This is a quick and tasty side dish, which goes wonderfully with grilled meats, and salmon. Orzo is a great choice, when you are looking for a quick side. It cooks faster than rice, and can be left al dente without turning off your guests. Great alternative to risotto.
Creamy Mushroom Orzo Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup of orzo
2 cups of chicken broth
8 ounce of package of sliced button mushrooms
3 ounce of Cream Cheese
1 tbs. butter
1/2 clove of garlic
fresh thyme sprigs
Method:
- Melt butter in pan on med-high heat.
- Crush & mince garlic. Toss garlic and thyme sprigs in pan to saute. Stir for about 60 seconds to open up the flavors.
- Add mushrooms, and lightly saute.
- Add chicken broth and orzo. Simmer until al dente.
- Fold in the cream cheese, until it is melted into the orzo.
Serve. Shaved Parmesan goes nicely on this.
Oooh, looks fantastic!
Oh my, this sounds amazing! My son would love this too. Thanks for sharing Robin.
Wow that looks delicious! Maybe I could deal with the mushrooms, I’m starting to eat them slowly… Okay time to get off your blog! It makes me hungry haha.
This sounds really good, I will have to try it. I have been buying so much orzo, the stores aren’t restocking it. It is such an easy side dish to make, in so many different ways.
I am such a nerd, but I don’t know what orzo is. Judging from Deb’s comment I am missing out on a very versatile food
That looks tasty, I love mushrooms!
That sounds amazing and look delicious too! I’m putting that one on our menu for next week. Thanks!
MMmm a friend of mine makes great Orzo dishes and I’ve never tried it. Thanks for this recipe to try!
Oh, this looks really good. And simple enough for me to make!