Orzo with Cottage Cheese and Peas Recipe

4.56 from 92 votes

Orzo with Cottage Cheese and Peas Recipe

One of my favorite ways to use cottage cheese with pasta with less fat and more protein - simple, healthy and delicious! It's a favorite from the talented Mollie Katzen.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cottage cheese orzo, orzo pasta with cottage cheese, orzo with peas and cottage cheese

Servings:

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups low fat cottage cheese, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup minced scallions or chives
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Black pepper to taste
1/2 pound orzo (rice shaped pasta)
1 cup frozen peas
Grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook the orzo in plenty of boiling salted water until tender. While the orzo is cooking, place the peas in a colander in a the sink.
While the water boils and orzo cooks, in a medium-sized bowl, combine the cottage cheese, salt, scallions, lemon zest, and black pepper. Mix until well combined.
When the orzo is done, drain into the colander right onto the peas.
Shake off the excess water and dump into the bowl with the cottage cheese mixture.
Stir gently and sprinkle with grated parmesan.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Serving size: about 3/4 cup

WW Points: 6

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Weight Watchers SmartPoints: 7

Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints: 6

Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 6

Recipe Source: Mollie Katzen

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