A fast and simple sausage and orzo recipe that tastes great.
Ingredients:
- 4 low fat sausages or cut cup chicken breast if unable to find sausage.
- CharCut Nuvo has 1.5 gram -2 gram options
- Nature’s Promise has a 2.5 gram option
- Minced garlic (to your liking)
- 8 oz orzo
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup fat free half and half or fat free milk
- Pepper and garlic powder to taste
- Handful of spinach
- Optional: Saute in water until soft: 1 zucchini, 1 bell pepper, 1/2 onion
Directions:
In a skillet, add garlic and sausage. Brown sausage on both sides. Once browned, add in the orzo and stir for a minute.
Stir in broth and half and half.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover for about 12 minutes or until orzo is fully cooked.
Stir in spinach and mix.
If you sauteed the additional vegetables, add and stir them in here.
Serve and top with fat free mozzarella and low fat parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Information:
Not calculated for this recipe
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