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Orzo with Mushrooms & Steamed Broccoli

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I was looking for something totally easy yet yummy for dinner tonight so I decided to make orzo with mushrooms and steamed broccoli.  I found a recipe on AllRecipes.com but I modified it to suit my own family.  Also, instead of making this a side dish, we made enough to eat as a meal.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 2 cups of uncooked orzo pasta
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 cup of chicken broth (you can use white wine as well – I just didn’t have any)
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 package of sliced white mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup of butter
  • 2-3 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Add the butter to a skillet, on medium high, and add the mushrooms and uncooked orzo.  Once the mushrooms get a little soft, add the water and the chicken broth.  Let it come to a boil and them reduce to simmering.  Season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and add the garlic, putting it through your garlic press.  Cook for 7-10 minutes until al dente or cook it to how you enjoy your pasta.

While it’s cooking, get some frozen (or fresh) broccoli and add it to a pot with a bit of water and a steamer.  Let the broccoli steam while the orzo finishes cooking.  They take more or less the same amount of time to cook.

You’ll know that the orzo is ready when most of the water has been absorbed.  Stir in the Parmesan cheese and cover to allow the remaining water to absorb.  Turn your heat off, get your broccoli into a separate bowl and allow people to grab some orzo and add as much, or as little, broccoli as they want!

Enjoy.

Easy Pork Tenderloin Recipe

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Super simple to make!

I used 1 pork tenderloin cut in half (cut the other one in half too but froze for later). It’s just the two of us so I portion out all of our meat.

You will need Italian seasoned breadcrumbs or, you can do like I do and buy the whole wheat bread crumbs and season them myself with Garlic Plus and Italian seasoning. It is 2 cups of bread crumbs for TWO pieces so I just use 1 cup.

You will also need olive oil. I use extra virgin.

Defrost your pork (or cook after purchasing it). Then, in a bowl, add your bread crumbs. In a shallow bowl, add some olive oil. Use less to start and add as needed.

Preheat oven to 425.

Take your pork, roll it around in the olive oil and then in the bread crumbs, coating it well. Make sure there is no pink and try to get a nice, thick coating on the meat – about 1/3 of an inch thick.

Bake meat on a shallow cookie sheet for about 35 minutes making sure that there is no pink left when the pork is cut.

Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting it into medallions. (Slice into evenly cut pieces.)

Enjoy!

Creamy Delicious Mashed Potatoes Recipe (Video)

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These are SUPER yummy, light, fluffy and delicious potatoes that are perfect to serve at a family gathering or dinner where comfort food reigns supreme. They are also an inexpensive and easy addition to your regular evening meals!

This video is on my new cooking channel on YouTube so please do subscribe if you want to get some easy, affordable and family-friendly cooking ideas! The channel is here: http://www.youtube.com/cookingwitherin.