If you haven’t tried cooking with orzo, you should. Orzo is a tiny tiny pasta that looks like rice – but it isn’t rice, it is pasta. 🙂 Orzo is a fun pasta to cook with because it absorbs flavor really well and it looks so good in a pasta dish like this!
Since I went gluten free, I haven’t cooked with orzo much as orzo does have wheat in it. I have a big container of dry orzo in my pantry so sometimes I will make orzo for hubby and then make rice for me. For this recipe, I would just separate the ingredients into two. Half of the ingredients would go with the orzo and the other half with rice. Win Win!
This Orzo with Peas, Tomatoes & Bacon recipe is light even though it has bacon in it. The main staples in this recipe are fresh cherry tomatoes, frozen green beans and bacon. All of the flavors blend together perfectly and the crispy bites of bacon are a salty surprise that goes so nicely with the sweet peas and tomatoes!
Orzo with peas, bacon, tomato and cheese
Ingredients
1 cup of cooked orzo
1 bag of frozen peas
6 strips of bacon, chopped (used turkey)
1 cup of grape tomatoes
¼ – ½ of grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Cook orzo according to package directions, adding in frozen peas with about 5 minutes left.
2. In another skillet cook up the bacon until crisp then reserve 1 teaspoon of bacon fat while draining the rest.
3. Add the orzo and peas to the bacon skillet, mix in the bacon, cheese and tomatoes. Season with salt and/or pepper if desired.
4. Enjoy!
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Recipe adapted from 80 Breakfasts
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..