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Orzo with Bacon and Spinach

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
  • 4 slices thick cut uncured bacon, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 4 cups fresh spinach chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Boil orzo pasta according to instructions on box. Once boiled, drain the pasta and set it aside.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until lightly browned. When done, transfer bacon to a plate and set it aside.
  • In a same pan that bacon was cooked in, saute onions in the bacon fat. Saute onions until soft and add chopped spinach and saute for about 1 minute or until spinach is tender. Add orzo pasta and bacon to the pan and mix well with vegetables. Once ingredients are mixed, add olive oil and salt.