Name: Roasted Garlic Orzo
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lg cloves Garlic unpeeled; 1 tb Unsalted butter; 2 tb fresh parsley leaves Chopped; 1 ts Poppy seeds if desired; 1/2 c Orzo (rice-shaped pasta) (about 3 oz)

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INGREDIENTS

3 lg cloves Garlic ; unpeeled
1 tb Unsalted butter
2 tb fresh parsley leaves ; Chopped
1 ts Poppy seeds ; if desired
1/2 c Orzo ; (rice-shaped pasta) (about 3 oz)

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INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 450F. Tightly wrap garlic in foil and roast in middle of oven about 25 minutes, or until tender. Carefully unwrap garlic and let cool slightly. Remove skin from cloves and mash into a paste. Transfer garlic paste to a bowl and stir in butter and parsley. While garlic is roasting, in a small skillet dry-roast poppy seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet until fragrant, being careful not to burn them. Add seeds to garlic mixture. While garlic is roasting, in a saucepan of boiling salted water cook orzo until tender and reserve about 1/4 cup cooking water. Drain orzo well and add to garlic mixture with enough reserved cooking water to melt butter and prevent orzo from sticking together. Season orzowith salt and pepper. Serves 2. Gourmet April 1995 Per serving: 427 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (27% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 66g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 9mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Roasted Garlic Orzo

3 lg cloves Garlic unpeeled
1 tb Unsalted butter 
2 tb fresh parsley leaves Chopped
1 ts Poppy seeds if desired
1/2 c Orzo (rice-shaped pasta) (about 3 oz)

Preheat oven to 450F.    Tightly wrap garlic in foil and roast in middle of oven about 25 minutes,  or until tender. Carefully unwrap garlic and let cool slightly. Remove skin  from cloves and mash into a paste. Transfer garlic paste to a bowl and stir  in butter and parsley.    While garlic is roasting, in a small skillet dry-roast poppy seeds over  moderate heat, shaking skillet until fragrant, being careful not to burn  them. Add seeds to garlic mixture.    While garlic is roasting, in a saucepan of boiling salted water cook orzo  until tender and reserve about 1/4 cup cooking water. Drain orzo well and  add to garlic mixture with enough reserved cooking water to melt butter and  prevent orzo from sticking together. Season orzowith salt and pepper.    Serves 2.    Gourmet April 1995        Per serving: 427 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (27% calories from fat);  11g Protein; 66g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 9mg Sodium Food Exchanges:  4 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2      1/2    Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates      Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (220g)
Recipe Makes: 1

Calories: 735
Calories from Fat: 637 (87%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 70.8g	94 %
	Saturated Fat 43.9g	220 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 18.1g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 3.4g
Cholesterol 183.2mg		56 %
Sodium 440.1mg		15 %
Potassium 543mg		14 %
Total Carbohydrate 24.6g		7 %
	Dietary Fiber 6.3g	25 %
	Sugars, other 18.3g
Protein 8.2g		12 %
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Calories per serving: 735

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