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To my relief a great family meal. One child wants rice, the other noodles. What to do? Okay, peas are a hit. Bacon too. I don’t like bacon, but I love prosciutto. Okay. Solution. Orzo. Abundant in Greece. Risotto too. Aahh relief. Orzo risotto. Yes, a family vacation with culinary possibilities despite only have 3 pots, and one mini skillet. I mean mini. 1 fried egg mini. So salads, noodles, rice. Let’s see what I can whip together. My creativity is tested, mostly due to the pleasing four people, I mean the two kids factor.<\/p>\n

Orzo Risotto is Pasta Risotto<\/h2>\n

So what is orzo? Actually it\u2019s dried pasta. “Orzo” is Italian and means barley because the grains are very similar in looks to barley. It\u2019s simply untreated durum wheat semolina. Since it is so abundant in Greece, there is clearly also a Greek name \u2013 yes, it\u2019s Kritharaki.<\/p>\n

In Germany, orzo is found under the name of \u201cReisnudeln\u201d (rice noodles) in the supermarket. In any case, it is the healthy variety of pasta \u2013 but since it is a pasta rather than a whole grain, it\u2019s not quite as healthy from that perspective. Though it\u2019s lightweight and due to its extremely small size, it\u2019s easy to digest. So dig in and enjoy this tasty combo!<\/p>\n

TIP:<\/strong> Not all orzo is created the same. To avoid a very sticky pitfall, be sure to use top-quality dried pasta. From my experience, pasta tends to stick when an inferior quality of wheat is used. There are also some gluten-free varieties of orzo made from lentil flour, or quinoa flour.<\/p>\n

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Orzo Risotto with Peas, Prosciutto and Pine Nuts<\/h2>
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