Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, creamy parmesan orzo. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
While it's perfect as a side dish, I prefer this as a meal on its own because it's cheesy, creamy and really hits the spot. A recipe for quick and easy creamy orzo pasta made with spinach and Parmesan cheese. I think it has something to do with the way orzo is so fun for everyone at the table.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy parmesan orzo using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:
- Prepare 2 tbsp. olive oil
- Prepare 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- Get 1/2 small yellow onion, diced finely
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked
- Take 2 cups chicken broth, low sodium recommended
- Take 2 cups half & half
- Make ready 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
- Make ready to taste salt & pepper, dried parsley
- Make ready 2 cups roughly chopped spinach (optional)
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Instructions to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:
- In a large pot with a tight fitting lid, heat the olive oil and butter over med-high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the onion to the pot and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, just another minute or so.
- Stir in the orzo and let it toast for a couple of minutes. Increase the heat to high and stir in the broth and half & half. Once it reaches a boil, cover the pot with a lid and reduce the heat to med-low. Let this simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has mostly been absorbed by the orzo.
- Remove the pot from the heat and immediately stir in the parmesan cheese (and the spinach if using). Then season to taste and serve immediately. Refrigerate any leftovers.
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