Saffron Orzos

I had a 2 coupons for free boxes of macaroni. Now, if you could see our pantry right now, you would know we have a LONG position in macaroni. Unfortunately, I can't pass up free macaroni. I decided to use the coupons to get macaroni I don't usually buy. I grabbed some pastina (for quick and easy comfort food) and orzo (for quick and easy side dishes).

As I meal planned for this week, I found a cool recipe in Giada's Everyday Pasta. While we didn't have shrimp, I thought it would make a cool side dish. Now, you may be wondering how we ended up with saffron threads in our spice cabinet. I mean, we are C-H-E-A-P. Well, my dad is VERY generous. And he likes good food. Dad- this recipe was a winner. Thanks!

First, I brought 3 cups of broth and 1 cup of water to a boil. Why the mix? Because I forgot to defrost another jar of broth, simple as that.

When it was boiled, I added some saffron threads and let them simmer. When they had released a good amount of flavor, I added in a box of orzos, along with some parsley, salt, and pepper.

That's it! To reheat it, I added some water, salt, and butter. John helped out BIG time with the rest of dinner... pork and balsamic roasted asparagus!