One Pot Orzo Primavera
One Pot Orzo Primavera is full of green vegetables and a beautiful sauce with a hint of cream, garlic and lemon! All cooked in the one pan!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium brown onion (chopped)
- 4 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 head broccoli (cut into florets, discard stem)
- 21 oz asparagus (cut into 2-inch pieces, woody ends snapped off)
- 8 oz dry orzo pasta
- 2+1/2 cup low sodium vegetable broth ((or stock))
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup half and half (option to use reduced fat cream)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed )
- 1 pinch salt (extra to taste if needed)
- 1 pinch pepper (extra to taste if needed)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes, halved)
- 1 pinch fresh parsley (to serve)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Fry the onion for 2-3 minutes until transparent. Add in the garlic and cook until fragrant; add the orzo and fry to brown slightly (about 2 minutes) in the oil.
- 2
Next, add in the broccoli florets and asparagus pieces, stirring occasionally for a further 2 minutes to absorb all the flavours in the pot.
- 3
Pour in the broth along with 3/4 teaspoon of salt. Give it a good stir to combine.
- 4
Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat down to low and allow to cook for 5-6 minutes, until most of the liquid has absorbed, while stirring occasionally.
- 5
Uncover the pot and add in the peas and parmesan cheese. Stir gently to combine with the rest of the ingredients, and continue to cook on low heat for about 2-3 minutes until the peas have cooked through, the cheese has melted, and the pasta is cooked to your liking, while stirring occasionally.
- 6
Take off the heat. Stir the half and half through to combine well and squeeze in the lemon juice. Mix through; taste test and add more salt and pepper if desired.
- 7
Garnish with the fresh chopped parsley; top with the grape tomatoes and serve immediately.