Orzo Pilaf

Submitted by Lightly Toasted

"a delicious rice side dish that looks elegant, too"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup orzo pasta (tiny little egg shaped pasta)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 cup rice (I always use Uncle Ben's)
• 2 1⁄4 cups chicken broth

directions

1. Brown orzo and onion in margarine over med-hi heat.
2. Add rice, broth and a dash of pepper and salt.
3. Bring back to a full boil, then cover, lower heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Reviews

[HEP MEP]

A winner! I have two reasons for saying this. First, is that we've always liked rice, and I've always loved rice and orzo dishes. My kid just discovered how good orzo can be. I made this according to your directions but added about a 1/4 tsp. of minced garlic and a sprinkle of thyme. It was eaten up! My second reason is that this would be a great base for making it into a main dish meal...a little chicken, tomato, whatever. Very easy to make and very tasty. Thanks for sharing it!

 

[RedVinoGirl]

Very good! I added some minced garlic and some sliced mushrooms. Cook time was spot on and the recipe had great flavors. Simply and easy...which is great when you're working on all the rest of your dishes. Will definitely make again. May add some additional seasoning....crushed red pepper?????

 

[Viclynn]

This was a good recipe - I had orzo in the pantry, and was looking for a way to use it up - this answered the question well. I added a little parmesan cheese at the end, to boost the flavor. Delicious alongside a pork tenderloin.

 

[A Messy Cook]

A good base. I'll use this recipe again, with a lot of seasonings added.

 

[Grace-AK]

Oh, this was such a yummy find! I didn't use onion and used 1 tsp. of Better Than Bullion and water instead of the broth and it wasn't too salty, but still had real flavor. I just used regular white rice, and it came out beautifully. THANKS!