Best Orzo recipes?

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

Bought a bag today as I've seen a soup recipe I want to try, but there's lots of it so I'd like to make up a couple of dishes.

If you eat Orzo, how dobyou like it?

I've had it in a traybake which was great. There's a series of books about using a roasting tin and it was in them.

My sister made a delicious salad with orzo - it had sundried tomatoes in it, basil, can’t remember what else - maybe feta? Cucumber, cherry tomatoes...

Greek lamb with orzo from the bbc good food website is amazing. We have it with feta on top

Orzotto. Any old risotto recipe substituting the arborio rice for orzo. You can put all the stock in at once rather than bit by bit like a traditional risotto.

This is based on one of my grandmother’s recipes, though the amounts are very approximate - apologies!
Sweat an onion down, in olive oil, and a couple of crushed garlic cloves, then add 2 or 3 diced courgettes. When they’ve softened a bit add a couple of tins chopped tomatoes.
Then add a cup of orzo and vegetable stock.
When the orzo is cooked stir through half a block of chopped feta and a handful of shredded basil leaves.
It doesn’t look that appealing, but it’s delicious.

I’m going to try that, Smellslikebiscuits, it sounds really tasty and comforting.

These all sound great, love that I can add it to a cold salad too. I find other pastas not so great cold.

This is delicious and so easy, you just throw everything in 1 pot and stick it in the oven. It's like pizza in a bowl!

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/baked-tomato-mozzarella-orzo%3famp

I use it as the pasta part of minestrone.

Yum. Do m and s maybe have their recipes online?

Similar to above, onions, garlic, courgettes, cook orzo in stock, and add a bucket of Parmesan. No tomatoes though.

www.gousto.co.uk/cookbook/chicken-recipes/one-pot-chicken-orzo-spring-greens-broth

Google gousto and orzo , they have few other good orzo recipes.

BBC do a good warm chorizo and chickpea salad which I just add orzo to at the end and it is deeeeelicious!

This courgette & taleggio risotto recipe uses orzo instead of rice and is delicious

I like to cook it with chicken stock and fresh parsley and then top it with king prawns fried in garlic, butter and lemon juice! Top it all with more parsley

There’s a gorgeous Nigella recipe for chicken pot roast with orzo:

www.nigella.com/recipes/chicken-in-a-pot-with-lemon-and-orzo

I made this scrummylane.com/one-pot-creamy-chicken-bacon-mushroom-orzo/ recently, it was lovely. I added the peas as suggested. The only bit of it that I don't rate is the use of the word 'lazy'. I'm damn sure there's nothing lazy about my life, and making an easier dinner doesn't change that

Google Pinch of nom One Pot Mediterranean Chicken Orzo, it’s delish, have got it in meal plan for next week.

@SomethingNastyInTheBallPool that Nigella recipe looks brilliant. Will definitely be trying it. Thankyou!

Fry onions, add chicken stock and orzo and a carton of pasata or chopped tomatoes. After ten minutes transfer to oven and stir every 10/15 mins for about 90 mins. We have this often with any meat.

@PuntasticUsername You’re welcome! It’s really tasty.

The one and only time I've had it was mixed into that cold tomato soup thing, name escapes me.

I don't like pasta or soup, and I'm not even a huge tomato fan, but that bowl didn't even need washing after I'd finished with it!

^ Gazpacho!

Nigella's pea and pancetta orzo. Pretty much a staple in our house now.
thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/pasta-risotto-with-peas-and-pancetta

Joe Wicks does a great recipe with orzo, courgette and harissa paste.

www.instagram.com/p/BuO43PHn-v9/?igshid=x6gqkf9xazvu