Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1           teaspoon  olive oil -- optional
     1/4           cup  sherry -- or apple juice
     1/2                onion -- minced
  2             cloves  garlic -- minced
     1/2           cup  chopped red bell pepper
  4               cups  plum tomatoes -- fresh or canned
                        chopped
  1                cup  vegetable broth
     1/2           cup  orzo
                        fresh basil -- chopped

Preparation:

Saute onion, garlic and bell pepper in olive oil and sherry/apple juice till soft. Add tomatoes and veg. broth and bring to a boil. Simmer 7 minutes. Add orzo and simmer another 10 minutes. Stir in basil before serving. Makes 4 servings. My notes: I made this over my lunch break and stuck it in the refrigerator so I could just reheat it for dinner. The orzo soaked up *a lot* of the liquid so I added another cup of veg. broth before reheating. I served it with a green salad.

Nutritional Information:

799 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (14% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 139g Carbohydrate; 2mg Cholesterol; 1705mg Sodium