag		-	-	-	-
balsamic vinegar	1/8	cup		28.05	5.4283	0.1562	0.0
feta cheese	1	package	crumbled	-	-	-	-
tomato	1/2		chopped	20.1049	4.3449	0.9829	0.2234
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.