{"id":15145,"date":"2014-03-15T19:34:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T02:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=15145"},"modified":"2015-05-02T19:38:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T02:38:39","slug":"spinach-and-lemon-orzo-pilaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=15145","title":{"rendered":"Spinach and Lemon Orzo Pilaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/m890006_spinach_and_lemon_orzo_pila.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-15147\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/m890006_spinach_and_lemon_orzo_pila.jpg\" alt=\"m890006_spinach_and_lemon_orzo_pila\" width=\"253\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/m890006_spinach_and_lemon_orzo_pila.jpg 384w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/m890006_spinach_and_lemon_orzo_pila-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a>1\/2 large yellow onion, minced<br \/>\n4 scallions, minced<br \/>\n1 teaspoon minced garlic, about 1 clove<br \/>\n2 cups dry orzo pasta<br \/>\nSea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<br \/>\n4 cups of reduced sodium chicken broth<br \/>\nJuice and zest of one lemon<br \/>\n1 6-ounce bag fresh baby spinach, washed, dried and finely chopped<br \/>\n1\/2 cup chopped fresh dill weed<br \/>\n1\/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves<br \/>\n1\/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, optional<br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a large skillet and saut\u00c3\u00a9 the onions, scallions and garlic. Add orzo and saut\u00c3\u00a9, for 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in chicken broth and lemon juice, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until pasta is almost done. Stir in spinach, a little at a time, adding more as the spinach wilts. Simmer for 5 minutes, until orzo is done. Stir in the dill and mint and sprinkle with the feta before serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/2 large yellow onion, minced 4 scallions, minced 1 teaspoon minced garlic, about 1 clove 2 cups dry orzo pasta Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 cups of reduced sodium chicken broth Juice and zest of one lemon 1 6-ounce bag fresh baby spinach, washed, dried and finely chopped 1\/2 cup chopped fresh dill weed 1\/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves 1\/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, optional Heat olive oil in a large skillet and saut\u00c3\u00a9&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=15145\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[56,77],"class_list":["post-15145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches","tag-greek","tag-side-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15148,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15145\/revisions\/15148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}