From Cooking Light, July, 2007. “Sear the scallops while the orzo cooks. Serve this easy but impressive meal with a green salad, garlic bread, and a crisp white wine.”
Ingredients: [‘cooking spray’, ‘onion’, ‘orzo pasta’, ‘fat-free low-sodium chicken broth’, ‘dry white wine’, ‘dried thyme’, ‘fresh chives’, ‘fresh lemon juice’, ‘olive oil’, ‘sea scallops’, ‘salt’, ‘black pepper’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [” cooking spray”,”1/2 cup onion, chopped, can use prechopped “,”1 cup orzo pasta, uncooked “,”1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth”,”1/2 cup dry white wine”,”1/4 teaspoon dried thyme”,”2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped “,”2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice”,”2 teaspoons olive oil”,”1 1/2 lbs sea scallops”,”1/4 teaspoon salt”,”1/4 teaspoon black pepper”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.’, ‘Coat pan with cooking spray.’, ‘Add onion to pan; saute 3 minutes.’, ‘Stir in pasta, broth, wine, and thyme; bring to a boil.’, ‘Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and pasta is al dente.’, ‘Stir in chopped chives and lemon juice.’, ‘Keep warm.’, ‘Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle scallops evenly with salt and pepper and add them to the pan; cook 3 minutes on each side until desired degree of doneness.’, ‘Serve with pasta mixture.’, ‘Serving size is 4 1/2 oz. scallops and about 3/4 cup pasta mixture.’]