Ingredients
- 1/2 pound orzo
- 1 cup minced onion
- 1/2 cup diced fennel
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 16-ounce can plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 cup light cream combined with 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried, crumbled
- 2/3 cup sliced sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/3 cup sliced pitted oil-cured olives
- 1/2 pound fresh Mozzarella, diced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a pot of boiling salted water cook the orzo until al dente and drain. Transfer to a large bowl. In a large skillet cook the onion and fennel in the butter over moderately low heat, covered, for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, cream mixture, rosemary and salt and pepper and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Add the vegetables to the bowl containing the orzo and stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, all but 1/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the mixture to a buttered 1-quart baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining Mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
















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By jbsnid_2824659
Matthews, NC
on March 14, 2007
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I am a taster "during" cooking and to try this recipe before the flavors have time to mesh might make you weary. BUT, it was delicious and I have been asked for the recipe from those who have tasted it. The pitted oil-cured olives were very strange, but turned out quite mellow when all was served! Yum!
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