This Italian Farro Bake is a flavorful dish that's perfect as a side or as a meatless main course!
Yield: 6servings
Ingredients
1tablespoonExtra Virgin Olive Oil
1medium onion, chopped
1garlic clove, minced
¼teaspoonsalt
1 ½cupspearled farro
1cuptomato sauce
2 ½cupvegetable broth, I did not have as much vegetable broth as I thought so I used 1 ½ c vegetable broth and 1 cup water and it was totally delicious
1teaspoondried basil
Zest from 1 lemon
2 ½ozParmesan cheese, freshly grated, divided
2teaspoondried oregano
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 400 and make sure you have a rack in the top 1/3 of the oven. Lightly coat an 8x8 baking dish with olive oil cooking spray and set aside.
Combine olive oil, onion, salt and garlic in a large saucepot and bring to medium-high heat. Stirring occasionally, cook until onions start to turn translucent. Add farro and stir until onions and farro are mixed thoroughly. Cook for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce, broth and basil and stir. Bring to a simmer and then remove from heat. Stir in lemon zest and 1 cup of the Parmesan cheese.
Transfer the mixture into the prepared baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Cut a few slits in the foil. Put the dish in top third of the oven and bake for 45 minutes, removing the foil for the last five to let the top darken. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining cheese and oregano.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:265 calories, 42 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 7 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 12 g protein, 6 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1/6th of the recipe) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 2 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Adapted from 101 Cookbooks