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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook bacon in large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels using slotted spoon and drain. | 2. Pour off all but 1 T. drippings from pan. | 3. Add butter and ccok until butter begins to brown slightly. Mix in orzo and stir for 30 seconds or so. | 4. Add 4 1/2 cups of the broth and simmer , uncovered, until orzo is tender, but still firm to the bite and broth is absorbed, stirring often, about 8 minutes. | 5. Add cream and bring to low simmer. | 6. Stir in cheese and thyme and them bacon. Season with salt and pepper to taste and thin with additional broth, if desired. | 7. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
bacon	6	ounces	cut	709.3043	2.1772	21.4662	67.5115
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
orzo pasta	1			-	-	-	-
chicken broth	5	cups	low sodium	390.6	9.45	55.692	13.104000000000001
heavy cream	1/2	cup		204.0	1.6440000000000001	1.704	21.648000000000003
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
thyme	1	teaspoon	chopped	0.8079999999999999	0.1956	0.0445	0.0134

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