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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009
Tastes fairly bland when made as directed. I saved it 'til the next day, added vegetable broth, additional water, 1 can of diced tomatoes, and bay leaves, then reheated - it made a reasonably good vegetable/pasta soup this way.
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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008
I agree, this was a little bland. I added some chili garlic paste and Parmesan and it was delicious.
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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2007
I liked this recipe, but it was not one of my favorites. As a whole this was a little dry. I also did not used the seasonings that this called for, I used cajun seasoning and a little cumin. I might make this again and try it with just the orzo, beans and maybe some corn. Thanks for the ideas.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.41 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2007
I did not care for this dish at all despite being a fan of black beans, orzo and veggies. The seasoning was off - no depth of flavour and the dish was dry and lifeless. Not a favorite for sure.
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Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2007
My family loved this! I used fake butter spray (counting calories). I also used Goya Adobo seasoning instead of the called for seasoning. It was a hit!
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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2007
I really didn't like this. It may have been better with fresh vegetables, but I won't be trying it again to find out. The flavors were quite bland.
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Reviewed: May 3, 2007
Excellent
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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2006
To me this was sort of bland, but the rest of the family thought it was good. We had it as a main course, but it is certainly more of a side dish. Also, I think I just have an aversion to frozen vegetables. Perhaps I would have liked it better if I had used fresh.
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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2005
maybe the previous reviewer didn't see the "drain" instruction. great tasting receipe, i'd make it again!
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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2004
Made just like recipe and it was delicious! It's a keeper!
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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2004
A nice alternative to beans and rice.
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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2003
This is good for a different-tasting side dish.
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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2002
This is one of my favorite dishes. I have found that bow-tie pasta works as a good substitute for the orzo as it holds the ingredients together better and makes the dish a little more substantial as a main dish rather than a side.
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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2002
This was great! I altered it slightly: I added a small can of mushrooms (drained). Since I didn't a bag of frozen mixed veggies, I used a small bag of frozen peas. I didn't have tarragon, so I added some basil, onion salt and pepper. Very satisfying.
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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2002
I really enjoyed this dish, especially because it is very healthy and very easy. (I reduced the butter to 1 TBS to lower the fat content. I also didn't cook the orzo for as long because I was afraid it would get too mushy.) Evidently the previous reviewer forgot to DRAIN the orzo and vegetables before adding the other ingredients, and that's why it didn't turn out good. My 2 year old daughter even liked it.
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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2000
This is a very easy and quick recipe, but I may have done something wrong as it tasted horrible. I followed the directions, but the water added was too much. The orzo tasted bland with just the taste of tarragon to cover it. I could not get my family to eat it. It was as if we were eating watery pasta that had a strong tarragon after taste. Maybe cutting the water amount in half or more would have helped.
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