Creamy Orzo With Ham and Peas
"A creamy, cheesy pasta dish you can eat with a spoon. Serve with green salad and garlic bread. Great comfort food."
photo by PanNan
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 lb orzo pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large shallot, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 lb smoked ham, cubed
- 1 1⁄4 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 3⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
directions
- Bring a heavy large saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the orzo and cook until tender,about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat. Add the shallot and garlic, and saute until tender, about 2 minutes.
- Add the ham and cook until they are heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the half and half and peas. Add the orzo and toss to coat.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the Parmesan to the pasta mixture and toss to coat.
- Stir in some reserved cooking liquid until pasta is desired consistency.
- Season the orzo with salt and pepper, and serve.
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Reviews
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Delicious!! We substituted chicken for ham and corn for the peas, and came out great. This is definitely one we will make again -
We really enjoyed this. Simple yet comforting and easy to make :) Thanks for posting! -
LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe! We've made it a few times now and really enjoy it. It's mild enough to give to my 9 month old (and easy for him to eat) yet flavorful enough for us all to appreciate it. -
Great recipe! I keep chopped ham in the freezer so this was super easy on a busy weeknight. Simple flavors even the kids enjoyed. Thanks for sharing the recipe! -
This was good, basically a grown up mac-n-cheese. I didn't have a shallot so I used 1/4 cup of minced onion, and I used whole wheat orzo. I served the peas on the side since all I had was canned peas and I didn't want them to break apart in the pasta. I halfed the recipe and still got 4 good size servings out of it.
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Tweaks
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This sounded so good I began to make it before realizing I didn't have everything I needed. So I used lowfat evap milk instead of 1/2 and 1/2, and frozen mixed vegetables instead of just peas. It was delish. It also re-heats well in the microwave, on low, covered. -
Delicious!! We substituted chicken for ham and corn for the peas, and came out great. This is definitely one we will make again
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This is yummy, and so quick for a weeknight meal. I used evaporated milk instead of half and half, but added about a tsp of butter to make it creamier. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. It was very creamy and delicious, and I loved the smaller pasta.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
KelBel
United States
