Orzo a La Melanie

This recipe is a great find! I had an orzo primavera recipe that was similar - but the tomato sauce, cream and cheese - make this almost like grown-up macaroni and cheese. It is easy to prepare and has a great look! It is so creamy and reheats beautifully. I am a personal chef and have had such success using Recipezaar recipes without testing and I have to thank great recipe submitters like Melanie - now this is one of my favorites - for me AND my clients!! Thank you!!

Good base. I made the recipe exactly as stated. It takes time for the flavors to marry, so let it sit somewhere for at least 15 minutes. I would have liked a bit more flavor. I'll try throwing in crushed red pepper and maybe some oregano next time, but it was definitely something that will be easy to build on.

Great recipe!! In my hometown, there is a little out-of-the way Italian restaurant the serves a dish that is real similar to yours. My husband and I loved your version and this is what we took for lunch this week. This is excellent as is but I may experiment with a few fresh herbs just for fun. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Melanie.

This was DELICIOUS!!! I made this as written but agreed with others that it needed some additional flavor. It's up to you to add whatever you like. I added some oregano and a dash of red pepper & a few other things we personally like, It is a bit time consuming as you need to chop things , etc. so leave time to prepare. It is extremely easy to put together. I served it with Parmesan Chicken Tenderloins but you can eat as is for a lighter meal. It would go well with anything.

Always looking for good orzo recipes. Liked this one with all the different vegys. Didn't have squash but it still worked ok. Substituted yogurt for the cream. Found it abit too saucy but that might be due to the lack of squash. Next time I'll cut the sauce by a couple tsps.