My boss gave me this recipe and it is fantastic Dont be afraid of the combination of fruit and pasta This makes a great side dish for a potluck or picnic
Prep Time
8 hrs 30 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
9 hrs
Ingredients
Instructions
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water
stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite
about 11 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add mandarin oranges
pineapple chunks
crushed pineapple
and maraschino cherries to orzo.
Combine juice from mandarin oranges
juice from pineapple chunks
juice from crushed pineapple
sugar
eggs
and flour in a saucepan over low heat; cook
stirring often
until sauce is thickened
5 to 7 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and cool
about 30 minutes.
Pour cooled sauce over orzo mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until flavors blend
8 hours to overnight. Fold whipped topping into orzo mixture before serving.
