Easiest Way to Make Perfect Creamy Parmesan Orzo

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, creamy parmesan orzo. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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. Prepare 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
3. Prepare 1/2 small yellow onion, diced finely
4. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
5. Take 2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked
6. Prepare 2 cups chicken broth, low sodium recommended
7. Prepare 2 cups half & half
8. Prepare 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
9. Prepare to taste salt & pepper, dried parsley
10. Prepare 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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