Recipe: Perfect Creamy Veggie Orzo

Creamy Veggie Orzo. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the Parmesan and spinach. One pot creamy orzo pasta with plenty of veggies and an easy parmesan cream sauce. Kid-friendly, inexpensive ingredients, and simple to make!

To top them off I made a mustard marinade that requires just a few ingredients and leaves you with perfectly crispy veggies. Grilled summer vegetables tossed in a simple vinaigrette and served over creamy orzo. Add orzo pasta and stir until mixture returns to a boil. You can cook Creamy Veggie Orzo using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Creamy Veggie Orzo

1. It's 1 cup of orzo pasta, uncooked.
2. Prepare 1 can of chicken broth.
3. You need 1 cup of frozen corn.
4. Prepare 1 of small red pepper.
5. Prepare 1 of small green pepper.
6. Prepare 1 of small onion.
7. It's 1 of tub Philadelphia Chive & Onion cream cheese (8 oz.).

Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Since orzo is so quick-cooking, it's a perfect choice for a one-pot dinner. It will cook up fast in a simmering pot of chicken or vegetable broth and milk, and the starch that leaches out of the pasta actually helps to thicken the creamy sauce. How To Make a Creamy Orzo, Chicken, and Vegetable dish in One Pot In a large skillet on medium heat, cook your bacon until it is at the level of crispiness you desire.

Creamy Veggie Orzo instructions

1. Start by dicing peppers and onion and combining; set aside..
2. In a large pot, heat up a little oil, about 1 Tbsp. over medium high heat. Once oil is hot add in your peppers and onion. Cook about 4 minutes..
3. Add in frozen corn and cook an additional 2 minutes..
4. Add in orzo pasta and cook 1 minute..
5. Add in chicken broth and bring to a boil..
6. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until most liquid has been absorbed & has thickened and pasta is cooked..
7. Add in cream cheese and stir until fully melted and incorporated. If you prefer less cream, add only half of the tub..
8. Can be served with main meal of your choice. I had mine with steaks off the grill topped with my creamy horseradish topping. Enjoy!.

When done, set the bacon aside, do not drain the bacon fat. Serve it up as a saucy side dish or give it top billing as a tasty vegetarian main course! One-Pot Creamy Tomato Orzo Pasta For a quick pasta fix, orzo recipes are perfect. You can make orzo recipes with chicken, creamy orzo recipes or cold orzo recipes, like pasta salads. Baked Greek Chicken Orzo (Risoni) - Greek chicken AND orzo made in one pot!