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Pearl barley, pork mince and saffron orzotto recipe
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Pearl barley, pork mince and saffron orzotto recipe

9 ingredients 15 min + 25 min 4 people openrecipes

A beautiful dish, made simply from pork mince, pearl barley, spinach, parsley, onion and a pinch of saffron.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

732
Calories
33g
Protein
42g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 glugs extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 150 pork mince
  • g pearl barley
  • 200 spinach, roughly chopped
  • g litre stock (vegetable or meat, or combine)
  • 120 bunch of flatleaf parsley, finely chopped including the stalks
  • g salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large pinch of saffron strands (optional)

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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