One Pot Wonder

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces orzo pasta
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 (6 ounce) cans solid tuna, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 cup kalamata olive, pitted
• 2 teaspoons capers
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 -2 teaspoon thyme (fresh or dried) (optional)
• 1 -2 teaspoon basil (fresh or dried) (optional)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (pre-grated is fine)
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 boil water and stock in a large pot.
• 2 add orzo and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• 3 while orzo is cooking, process olives, capers, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and optional herbs in a blender or food processor until it resembles a course paste (i.e. tapenade).
• 4 when orzo is cooked, drain it, return it to the pot and stir in the tapenade to coat the noodles. add more olive oil if it seems dry.
• 5 mix in flaked tuna, tomatoes, parmesan, garlic powder and freshly ground black pepper.
• 6 stir well and serve.