White Bean, Spinach, Orzo, Sun-Dried Tomato with Lemon and Feta

Delicious, Nutritious and Amazing!

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One-Dish Cannellini Bean, Spinach, Orzo, Sun-Dried Tomato, with Feta and Lemon

Flavors meld together perfectly in this company-good one skillet dish creation. This healthy, nutritious and "don't plan on any leftovers" recipe takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. High fiber, plant-based protein and heart healthy-but most of all delicious :-)1

• Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 T extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 6 garlic cloves minced
• 1 cup whole wheat orzo
• 1 cup chopped son-dried tomatoes
• 3 cups veggie brith
• 2 cans (15 oz)cannellini beans-drained and rinsed
• 2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 3 T lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 5 oz package baby spinach
• 1/4 cup feta cheese-crumbled
• 1/4 cup fresh basil (if desired)
• 1/4 toasted nuts- pines, walnuts, etc your choice

Step 1: Heat oil in a large skillet/pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook for about 8 minutes until translucent. Stir in garlic, cook stirring often for about 1 minute.

Step 2: Stir in orzo and sun-dried tomatoes; cook, stirring often until orzo is toasted about 1 minute. Add broth, beans. lemon juice, salt and oregano and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes until orzo is done/

Step 3: Stir in spinach. Cook, uncovered stirring often until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat and top with favorite toppings- feta, lemon zest, basil, nuts or others. ENJOY!

Recipe adopted from EatingWell.com