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Courgette & orzo bake
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Courgette & orzo bake

11 ingredients 15 min + 45 min Serves 6 - 8 openrecipes
Courgette & orzo bake

This rice-sized pasta is often used in soup but it works brilliantly in this great-value dish

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

483
Calories
14g
Protein
33g
Fat
28g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4

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

  • 200g baby courgettes , halved
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 25g butter
  • 2 onions , chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 3 courgettes (just under 500g weight), coarsely grated
  • 500g bag orzo
  • small glass white wine , if you have it
  • 1l /1 and 3 quarter pints vegetable stock
  • 85g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
  • 1 slice white bread , whizzed to crumbs

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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