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Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese Orzo

SUBMITTED BY: Lindsay Perejma PHOTO BY: LynnInHK

"Rissoni, also known as semi di melone, or any other short soup pasta can be used for this dish."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 42 stars. This recipe average a 4.2 star rating.
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  35 Min
READY IN  45 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 pound uncooked orzo pasta
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 onions, sliced
  • 6 1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • 3 1/2 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 2 cups shredded spinach
  • salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  2. While pasta is cooking, heat butter and oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook onion in this mixture until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from pan with a spoon and drain on paper towels.
  3. In a large bowl, combine blue cheese, mascarpone and onion and mix well. Toss cheese mixture with spinach and pasta, season with salt and pepper and serve.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2004 by _SEVERINE_
This was beautiful and if I could have given it 4.5 stars I would have. The only thing that... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2005 by T9CHEBIT
This is very tasty, a nice change from rice or potatoes. I must admit ... I was very nervious... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2005 by Lisa L.
A very good recipe. I did not drain the onions which kept the orzo from getting too dry. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2008 by TIMBO
I 1/2'd the pasta and doubled the spinach. Used prewashed baby spinach and rotini shaped... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2005 by pammy74
Great side dish! Did not have mascarpone on hand so I used cream cheese. And I had Gorganzola... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by SNOOZHE
This was delicious! I would suggest adding more fresh spinach--maybe a cup more. This is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2007 by ilovemyboys
This is wonderful. I did change the blue cheese to feta since I do not like blue cheese- but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2005 by Stephanie M.
This is a good recipe and I have made ir a few times now. Since there are few ingredients, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2005 by LTHRIPPLETON
This is a great dish, something different. Next time I would cut the Blue cheese in half and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2005 by LynnInHK
Am glad I took the time and slowly caramalized the onion. The flavor really worked well with... MORE