Parmesan and Basil Orzo

Name: Parmesan and Basil Orzo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 cups, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked; 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 3 cups chicken broth; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh basil, julienne-sliced; salt & freshly ground black pepper; fresh basil sprig

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Submitted by breezermom

"This is a great recipe....tastes great and it is so quick and easy to make! Plus it goes with a wide range of meats, making it a great weeknight side dish. This is from the cookbook "June Fete Fare"."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 4 cups
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups orzo pasta, uncooked
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups chicken broth
¹⁄₂ cup parmesan cheese, grated
¹⁄₄ cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh basil, julienne-sliced
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Garnish
fresh basil sprig

directions

Saute the orzo in butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until golden. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until the orzo is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
Stir in the Parmesan cheese, julienned-sliced basil, and salt and pepper to taste.

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Reviews

Great recipe. So easy and ends up with a risotto style texture. I was short on chicken stock, so used 1 cup white wine and 2 cups chicken stock. Worked perfectly.
karen
Oh my! This is excellent! Served with hot dogs as a practice for when our DGD comes this summer - this was like a fancy, schmancy mac & cheese - wink, wink! So easy, so tasty. Thanks, Breezer. Hope things are starting to get better for you!

Linky
Very good side dish that was pleasing to everyone's palet. Easy peasy which will now be a part of my regular repertoire. I tasted it before adding the basil and parmesan and even then it was fabulous, but basil and parmesan added another dimension of flavor. Thank you breezermom for sharing. Made it for PRMR.

ForeverMama
Thanks for a lovely simple side dish, tasted great and I think even a splash of wine would be great in this too, thanks for posting!

Mandy
I have been making a recipe similar to this one, but this is so much better and another great way to use up my basil... it's growing crazy this year. Thanks for posting a side that I will be making and enjoying many times.

Sageca