Community Pick
Cheesy Orzo
photo by AZPARZYCH
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 small onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth or (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth
- 2 cups orzo pasta
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmigiano (fresh is best) or 1/2 cup romano cheese (fresh is best)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
directions
- Preheat an 8-inch pot with a tight fitting cover over moderate heat.
- Add oil, onion and garlic and saute for 2 or 3 minutes.
- Add broth to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Stir in orzo and return to boiling.
- Cover pot and reduce heat to simmer.
- Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until liquid is absorbed and orzo is tender.
- Remove lid and stir in cheese.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Reviews
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We liked this a lot. I halved the recipe but used the whole amount of cheese, added about a tablespoon of light cream cheese and a splash of fresh lemon juice. I used vegetable broth, making it a vegetarian dish (for a guest.) The cream cheese made it creamy, the lemon juice made it bright! I had the leftover for lunch today with a little butter. YUM! ZWT 7 - Shady Ladies
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Made for Fall PAC 2012 and I am so glad I did. What an easy and delicious side. I cut the recipe in half and used homemade chicken broth but followed the rest of the recipe. Served with recipe#332328#332328 and fresh sauteed spinach for a wonderful meal. Thank you for posting and I know this will be a regular in our home.
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Tweaks
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I just made a half batch of this and oh YUM! Just be careful, if you make a half batch, you might want to reduce the cooking time by a couple minutes, it stuck to the bottom of my pan a bit. It didn't burn though, thankfully! For the half batch, I used 2 bullion cubes and water instead of chicken broth, and so I added a little more orzo. I used mozzarella cheese, as well as some Kraft Shredded Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago cheese blend, and also some Kraft grated Parmesan. Yum!
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I have made this many many times after seeing it on a "Picky Eaters" episode of Rachael Ray's "30 Minute Meals." It is always a huge hit with my husband, picky eater son, and now even our just-turned-one year old! I always half the recipe, use butter instead of olive oil, no garlic, and no salt and pepper. The parmesan took care of the salt I think. Anyway, it is incredibly easy to make, I usually have the ingredients around, and it goes with almost any main dish meat. I have even made it without the onion and used onion powder in an emergency. It didn't turn out quite as good as when I use the real onion, but it still really beat a prepackaged envelope sort of starchy side dish. A real winner - can't say enough good things about this orzo! It is really very versatile without being too generic.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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