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Cooking Evolution

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2012

Perfect. Didn't change a thing. I will make this over and over again.

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olivia Johnston

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

This was a bit bland for my taste. Next time I make it I think I will double the amount of basil and sun dried tomatoes.

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Rexi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2012

Awesome...I added chicken that I sauteed in Olive Oil with Basil. Made it the day before and it was great to pull it out of the fridge, add a little more shredded cheese and we were ready to eat!

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caki

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2012

Super simple and flavorful. A great go to.

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jami

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2011

This is a great "idea" recipe! Like so many others I tweaked it just a bit to fit my tastes. Instead of orzo I used pipettes. I used regular sun dried tomatoes instead of oil packed and added a little starchy pasta water to help everything blend and keep the oil down. Then I tossed in 4 or 5 pitted kalamata olives, 1/2 a small shallot, a garlic glove, 1 tbs of vegan parmesan (instead of 3/4 cup) and 1 tbs giardiniera on top of the other ingredients (minus the salt - the olives are pretty salty). Then I mixed it all with the warm pasta and topped with a bit more vegan parm. Even my ridiculously picky husband liked it. I will be making again! So simple!

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cburdi

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2011

I cheated. Rather than prepare Orzo, I mixed the other ingredients with brown rice. I'd do it again.

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Daymon

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2011

I thought this was rather decent, I can see me changing one slight thing in this recipe. decrease the amount of basil I chop and stuff into a 1/3 cup. Thats where, I feel it was over powering for me. My family liked it, my son was a 3 star because of the tomatoes but still ate it. What I did when chopping the basil was chop and stuff, chop and stuff into the measuring cup...not next time. I'll chop and toss into the cup, when it reaches the top...I stop. Plan and simple. As much as I love basil in some things..I don't like the overwhelming flavor of it to the point I can't taste anything else. And in this case...it's exactly what I did. But the ease of the ingredients and the quickness to throw it together, is a 5 star. Live and learn. ;-)

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