Blue Cheese Spinach Orzo Sauce

Vegetarian
Health score
16%
Blue Cheese Spinach Orzo Sauce
25 min.
4
679kcal

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Ingredients

  • cups cheese blue crumbled
  • tablespoons butter 
  • pound orzo pasta cooled cooked
  • tablespoons flour 
  • cup milk 
  • tablespoon salt and pepper blend white
  • cups pkt spinach fresh
  • cup tomatoes diced

Equipment

  • sauce pan

Directions

  1. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the butter to melt. Once the butter has melted, reduce the heat, add the flour and stir to create a roux; the roux should be pale blond in color. Once the roux is made, reduce the heat again to low, add the milk, stirring into the roux and cooking until the roux has thickened. Finally, add the blue cheese, 1 cup at a time, until all the cheese has been added and well blended. Season with the salt and pepper blend.
  2. Remove from the heat and continue to stir to ensure consistency.
  3. Once the sauce has been prepared, add the orzo, spinach and tomatoes and stir to incorporate into the cream sauce. Allow the orzo to warm with the sauce, then remove from the heat and serve. This has a shelf life of 5 days.

Nutrition Facts

Calories679kcal
Protein18.64%
Fat53.99%
Carbs27.37%

Properties

Glycemic Index
77.13
Glycemic Load
21.26
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
26.581739052482%

Flavonoids

Naringenin
0.25mg
Luteolin
0.11mg
Kaempferol
0.99mg
Myricetin
0.1mg
Quercetin
0.81mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:679.1kcal
33.95%
Fat:40.77g
62.72%
Saturated Fat:25.69g
160.58%
Carbohydrates:46.5g
15.5%
Net Carbohydrates:43.53g
15.83%
Sugar:5.14g
5.71%
Cholesterol:105.83mg
35.28%
Sodium:3014.14mg
131.05%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:31.67g
63.35%
Vitamin K:78.76µg
75.01%
Selenium:47.94µg
68.49%
Calcium:640.59mg
64.06%
Vitamin A:2850.59IU
57.01%
Phosphorus:544.1mg
54.41%
Vitamin B2:0.56mg
32.97%
Manganese:0.6mg
29.83%
Vitamin B12:1.58µg
26.38%
Zinc:3.72mg
24.79%
Folate:89.68µg
22.42%
Vitamin B5:2.18mg
21.84%
Magnesium:68.46mg
17.11%
Potassium:581.48mg
16.61%
Vitamin B6:0.32mg
16.13%
Iron:2.55mg
14.17%
Fiber:2.97g
11.88%
Vitamin C:9.32mg
11.29%
Vitamin B3:2.22mg
11.08%
Vitamin B1:0.16mg
10.42%
Copper:0.21mg
10.27%
Vitamin D:1.18µg
7.85%
Vitamin E:1.1mg
7.36%