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Green Veggie Orzotto for a healthy dinner

Green Veggie Orzotto

pasta at it's finest

Course dinner
Keyword orzo, orzotto
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Calories 455 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 300 g orzo
  • 1 vegetable stock cube made in 1ltr hot water
  • 250 g fresh greens
  • 200 g frozen peas
  • 110 g green beans trimmed and cut 2cm
  • 1/2 lemon zested and juiced
  • 15 g fresh basil chopped
  • 50 g grated pecorino
  • 1 sweet red chilli peppers diced

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in large deep saucepan or wok.

  2. Fry onions until soft. Add garlic for 1 min.

  3. Add orzo and stock and mix well.

  4. Simmer for 5 mins.

  5. Remove thick stalks from greens and shred leaves. Stir into orzo with peas and green beans.

  6. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, keep stirring.

  7. You might need a little extra stock until veggies are all cooked and orzo is creamy and soft.

  8. Stir lemon juice, basil, pecorino, and sweet chilli peppers.

  9. Serve with cherry tomatoes on the side and lemon zest on top.