Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, creamy parmesan orzo. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Creamy Parmesan Orzo is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Creamy Parmesan Orzo is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook creamy parmesan orzo using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:

1. Make ready 2 tbsp. olive oil
2. Make ready 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
3. Get 1/2 small yellow onion, diced finely
4. Take 4 cloves garlic, minced
5. Get 2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked
6. Get 2 cups chicken broth, low sodium recommended
7. Get 2 cups half & half
8. Take 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
9. Make ready to taste salt & pepper, dried parsley
10. Take 2 cups roughly chopped spinach (optional)

Steps to make Creamy Parmesan Orzo:

1. In a large pot with a tight fitting lid, heat the olive oil and butter over med-high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the onion to the pot and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, just another minute or so.
2. Stir in the orzo and let it toast for a couple of minutes. Increase the heat to high and stir in the broth and half & half. Once it reaches a boil, cover the pot with a lid and reduce the heat to med-low. Let this simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has mostly been absorbed by the orzo.
3. Remove the pot from the heat and immediately stir in the parmesan cheese (and the spinach if using). Then season to taste and serve immediately. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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