New Recipe : Souvlaki and Spanokopita Orzo
So, my little sister introduced me to the new Rachael Ray cookbook "Look and Cook". I loved it so much, that I bought it....twice!
Ha, the first time I gave it to my mom for mother's day, since she seemed to be enjoying all the lovely pictures too ;)
So, anyway, as I try some of the recipes I will review them and post them here for you.
This, as usual is tweaked by Julie (and Epicure)
Souvlaki
4 or 5 chicken breasts
olive oil
lemon juice
VE Souvlaki seasoning
VE Greek seasoning
Sea Salt and Pepper
I mixed this all together - I never measure, just till it looks well coated ;)
I marinated it over night, which I recommend.
Then as my youngest son put the chicken on little skewers, I boiled up about two cups of orzo pasta, and made the spinach sauce.
To do this, I sauteed about 1/2 cup of onions in about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, for about six minutes.
Then I added some fresh spinach I had pureed in my vitamix. I also added a few sprigs of fresh dill, just cuz that's how I roll ;) then I added about half a cup of chicken stock. (I would recommend using a low sodium one)
This part was not so appetizing ;)
After the orzo was done (oh and my souvlaki is at this point on the grill) I added it to the spinach sauce, and then melted in about 1/4 cup of fresh feta, and another cup of spinach leaves.
Then, served the souvlaki on top of the orzo concoction. It was VERY good. Even the boys ate it, minus the onions (they picked that out, fussy buggers ;))
For those of you who need a more detailed recipe (since this would be a pain to print) here is
Rachel's recipe.
Ha, the first time I gave it to my mom for mother's day, since she seemed to be enjoying all the lovely pictures too ;)
So, anyway, as I try some of the recipes I will review them and post them here for you.
This, as usual is tweaked by Julie (and Epicure)
Souvlaki
4 or 5 chicken breasts
olive oil
lemon juice
VE Souvlaki seasoning
VE Greek seasoning
Sea Salt and Pepper
I mixed this all together - I never measure, just till it looks well coated ;)
I marinated it over night, which I recommend.
Then as my youngest son put the chicken on little skewers, I boiled up about two cups of orzo pasta, and made the spinach sauce.
To do this, I sauteed about 1/2 cup of onions in about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, for about six minutes.
Then I added some fresh spinach I had pureed in my vitamix. I also added a few sprigs of fresh dill, just cuz that's how I roll ;) then I added about half a cup of chicken stock. (I would recommend using a low sodium one)
This part was not so appetizing ;)
After the orzo was done (oh and my souvlaki is at this point on the grill) I added it to the spinach sauce, and then melted in about 1/4 cup of fresh feta, and another cup of spinach leaves.
Then, served the souvlaki on top of the orzo concoction. It was VERY good. Even the boys ate it, minus the onions (they picked that out, fussy buggers ;))
For those of you who need a more detailed recipe (since this would be a pain to print) here is
Rachel's recipe.
