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Vegetable, White Bean, and Orzo Soup

by Pam on September 17, 2014

Recipe revisited… I spent the day with my curtains closed and ice packs on my head due to an excruciating headache that has left me useless. Obviously, I am not able to cook a new recipe tonight so I thought I would re-post one that I’ve been craving. This soup is simple to make and is comforting, healthy, and delicious. I hope to be back to cooking tomorrow.

Originally posted April 1, 2011:

I had a busy day and didn’t have a lot of time to make dinner so I decided to use up what I had on hand and make a big pot of soup. I found carrots, zucchini, squash, spinach, and onion in the refrigerator (and luckily my neighbor had some celery I could have – thanks Cheryl!). I found some white beans and orzo in the cupboard and decided to throw them in the soup too. It was quick and super easy to make and tasted fantastic. I served my soup with feta cheese sprinkled on top but my kids preferred it without cheese.

Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, dried basil, and oregano. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5-6 minutes; add the minced garlic and cook for one more minute, stirring constantly. Add the broth, tomatoes, beans, and sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then cover with a lid and cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the veggies are tender. Add orzo and cook for 8 minutes then add the zucchini, yellow squash, and spinach. Taste and re-season if needed. Cook for 2 minutes then ladle into bowls. Top each bowl of soup with feta cheese and serve immediately. Enjoy.

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Vegetable, White Bean, and Orzo Soup

Yield: 8

Ingredients:

1-2 tsp of olive oil
1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
3 stalks of celery, diced
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
2 cloves of garlic, minced
6 cups of chicken broth
1 15 oz can of diced tomatoes, drained
1 15 oz can of cannellini beans, drained
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
1/2 cup of orzo
1 cup of zucchini, diced
1 cup of yellow squash, diced
2 cups of baby spinach
Feta cheese, garnish

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, dried basil, and oregano. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5-6 minutes; add the minced garlic and cook for one more minute, stirring constantly. Add the broth, tomatoes, beans, and sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then cover with a lid and cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the veggies are tender. Add orzo and cook for 8 minutes then add the zucchini, yellow squash, and spinach. Taste and re-season if needed. Cook for 2 minutes then ladle into bowls. Top each bowl of soup with feta cheese and serve immediately. Enjoy.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

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Spinach Sauté with Grape Tomatoes, Feta Cheese, and Toasted Pine Nuts

by Pam on March 21, 2013

I wanted a healthy and delicious side dish to pair with the Baked Barbecue Ribs^[1] and Roasted Asparagus with Garlikcy Panko^[2] that I recently made for dinner. I grabbed some spinach out of the refrigerator along with toasted pine nuts and feta cheese. I also grabbed some grape tomatoes, seasoned rice vinegar, and fresh garlic to add to the sauté. This recipe took less than 5 minutes to make and was healthy and delicious. It turned out to be a wonderful side dish that we all gobbled up – even my kids enjoyed it (mostly because of the vinegar – they love vinegar).

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the grape tomatoes and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the fresh spinach, the seasoned rice vinegar, a dash of crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; cook, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes or until the spinach has just wilted. Remove from the skillet and pour into a serving bowl. top with feta cheese and toasted pine nuts. Serve immediately with extra seasoned rice vinegar on the side, if desired. Enjoy.

Side Note: To toast the pine nuts, heat a DRY skillet over medium low heat; add the pine nuts and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and toasted; about 5 minutes.

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Spinach Sauté with Grape Tomatoes, Feta Cheese, and Toasted Pine Nuts

Yield: 4

Ingredients:

1 tsp olive oil
1 cup of grape tomatoes
1 clove of garlic, minced
4 cups of baby spinach
1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar (more if desired)
Dash of crushed red pepper flakes
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Feta cheese crumbles, to taste
Toasted pine nuts, to taste

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the grape tomatoes and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the fresh spinach, the seasoned rice vinegar, a dash of crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; cook, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes or until the spinach has just wilted. Remove from the skillet and pour into a serving bowl. top with feta cheese and toasted pine nuts. Serve immediately with extra seasoned rice vinegar on the side, if desired. Enjoy.

Side Note: To toast the pine nuts, heat a DRY skillet over medium low heat; add the pine nuts and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and toasted; about 5 minutes.

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Chilled Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad

Chilled watermelon and chunks of cucumber are tossed with feta cheese, Kalamata olives, fresh mint and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. It’s that salty-sweet thing going on here that’s so good – and will keep you cool as a cucumber during these dog days of summer.

This is the ONLY salad I want this week; temperatures are going to be in the high 90’s all week long here in New York. During these sultry months, I usually make my watermelon salad with arugula, feta and red onion^[1], but I loved this new combination with cucumber, mint and olives for an alternative, and a great way to use up any cucumbers you may have lying around.

You can double this to make a big bowl for a crowd, or cut it in half if you want to serve two. This makes a great side dish to grilled chicken, or seafood.

Chilled Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad
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Servings: 4 • Size: 1 1/4 cups • Old Points: 3 pts • Weight Watcher Points+: 3 pt
Calories: 112 • Fat: 3.5 g • Carb: 19 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 4 g • Sugar: 15.5 g
Sodium: 233 mg • Cholest: 6.3 mg

Ingredients:

4 cups chilled seedless watermelon, diced large
1 medium chilled English cucumber, peeled and diced
1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
1/4 cup (1 oz) crumbled feta
1 tablespoon fresh mint (or basil) leaves, thinly sliced
3 tbsp balsamic glaze

Directions:

Divide the watermelon and cucumbers equally between 4 plates or in one large serving bowl; top with olives, feta and mint. Drizzle the balsamic glaze over everything when ready to serve.

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