Creamy Parmesan Orzo
Creamy Parmesan Orzo

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, creamy parmesan orzo. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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

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