Orzo Primavera

Submitted by Margie Brock

"This is a very good and quick supper. Serve with hot bread and go for it. This dish has no meat in it."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 9.85 ml salt
• 226.79 g cooked orzo pasta
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 shallots, minced
• 14.79 ml garlic, mined
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 0.61 ml hot pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 medium zucchini, diced
• 1 medium yellow squash, diced
• 1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in
• 118.29 ml water
• 118.29 ml tomato sauce
• 1.23 ml black pepper
• 14.79 ml half-and-half
• 118.29 ml parmesan cheese

directions

1. Heat oil in medium skillet and sauté shallots, garlic, carrot and red pepper.
2. Add squashes and cook until just tender.
3. Turn the heat to high and add stock, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
4. When the sauce comes to simmer turn the heat down to low and stir well.
5. Add the cooked orzo and half and half and stir until all of the sauce is absorbed.
6. Remove from heat and add parmesan cheese.
7. Serve with French bread.

Reviews

[debbie]

Made a delicious and filling meal.

 

[NovaM]

Very quick to make and tastes fantastic! You don't miss the meat at all. I'll be making this again - thanks Margie