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CARAMELIZED ONION AND BLUE CHEESE ORZO

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Rissoni, also known as semi di melone, or any other short soup pasta can be used for this dish.

Provided by Lindsay Perejma

Categories Side Dish

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pound uncooked orzo pasta
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 onions, sliced
6 ½ ounces blue cheese, crumbled
3 ½ ounces mascarpone cheese
2 cups shredded spinach
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
While pasta is cooking, heat butter and oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook onion in this mixture until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from pan with a spoon and drain on paper towels.
In a large bowl, combine blue cheese, mascarpone and onion and mix well. Toss cheese mixture with spinach and pasta, season with salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 872.8 calories, Carbohydrate 97.3 g, Cholesterol 80.5 mg, Fat 42.4 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 29 g, SaturatedFat 20.3 g, Sodium 717.5 mg, Sugar 10.2 g

CARAMELIZED ONION AND BLUE CHEESE ORZO

Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese Orzo image

Have been looking for different recipes using orzo, as it is like rice, and maybe my Cubans won't say no! So will be posting quite a few - they may not be well accepted by the residents but they are still great or even fantastic dishes! Found on the internet but can't remember exactly where. Perhaps, the blue cheese is too heavy a flavor so why not Saga's Brie & Blue Cheese? Have yet to try it but am looking for a special occasion so that I won't feel guilty about eating the cheese.

Provided by Manami

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 1h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 lb uncooked orzo pasta
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 onions, sliced
6 1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (or Brie & Blue Cheese by Saga)
3 1/2 ounces mascarpone cheese
2 cups shredded spinach
salt and pepper
1 pinch brown sugar or 1 pinch Splenda sugar substitute
red crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
freshly ground nutmeg (optional, if using a pinch or two)

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
While pasta is cooking, heat butter and oil in a large skillet over low heat.
Cook onion in this mixture with brown sugar until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from pan with a spoon and drain on paper towels.
In a large bowl, combine blue cheese (or Brie & Blue Cheese if using), mascarpone, crushed red pepper flakes, onion, ground nutmeg (just a pinch) and mix well.
Toss cheese mixture with spinach and pasta, season with salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.2, Fat 20.7, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 33.2, Sodium 469.8, Carbohydrate 65.3, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 4.7, Protein 17.5

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