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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the olive oil in a sauce pan over medium high heat. Add the onion, garlic and oregano and sauté until the onion wilts, about 5 minutes. | 2. Stir in the tomatoes and sauté until they collapse, about 10 minutes. | 3. Add the salt and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the tomatoes are very soft and the liquid is very dark, about 40 minutes. | 4. Add the orzo and simmer until it is tender, about 5 minutes. | 5. Serve with grated cheese on top and shredded mint leaves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1/3	cup		636.48	0.0	0.0	72.0
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic clove	4			-	-	-	-
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
tomato	2 1/2		chopped	100.5247	21.7245	4.9145	1.1169
salt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
water	8	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
orzo pasta	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/3	cup	grated	98.6667	10.6667	10.6667	1.3333
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
mint	1	tablespoon	shredded	-	-	-	-

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