Recipe of Creamy Parmesan Orzo

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, creamy parmesan orzo. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Creamy Parmesan Orzo is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Creamy Parmesan Orzo is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Easiest Way to Make Creamy Parmesan Orzo

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

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:

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

Instructions

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.

As simple as that Recipe of Creamy Parmesan Orzo

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