CREAMY TOMATO ORZO RECIPES
Since I’m therefore head-over-fork dotty with my Garlic cheese pasta and Creamy Mushroom pasta recipes, I believed it had been time for an additional tasty re-mix!
The ingredients area unit easy and perpetually things we've got available throughout the week.
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| CREAMY TOMATO ORZO RECIPES |
You’re progressing to laugh however this creamy tomato pasta completely has AN adult spaghetti-os vibration to that. It’s additionally reasonably sort of a pastafied risotto!
The creamy fire-roasted spaghetti sauce is kissed with flavor from the garlic, basil, parmesan, and Italian spices. It’s easy, however merely delicious!
INGREDIENTS :
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1.5 cups dry orzo pasta
- 14.5 oz crushed fire roasted tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning blend (I use salt-free Mrs. Dash)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese plus exra for topping
- fresh choped basil to taste
INSTRUCTIONS :
- In a large 3-4 quart pot, melt your butter over medium-high heat. Once hot, add garlic and sauté until tender and fragrant.
- Add broth, milk, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir with a metal whisk to deglaze the garlic from the pan.
- Bring to a light boil and add your orzo. Reduce heat to medium-low (mine was at a 4) and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally with your whisk to prevent sticking.
- After 10 minutes the pasta should be al dente. If you'd like it more tender, feel free to simmer an additional 2-3 minutes.
- One the pasta is al-dente or your ideal tenderness, remove pot from heat. Sauce will be thin and thicken as it cools. Whisk in cream cheese and parmesan cheese. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Taste the pasta and season once more to taste. Feel free to add extra salt, pepper, Italian seasoning or even extras like crushe red pepper flakes for a little heat! Garnish with fresh chopped basil and additonal parmesan cheese if desired.
