Orzo Risotto With Sausage and Artichokes

Submitted by IngridH

"From Food & Wine, March 2008- This is very easy to make, and yummy! If you like spicier food, use either a spicy italian sausage, or try adding some pepper flakes with the onions and garlic. I would recommend chopping the artichokes a little more finely, I found them to be too chunky as the recipe is written."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 4 main dish servings
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb Italian sausage, sweet, casings removed
• 1 onion, large, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, large, minced
• 1 1⁄2 cups orzo pasta (10 ounces)
• 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup marinated artichoke, drained and quartered
• 1 cup frozen baby peas
• 3 tablespoons chives, snipped
• 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated, plus more
• parmesan cheese, for serving

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet.
2. Add the sausage and cook over high heat, crumbling as it cooks, until cooked through. Transfer to a plate, leaving fat in the pan.
3. Lower the heat to medium, and add onion and garlic to the pan. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes.
4. Add the orzo and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.
5. Add the stock and 2 cups of water, stirring constantly until the orzo is suspended in a thick, creamy broth, about 15 minutes.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Add the sausage, artichokes, peas, chives, and parmesan to the orzo.
8. Cook, stirring until heated through, about 4 minutes.
9. Serve immediately, passing extra grated cheese at the table, if desired.

Reviews

[lazyme]

This was really good. I used hot Italian sausage but did everything else as directed. I love orzo and risotto (other than the attention that it demands). I especially enjoyed the artichokes in this. Thanks so much IngridH for a nice keeper. Grandson kept 'sampling' when it was done and took most of it home with him, lol. Made for ZWT7 by a fellow Emerald City Shaker.

 

[Renegade Chef]

Very easy and filling. I halved the recipe and omitted the peas (not a fan) and the chives (didn't have). I also threw in some mushrooms, which I cooked with the onion, and some diced tomato, which I added with the artichokes. Thanks for posting.

 

[Recipe Reader]

Delicious comfort food. I actually used a mixture of italian sausage and already cooked, diced chicken that I had, and it was a nice mixture. I did have to add more liquid and cook my pasta a little longer. All in all, a tasty dish that I will make again. Thanks, Ingrid!