Creamy Parmesan Orzo
Creamy Parmesan Orzo

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, creamy parmesan orzo. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to 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. Make ready olive oil
  2. Prepare unsalted butter
  3. Take small yellow onion, diced finely
  4. Prepare garlic, minced
  5. Make ready orzo pasta, uncooked
  6. Make ready chicken broth, low sodium recommended
  7. Get half & half
  8. Make ready freshly shredded parmesan cheese
  9. Prepare salt & pepper, dried parsley
  10. Take roughly chopped spinach (optional)
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.

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