Creamy Parmesan Orzo
Creamy Parmesan Orzo

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, creamy parmesan orzo. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Creamy Parmesan Orzo is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Creamy Parmesan Orzo is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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. In a large skillet set over medium. A recipe for quick and easy creamy orzo pasta made with spinach and Parmesan cheese.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy parmesan orzo using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:
  1. Prepare 2 tbsp. olive oil
  2. Make ready 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
  3. Get 1/2 small yellow onion, diced finely
  4. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
  5. Make ready 2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked
  6. Prepare 2 cups chicken broth, low sodium recommended
  7. Get 2 cups half & half
  8. Get 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
  9. Take to taste salt & pepper, dried parsley
  10. Prepare 2 cups roughly chopped spinach (optional)

Make a creamy pasta side dish by slowly cooking orzo in a simmering broth. Add flavor with Parmesan cheese, fresh basil and pine nuts. Creamy Garlic Parmesan Orzo is a perfect side dish for dinner tonight! This tasty twist on mac and cheese will have you going back for seconds!

Steps to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Stir in broth and water; bring to a boil. I moved to WV from Chicago and the one thing that I miss the very most (to the point of almost wanting to sob) is the food. I miss Garcia's Mexican right downstairs from. Orzo is a little pasta that is shaped like rice and can be used in soups, stews, casseroles or a delicious side dish. Home/Dinner, Instant Pot, Recipes/One Pot Creamy Parmesan Orzo.

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