I have so much basil that I spent this morning making tons of pesto. So for lunch today I made this little pasta dish for my honey and I. Veggies from the garden and a little help from the can. Although I have tomatoes from the garden, I used the cans to save time. Sometimes you just need to save time…
Orzo with Pesto, Tomatoes and Green Peppers
1 lb orzo noodles
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb sweet sausage
2 green peppers, diced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1/4 cup fresh oregano, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cans diced tomatoes, drained and rinsed
In a large sauce pot, cook beef and sausage until brown and tender, making sure to break up with a spatula. Add herbs, garlic, peppers, tomatoes and onions and cook on medium for 30 minutes.
Click on Pesto to find out how I make my Pesto….Perfect Pesto. Boil pasta according to the directions on the box. For each plate mix 1/2 cup pasta, 1/2 cup meat mixture and 2 tbs pesto. Mix together and serve with Parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!
Heidi
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Yummm love the flavours in this!
Danika Maia
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It is good without the sausage too, but if I have it, I use it.
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I’ve never had orzo before. They look like short-grain rice 🙂 Wouldn’t mind giving it a try if I can get hold of it! 🙂
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I really like them… I was turned on to them by a good Italian friend of mine. Before that I had never had them before.
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It looks so fab:)
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Thank you… I love this time of year… I am still figuring out all the different ways I can use all the herbs i have. Pesto is the easy part.
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That’s lovely:)
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What a delicious fresh dish! You did make a lot of pesto! I usually put it in single serving freezer containers, and it’s great all winter long when summer is long gone.
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I gift a lot too! This morning I put pesto in our eggs. If I had served ham we could have said green eggs and ham…
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sounds yummy!
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It was even better today…
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I am sure!
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