Tea-scented Orzo

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 honey-and-lemon-flavored green tea bags, like tetley
• 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta, like barilla
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 scallion, chopped
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in 3-quart saucepot, bring 2 quarts water to a boil. remove from heat.
• 2 add tea bags to boiling water. cover and steep 5 minutes.
• 3 squeeze tea bags to extract excess liquid; discard tea bags.
• 4 return green tea to a boil. add orzo; cook 9 minutes or until orzo is tender, adding raisins during last minute of cooking.
• 5 drain orzo-raisin mixture.
• 6 in bowl, combine orzo mixture, toasted pine nuts, olive oil and chopped scallion.
• 7 season with salt and pepper, if desired.