Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) Recipe

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Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) Recipe from the diabetic recipe collection at InformationAboutDiabetes.com

Ingredients:

8 oz Orzo or other sm pasta such as mini
1 tbsp Virgin olive oil
3 tbsp Pine nuts, pignoli
1 tbsp Dried leaf basil
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Preparation:

Bring a large kettle of water to a boil and cook orzo until al dente;
3 minutes. Drain in a colander. Meanwhile, in a small, non-stick
skillet, heat oil and stir in pine nuts. Cook until golden, about 5
minutes. Add basil. Toss with orzo, season with salt and pepper to
taste. Heat through and serve.
Food Exchange per serving: 2 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGES + 1 FAT EXCHANGE
CAL: 183; CHO: 2mg; CAR: 29g; PRO: 6g; SOD: 49mg; FAT: 5g;

Source: Light and Easy Diabetes Cuisine by Betty Marks
Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master

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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

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Is this Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) recipe is one of our category which contains diabetic Pasta recipes. As we don`t know your peculiar medical problems and the advice your nutritionalist has offered you, we can`t say for certain that this Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) recipe is OK for you. Still, as somebody labelled it as `diabetic` it should suggest that it, at the very least, meets the minimum specification for the tag `diabetic friendly`, being low in fat and carbs and therefore, should be healthier than a normal recipe. Nonetheless, this Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) recipe should only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the nutritional contents are OK for you.

Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) Recipe - Important Disclaimer

This Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) Recipe is part of the diabetic Pasta recipes category. It is totally unthinkable for us to validate every one of the diabetic Pasta recipes to make certain that all the recipes are completely modified for diabetics. Our diabetic recipe collection has more than two thousand recipes in the collection, and to cook every one of them even at 7 per week would take as long as 290 weeks. We strongly urge you to analyse the recipe content with due care to make sure that all the recipes are compatible with the dietary guidelines your medical advisors have offered you. If you suspect that this Orzo & Pignoli(Pasta & Pine Nuts) recipe is unsuitable for diabetics, please contact us & we will withdraw it from our recipe site.

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